Knitting Rules
May. 19th, 2007 04:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
library_mamaI think I'm posting like a maniac today, but I am still three books behind, so I'll continue.
Knitting Rules by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Would you believe that I had been reading The Yarn Harlot for maybe close to a year now, without reading any of her books? So I finally read one, the only one checked in at the library when I looked. She starts out with a nice description of the addiction, including things to tell people who comment on your stash and how to tell if you have a problem. (Hiding skeins behind books on the bookshelf does not count.) She moves on to some musings on technique, and has chapters with recipes for basic garments like hats and socks, with lists of reasons to knit them (or not.) The advice is straightforward and good – she knows her stuff – but the reason to read this book, even if you’re only a casual knitter, is that it is flat out hilarious. This book rates high on the overall comedy scale, not just the knitting comedy scale (where, alas, the competition is not quite so stiff.)
Knitting Rules by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Would you believe that I had been reading The Yarn Harlot for maybe close to a year now, without reading any of her books? So I finally read one, the only one checked in at the library when I looked. She starts out with a nice description of the addiction, including things to tell people who comment on your stash and how to tell if you have a problem. (Hiding skeins behind books on the bookshelf does not count.) She moves on to some musings on technique, and has chapters with recipes for basic garments like hats and socks, with lists of reasons to knit them (or not.) The advice is straightforward and good – she knows her stuff – but the reason to read this book, even if you’re only a casual knitter, is that it is flat out hilarious. This book rates high on the overall comedy scale, not just the knitting comedy scale (where, alas, the competition is not quite so stiff.)
