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I still love this series but have to admit I was disappointed at how easy it was for me to figure out whodunnit this time. I still enjoyed the book, though.
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This book was a teensy bit slow at first but once I got into it I was hooked. I will be reading all the subsequent books in this series, for sure. I'm so glad I pushed on through the first couple of chapters!
Good things first. The photography in this book is exquisite. The colors pop and catch the eye and the locations are fascinating.
The bad things next. The patterns are frequently a bit stereotypical. The designs are loosely based on the people they are meant to represent. And some of them are really poorly thought out. There are two cases of a shrug that is, in front, a stunning jacket but is in back a skimpy shrug (which is skimpy enough as it is!) and looks both unattractive and uncomfortable. In addition, there isn't a single simple pattern here. There are some for small scarves but even those require more than a rudimentary knowledge of knitting. I realize this is intended for the advanced knitter but it would have been nice to see something for encouraging the novice.
To me, however, the worst sin the book commits is one of omission. In the "Far East" section (replete with toy dragon pattern and a "Shanghai Garden Scarf" that could have gone into any section since every region of the world has gardens) there is not a single reference to Tibet. In Tibet there is a long tradition of spinning, weaving, and knitting. To have left them out seems a major and unfortunate oversight.
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Dyer Consequences (Knitting Mysteries) by Maggie Sefton
Phyllis Johnpoll, March 29, 2009
I still love this series but have to admit I was disappointed at how easy it was for me to figure out whodunnit this time. I still enjoyed the book, though.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Knit One Kill Two by Maggie Sefton
Phyllis Johnpoll, March 29, 2009
This book was a teensy bit slow at first but once I got into it I was hooked. I will be reading all the subsequent books in this series, for sure. I'm so glad I pushed on through the first couple of chapters!Knitting on Top of the World: The Global Guide to Traditions, Techniques and Design by Nicky Epstein
Phyllis Johnpoll, March 8, 2009
Good things first. The photography in this book is exquisite. The colors pop and catch the eye and the locations are fascinating.The bad things next. The patterns are frequently a bit stereotypical. The designs are loosely based on the people they are meant to represent. And some of them are really poorly thought out. There are two cases of a shrug that is, in front, a stunning jacket but is in back a skimpy shrug (which is skimpy enough as it is!) and looks both unattractive and uncomfortable. In addition, there isn't a single simple pattern here. There are some for small scarves but even those require more than a rudimentary knowledge of knitting. I realize this is intended for the advanced knitter but it would have been nice to see something for encouraging the novice.
To me, however, the worst sin the book commits is one of omission. In the "Far East" section (replete with toy dragon pattern and a "Shanghai Garden Scarf" that could have gone into any section since every region of the world has gardens) there is not a single reference to Tibet. In Tibet there is a long tradition of spinning, weaving, and knitting. To have left them out seems a major and unfortunate oversight.
(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)