Library Journal Review

Some folks like to knit, and some folks like to knit and to read about knitting. The latter group will warmly embrace this book. Like Pearl-McPhee's previous books At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much and Yarn Harlot, this one is just as entertaining, but it also provides a good deal of practical information. Included are a detailed table describing how to identify fibers using the burn test, a comparison of needle sizes using metric, U.S., and U.K. numbering, a step-by-step cheat sheet for knitting socks, and, yes, a good many knitting-related jokes and anecdotes. Recommended for public libraries. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.