Title: The Great Christmas Knit-Off
Author: Alexandra Brown
Published: October 13, 2015 by William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 400
Source: Edelweiss
Rating: 4/5
Goodreads
Heartbroken after being jilted at the altar, Sybil has been saved from despair by her knitting obsession and now her home is filled to bursting with tea cosies, bobble hats, and jumpers. But, after discovering that she may have perpetrated the cock-up of the century at work, Sybil decides to make a hasty exit and, just weeks before Christmas, runs away to the picturesque village of Tindledale.
There, Sybil discovers Hettie’s House of Haberdashery, an emporium dedicated to the world of knitting and needle craft. But Hettie, the outspoken octogenarian owner, is struggling and now the shop is due for closure. And when Hettie decides that Sybil’s wonderfully wacky Christmas jumpers are just the thing to add a bit of excitement to her window display, something miraculous starts to happen.
My review:
What a wonderful little holiday treasure this one is! Cute storyline about a community coming together to help one of its aging citizens. Great characters, and wonderful descriptions of the little village of Tindledale (even the name evokes warm fuzzy feelings). A bit of a mysterious subplot, but the main focus is on the main character of Sybil, and her relationship with all the townspeople, particularly the lady who owns the knitting shop, and the town doctor (which of course leads exactly the way you know it's going to). My only niggling complaint would be the amount of times we had to dredge up Sybil's past, at the beginning would have sufficed for the million times it is mentioned 🙂 Loved the ending, this is just such a heartwarming holiday story, with a little bit of everything (angst, humor, family, love, crafting, cooking, mystery, friendship, history) thrown in. I hope there is a sequel as I would love to travel back to Tindledale!
I haven't knit for ages, but this book not only made me want to pick up some knitting needles, but travel to a village like Tindledale to spend the holidays.
This sounds lovely and so Christmas-y. I don't know how to knit but it's something I want to learn how to do. I have a feeling this book would definitely have me wanting to learn even more!
I used to knit, but haven't done it for ages. This was a perfect small town feel good book, with knitting as a community activity.
Sounds sweet. Going to ask my library to get this one to share! You were a great knitter and should do it again, Donna. Just pick small fun projects rather than committing to a huge complex sweaters like the past!