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"When Bad Things Happen to Good Knitters"

by Marion Edmonds & Ahza Moore

"When Bad Things Happen To Good Knitters" by Marion Edmonds and Ahza Moore is a lovely, compact book that tucks handily in your knitting totebag--you know, the one you've had for years that's like an appendage or the cool, new one that's in your near knitting-future.

Marion and Ahza, (I've only just met them, but it seems appropriate to call them that), are both lifelong knitters who became friends after they traded pleasantries one day in the coffee shop where they were both knitting.

In "When Bad Things Happen To Good Knitters", they offer friendly, chit-chat advice to beginners on how to prepare to become a knitter including how to assemble a knitter's tool kit.

They also explain good knitting habits that will hopefully help you to avoid problems along with emergency survival guide aid to cope with the inevitable knitting disasters that will occur whether you are a novice or an expert.

Marion and Ahza tell about their own personal past experiences with knitting triumphs and failures, conveying their passion for the creative possibilities and deep satisfaction to be found in knitting as a hobby, while at the same time encouraging you to relax into the craft and not become discouraged. As Marion and Ahza note in the book, "A frustrated knitter knits nothing".

"When Bad Things Happen To Good Knitters" includes useful illustrations of knitting techniques; charts that explain knitting terms, standard yarn weights, etc; advice on how to choose a pattern, read a pattern, or alter it.

There is advice on how to avoid common mistakes and how to fix them such as when you drop a stitch, or several; and how to finish your completed knitted works of art. In addition, web sites are mentioned that offer help and advice along with a suggested reading list at the end of the book.

"When Bad Things Happen To Good Knitters" is a bound-to-be friend to help get you started or help you along on your knitting adventure, and should be a part of your knitting library..."Don't Cast On Without It!"

Book Review by Karen Gossett