4 Novels for Knitters!
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- Today I'm allowing my new reading habit to inspire today's Midweek Ramble with three books I've recently added to my Goodreads 'Want to Read' shelf and one I've read and would like to recommend to you. All of these will most likely appeal to your fiber-artsy side as well as your readerly side...should you have one.
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Today I'm allowing my new reading habit to inspire today's Midweek Ramble with three books I've recently added to my Goodreads 'Want to Read' shelf and one I've read and would like to recommend to you. All of these will most likely appeal to your fiber-artsy side as well as your readerly side...should you have one. ❤
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I write Women's Fiction - the first one is called Stitches, and it takes place in a knitting salon where women form together to hand knit a wedding dress. Not a cozy, not a mystery, just a story of women in the second act of life. This is the first shop in San Diego's Heritage Park, a community of six Victorian houses that I've turned into an art colony in my head.
Excited to try your book. Is it on Audible?
Oh, yes! That sounds great 😊
Ok. I wrote this title and author down on my knitting pattern I’m using as I knit and watch this. I must read Three Bags Full. You just made it too too necessary to read and see for myself. This was such a good idea.
@@cherylclough4309 Happy reading! Stitches is the first in the series.The fourth is coming out this week, as it happens!
Debbie Macomber’s “Blossom Street” series is a great fiction read with a knitting group that meets in a yarn store. They share their lives and knitting. She has also written several knitting pattern books based on each book in the series. She had a yarn store which is now closed called “A Good Yarn Store,” which I had the privilege of visiting.
I absolutely love the Vampire Knitting Club. It’s awesome and hilarious. It’s also available on audible for those who love audiobooks
I really enjoy the vampire knitting club series! I listen to them on Audible while crafting.
Me too, even my husband is now hooked on them which is hilarious
I really enjoyed The Friday Night Knitting Club books. The lives of several women, of different ages and life experiences, and the friendships they form at a yarn store.
The vampire knitting club is my favorite cozy murder myster series. Read it on a whim when I stumbled upon it on my kindle. Enjoyed it so much I bought all the later books to finish this series out. Love Raf and lucy.
Hi! What a great idea! Two of my favorite novels are
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs and
The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood. I enjoy listening to books (which I download from the library) when I am knitting and just repeating the same stitches. This way I can enjoy two of my favorite things. I enjoy all your podcasts, thank you.
I listened to the whole knitting vampire series with my kids in the car. We loved them all! Kept me interested but were calm enough to not scare my 8 yr old. So much fun!
Kate Jacobs The Friday Night Knitting Club books
My friend just gave me a copy of this book. I haven't read it yet though.
Loved that book!
Debbie Macomber is one of my favorite authors because of her characters and the communities she builds, especially her Blossom Street series. She began her writing career being first published by Harlequin, which of course relies on a set plot line format. This is where her character writing excellence e emerged. I found her with the first Blossom Street book which centers on women's relationships. Try a Blossom Street book, they are well worth your time.
The Vampire Knitting Club books actually got me into knitting! They weren't my normal genre but they've been ridiculously fun!
Same!
Wool Needles Hands book club? Let’s go! Hearing you talk about the sheep book makes me think you’d like Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Fiction. Octopus. The audiobook is especially well done. ❤❤❤
Remarkably Bright Creatures is the best book I’ve read in a very long time.
I absolutely enjoyed the Vampire Knitting Club series. I enjoy cozy mysteries because I typically can listen via audiobooks around my children.
Yes! Cozy audiobooks are the best for that. Helps keep things sane in the car. 🥴🤣
I’d be happier to just hear about books that sounded interesting . A 288 page cosy mystery is a 5-6hour book at slowest, I don’t bother reading reviews ; once the title /author has attracted my attention I find that just reading the synopsis on the back of the book is enough most of the time
Haha - I laughed with the 3.7 stars. I will say, I had my last book released in November and within less than two hours, I had someone give it a one-star review. But apparently she does this to multiple books a day, and I'm sure there are other trolls like that out there. So, I'd go more with the written reviews that give you a broader view of the book by a person who actually read it rather than relying on the star rating.
As for book recommendations, I'm currently reading The Birth House by Ami McKay which is fabulous. It takes place in Scots Bay Nova Scotia during the 1920s and while knitting is not the key element, a group of women get together to help each other out but do so under the guise of the Occasional Knitters Society so others will think they are doing charitable work and not anything that would raise an eyebrow..
Taylor one of my favorite summer things is sitting on the front porch, knitting, and listening to an audio book. It’s so nice to be outside with a good book and my knitting project 😎
This sounds so lovely Jody. I think I may do this today. 😊
The book that brought me to knitting is The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood. In search of a book to bring me some kind of comfort, a newly bereaved mother 6 months ago. Your podcast and Patreon gives my hope and inspiration to knit. Thank you ❤
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacob’s is another wonderful book like The Knitting Circle so poignant and beautifully written
Thank you, I'll definitely check it out😊
My favorite writer is Penny Reid, and she wrote a series called knitting in the city-- 7 friends with a knitting group who find love over the course of 7 amazing novels! These are not your average romance-- she talks about AI, Bitcoin, grief, and hilarious insults throughout the series. IN ADDITION, her books have spawned a smarty-pants romance universe, where authors have joined in her canon to write great books from incredible, diverse points of view. Love her!
I enjoyed this podcast, though I admit that you and I enjoy totally different genres. On the history/nonfiction genre may recommend 'No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting' by Anne L Macdonald. I tend to love contemporary fiction/thrillers. I love to listen to books when I am knitting or driving. I have favorite authors. Barbara Delinsky writes interesting books, and some of them incorporate knitting. I also love to read or listen to nonfiction. I like Danielle Steel, Luanne Rice and Nora Roberts. To all readers and knitters---Enjoy both knitting and reading!
I love, love, LOVE The Vampire Knitting Club! I listen to the series on audio while I knit.
Years back I read Yarn Harlot: The Secert Life of a Knitter by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. It is a hysterical autobiography. It has 5 stars. I loved the many stories she wrote in this book. Enjoy!
I have read/listened to all of the Vampire Knitting Club books! They are super cute!! They aren’t hard core, and fun to have going while you’re knitting or driving- or anything! ❤️🧶
I have read the first four books of the vampire knitting club. I cannot find the rest in my library on audio. I think they are light and fluffy. Kind of like the Debbie Macomber books. I forgot about her books so thank you for reminding me! I haven’t read them in about 15 years.
I just finished the short history of the world according to sheep. Loved it. It was absolutely fascinating, well written, and a fun paddle boat cruise thru history into how wool shaped so many aspect of even our modern lives. I will be reading it again. Highly recommend to anyone not just fiber enthusiasts. Also the audio book read by the author was most enjoyable as well. I would not call it a the deepest or most academic book but i dont think thats what it was supposed to be. It will have you going off on any number of rabbit trails.
Oh I’m so glad you commented Karen. I can’t wait to give this one a listen. ❤❤❤
I saw a book in Goodreads that I will read here is my suggestion The Shop on Blossom Street
I went through all of the Vampire knitting books and loved them. Light reading, mystery and wonderful characters. Not hard to read, very entertaining and I was surprised that I liked them so much. I listened to them on Audible after the first three books. There is a wonderful book about a knitter hiking across Scotland I think and camping and spinning wool she collects on her walking journey. The book includes patterns, photos and inspiration....someone will probably remember the exact title, it was about ten years ago that I read it.
knitting in the city by Penny Reid is super cute surrounding a crafting (knitting and crochet) group of girlfriends. Just a good series with nothing to do with knitting is Nalini Singh's Guild Hunter series and her Psy/Changeling series.
Brilliant episode today.
Watching the podcast while knitting my version of the emotional chicken 😊
Have you heard of storygraph? It's an excellent alternative to goodreads that's not owned by Amazon and it has some really great features. You can import all of your goodreads data if you switch over. Leena norms has a great video comparing the two
My best friend and I listened to "Three Bags Full" on audio while we drove from Minnesota to Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool. It was absolutely lovely for the time and place(s).
Knitting in the City by Penny Reid - this is a series of 7 books that is FANTASTIC!! I've reread all of them at least twice. They are about a group of knitting (and crocheting) ladies that are smart and funny and great friends.
I've read all of the Vampire Knitting Club - they were cute, quick, and fun. They're not for everyone, and I probably wouldn't have read them if I wasn't a knitter and got intrigued by the title of the first one. They can be read standalone - they do a lot of recapping prior books so some time that gets a little redundant if you've been reading all of them.
Last year for my birthday one of my knitting friends gave me Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs. I've read about half of it, but I like it so far. Sometimes I can in a read frenzy where I read a lot of books, series or reread books on my kindle. Then I get in a "I don't feel like reading anything" funk. I can't be the only one who gets this way. Thanks for sharing these books. A couple seem interesting to me.
I just finished "A Gentleman in Moscow" and it was fantastic! Another great one by Amor Towles is "The Lincoln Highway."
I enjoyed Gentleman in Moscow as well!
My booktube and knit-tube(?) worlds are colliding today. Love it!
So I just discovered 'booktube'! I feel like I've been living beneath a 🪨. 🥴
A Short History of the World According to Sheep is a great read! I totally recommend it.
Try My Name is Resolute by Nancy Turner! More about spinning and weaving than knitting.
I love anything by Nancy turner!
Like Water for Chocolate has a main character that crochets or knits a bedspread. The bedspread is important in the story. I highly recommend!
Thanks for your recommandation, I see it is a serie of 3 books😊 I will be reading them for sure
The vampire knitting club series are a cute read . And we're free on audible. I recommend listening to them
How fun! 📚 Thanks for this fun episode!
I love the book recomendations!!! It feels a lot like Ravelry Roulette. So fun!
This is so cool! I'm actually swlf publishing a YA fantasy book, the first in a trilogy, later this year that featires a magic system based on all things fiber arts/textiles. So far, some of my favorites are magic hair braiding, knitted armor, and spinning magic into yarn.
Hi
I read the whole series of the Vampire Knitting club. This is a great read, once you read the first one, you
will want to read the rest.
One including knitting that I read recently (with knitting as a character's hobby rather than a main plot), is Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher. So darling, great fantasy murder mystery romance between two strong characters. The audiobook is fabulous, and the characters are so endearing. It's speedy to read, and so worth your time. Definitely spicy, but nothing adults haven't encountered in fiction before.
Thank you for sharing this ❤
I've listened to the vampire knitting club on audible and it's a cute series that's a good listen.
I would recommend Creative Quest from the artist Questlove. It's a non fiction book about how to promote creativity in one's life. He speaks mostly about music and it's a mix of biography and really useful stuff. I have post-ited this book all over, underline it so much and completely change my living room after having read this book. I recommend it highly to anyone who love to create anything!
And similar to that book: Hooked how crafting saved my life
YES! I LOVE the Vampire Knitting Club series, read all 14 books and the spin off. Is it high literature? no. But it's a GREAT time if you want some escapist fiction
See, I don't need high lit all the time. I LOVE a good, cozy escape. ❤️
OMG - Three Bags Full! I listened to that...10(?) years ago when I was spending all my free time knitting and needed something to keep my ears busy. Such a fun story and I had completely forgotten about it. 😊
I think you would love the power of knitting by Loretta Napoleoni. It was a very good non fiction read, very moving and full of knitting facts.
Love this topic. Since I started this knitting journey, I have been all in history, fiction, wool, wool blends. Love your style 😊
Kassim St. Clair has a book on color (the secret lives of color) and fibers (the golden thread) that are both interesting NF reads. The book on color is best in hard copy.
A Life In Stitches by Rachael Herron is a good read
I came here to recommend this book!
Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple knits while sleuthing. About the same time, Patricia Wentworth wrote of another knitting detective, Miss Maud Silver. I have read a few of these. Not stellar, but enjoyable. 😊
The book that INSPIRED ME TO LEARN HOW TO KNIT was “Knitting Yarns: Writers in Knitting,” edited by Ann Hood. It is a collection of essays by published authors ( Barbara Kingsolver, Sue Grafton, and Ann Patchett, to name a few) on their experiences with knitting. Not only did it make me want to learn to knit, but it introduced me to authors, previously unknown to me, that wrote compelling prose. 10 years later, I am now an accomplished knitter and I wish I could thank these writers for their inspiration. Highly recommend.
I’m reading a BR Kingsolver book right now! It was a series by Hailey Edwards, with a featured character who knits (magically) that sparked my interest in learning to knit last October. 😄 I swallow a book every two or three days, frankly, and my Kindle is practically attached to my body during my waking hours. Reading for the win!
What a great idea for a video!! Thank you for sharing these picks of yours and for everyone in the comments sharing theirs, I definitely have some new books to pick up!! ❤❤
Loved this! I’ve also been reading much more lately as well! I was such a bookworm as a kid. It feels so good to just cozy up with a good read and get lost in another world sometimes. 🥰 📚
Years ago I read Mary Webb’s Precious Bane. It’s not in my “fun to read” list but it takes place in the 1800s when men did the weaving and woman did the spinning. Rural England was full of superstitions and belief in magic. I loved it enough to have read it several times.
I always read the worst reviews first for anything. Sometimes it's a problem, because it's kept me from replacing my busted headphones.😅
Of all the books mentioned, it’s the last one that really grabbed my attention. I fully intend to buy Three Bags Full!
What a fun episode! I am all in on reading Three Bags Full…snagged a copy from thrift books as I watched your episode.
I liked Maggie Seftons cozies, and the first six or so are great, but then she cranked them out and the quality went down and the got very repetitive.
Eeeee thank you for sharing this fun list!! Adding them all to mine! I read Friday night knit club and ATE it up! I loved it so much!! Just reminds me of how great this community is!
Thank You! I try to check out all suggestions on books to read.
Checking out "Three Bags Full", I first came to the typical crime with the middleaged male detective, then I found it, and saw that the original was written in German, so I will see if I can find "Schafkrimi" now ...
If a book is translated, ut is sometimes easier to find it in whatever language if you have the original title, now I found it in Swedish too, hopefully some version is available at the library, or maybe there is on ly the parrot book or the corgi one😂
I personally love the Disney Villains series. Really plays into my love for anything Disney and it gives beloved stories a new spin
I followed a recommendation in your recent podcast (“Must-Watch Knitting Content You May Have Missed”) about other podcasters whose channels you viewed and recommended. One of those channels was Rajiv Surendra’s, specifically his podcast “The Melancholic History (and Knitting Technique) of the Gansey.” It was definitely an enjoyable and educational watch. He happened to mention “Michael Pearson’s Traditional Knitting.” I checked it out of the local library expecting to see various cabling patterns, etc. What a wonderful surprise to find all sorts of knitting history. It’s a very informative book, so much so that I’m considering purchasing a copy for my personal library.
Hey, Tayler--I'm catching up on your posts tonight. Love the book recommendations--they sound good and intriguing! Sorry I missed the book giveaway, but I'll find it and give it a read. Thanks for sharing!
I asked my husband for 'Three Bags Full' based on your 'Christmas Gifts for Knitters' episode last year. I really enjoyed it very much.
Oh cool! I forgot I included that there!
Where’s your shirt from? I like it
My first time on your channel and I chose a great episode to start with. I love knitting, magic, humour and murder! Oh, and I'm quite fond of sheep! I'll be reading at least three on the list.
Books by Monica Ferris, Sally Goldenbaum, Betty Hechtman, and Maggie Sefton are good knitting fiction.
If you havent read Anne Rice vampire series i can highly recommend. Interview with a Vampire movie was awful compared to the book. All while reading Interview, i imagined Kiefer Sutherland as Lestat. When they cast Tom Cruise i was shocked and very disappointed. Also her Mayfair Witches series is even better than the Vampire series 😊
I’ve been wanting to read a good book recently. Maybe these will get me back into the reading habit again
Thank you so much x
You may enjoy An Immense Wolrd, a deely scientific tome about how animals perceive the world around them. Fascinating.
Hi, found the sheep book, in romanian,at an online antique store(there are no new editions at sale right now)and it cost me only 2 USD, can't wait to read it...of course I chose some other books too. For me, reading is the best habbit one could have before going to sleep. I liked your video...I believe I could listen to you talking about any subject❤
Hi Taylor.
Catching up on your videos. Now you’ve inspired me to read again. Hopefully the next video of yours will teach me how to knit and read simultaneously 🤞😂
Yay! I'm glad. And I do indeed share my little secret for knitting and reading at the same time in the most recent video. ❤️
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS ♥️♥️♥️ watched and need to get me a lap thingy to hold my kindle. I’m a book hoarder so that’s the only way I can buy a book and feel ok with not adding more chaos. Bonus: it doesn’t take away from yarn storage. Priorities, ya know?
Another fun episode! Thank you. Three bags full looks like it would be a perfect gift for my mom. Unfortunately, it is no longer available in Ontario, Canada - unless you want to pay between $75.00 and $145.00 cad. It originally sold here for $20.00 cad. Hopefully, there will be a reprint, someday. I hope you have a lovely day.
Thank you bringing Arcanos Unraveled to my attention. Purchased! The Vampire Knitting Club is a fun series that has some unique mysteries. I like it!
I’ve read a LOT of Knit Lit and so far Friday Night Knitting Club is still my favorite (although I’m about halfway through the Vampire Knitting Club series right now)
Love the book content! I highly recommend Alix E. Harrow's The Once and Future Witches (there is an embroidery twist!) and 10,000 Doors of January. Both are excellent in both print and audio.
I'm not much into reading as a form of aesthetic like the TikTok popularized it in the past few years. Just finished the Earth Tone Girl's I love books and socks knitting KAL and the way that majority of the people shared: I read that book and I give it so many stars, without pointing out anything that they will take as a thought from these books just bored me. I miss the good old literature classes where you need to know at least 3 other forms of art to be able to pick up conclusions on the main characters names meaning. And the ability to discuss for 5 minutes straight, what exactly the author is trying to tell you with the fact that she gets out with that red coat on a gloomy morning 😅.
However I'm still reading from time to time and want to highly recommend the whole Manuela Inusa's series and especially "Store for yarn and miracles". One of my all time favourite books!
Thanks Tayler for these book recs. I'll look for them. I just finished "Oona out of Order" by Margarita Montimore this week. Its a time travel story but very unique and well done. Also just finished "The Women" by Kristen Hannah. Love all her books.
I read the Women earlier this year and loved it. A tough subject but well handled.
I just downloaded "Arcanos Unravelled" to my Kindle. My suggestion is for musical theatre fans- "Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life" by Sutton Foster. It's her autobiographical story about her journey to being a Broadway star and how crafting helped her handle the trials she experienced, personal and professional. I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed it. Great video!
I have three abbey app. I have listening to this series while I knit. So fun
I love reading (ebook or audiobook) while knitting but don’t think I’ve read about knitting yet! But my fave cozy read is the Monk and Robot series (2 novellas) by Becky Chambers.
I love all of their books also but they’re more stressful/less cozy for sure!
In Michelle Obama's memoir, "The Light We Carry," she writes about learning to knit during the pandemic and how it helped her get through those trying times.
The Seaside Kniiters series by Sally Goldenbaum
This was a fun ramble!! I may have to read these❤
I am up to volume 4 in the vampire knitting series, but through audible. They are light hearted easy listening while I’m spinning or dyeing wool.
For everyone capable of the German language I can recommend the books by Susanne Oswald. A cozy story in the Scottish Highlands.
I am not a mystery fan but was wanting a fictional story about about knitting. So I tried the vampire knitting club with very low expectations. Well to my surprise I absolutely loved it. Enough to read the entire 14 book series. The books are charming with a good story and great characters. Give it a chance, you may be as surprised as I was ❤
i've been slowly working through the audiobook version of Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson, which is a cute cozy romance revolving around a yarn store. definitely one of those "not amazing, but also not terrible" books, but it's definitely fun, lighthearted, and cute - which is why i've been listening to the audiobook in the background while i knit, and not sitting down to flip pages. 😂
I'm going to check out the Books are sick channel and Rebecca. What are some other book tubes that you watch? Thanks.. Laura
Knitting Ephemera by Carol Sulcoski; Also The Knitter’s Life List by Gwen W. Steege.
Great podcast! Love the recommendations-thx!
I was a little leery to watch this video, I assumed this would not be interesting. I’m a huge reader but I thought it would not be my thing but you did a great job! I want to read them all❤ BTW these books are sooo great!
Salt To The Sea
The Nightingale Kristin Hannah
And you would probably LOVE Hester by Laurie Lico this has some fiber art talk but it’s such a good book ❤
You shared so I’m retiring the favor
Thank you so much Dianne! I knew I was "taking a risk" with this one, but I like to go where the inspo takes me and I figure, for those willing to give it a watch (such as your lovely self), it may provide some inspiration in return. And now here we are! I have three new books to add to my Goodreads (I already have Nightingale in there actually. Can't wait to read that one!)
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Anything by Kristin Hannah, in my opinion, is a good read!
Unfortunately Three Bags Full doesn't have a Kindle version in English -- only German. I'll have to see if I can find a used paperback.
A thick and interesting non-fiction book on knitting is No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting by Anne J. MacDonald. I think you will find this a good read despite its long length.
I just checked and a kindle and new paperback version is coming out in February of 2025.
@@Christine-zk6hk Thank you for the information!
My favorite knitting-oriented mysteries are by Sally Goldenbaum and Traci Hall. I’ve also found authors (but not yet read) Holly Quinn, Betty Hechtman, Lea Wait, Nancy Haddock, and Molly MacRae. (I’m still watching the episode, so maybe you’ve mentioned them, Tayler!)
I just finished (okay, I skipped to the end) the Holly Quinn book. I found the main character childish and the plot uninteresting. Luckily, it was from the library, I spent nothing to read it. It made me appreciate the first two authors I mentioned more.
I highly recommend the Perfect Passion Company by Alexander Mccall Smith. I just finished it. It's not like how it sounds. :D AMS isn't a romance writer - his work deals with morals, ethics, relationships, philosophy and the like, but in a light and entertaining way. His characters ponder. His writing was described once as comfort foos for the mind.. and I always thought that was an apt description.
Anyways.. one of the characters in this novel is a knitwear designer! The knitting doesn't take center stage, but it's woven in throughout, which made the book even more enjoyable then it already was. :)
You judge a book by its stars, I judge movies the same way. I’ve tried watching three star movies and doing so reminds me why I watch four stars and above. 😁