This week' read was The Friday Night Knitting Club, by Kate Jacobs. The Cover of the book gives a blurb from USA Today 'Like Steel Magnolias set in Manhattan'. I probably would not have given that assessment, but in retrospect, that is a great assessment.Jacobs weaves the stories of several women of completely different backrounds using the setting of a knitting club on Friday nights. The club sprung up on accident, at the knitting store owned and run by one of the maincharacters. We see the lives of each character unfold, and are drawn in by their tales. Their abilities (or lack thereof) with knitting needles are peripheral to their lives. I really loved this book, and I highly reccomend it. I was drawn in and could not put it down. it was totally not what i thought it would be, and I enjoyed every moment of it.
I really loved the diverse characters, their lives, and the affect that knitting had on their lives and their relationships with the other characters. In fact, knitting is something I have been wanting to learn to do. I'm not quite ready to start classes yet -- there is a lot of painting and a silly little exam on the horizon. However, I AM going to pick up my latest cross stitch piece and finish it off. This book reminded me of how much I love my needlework/handicrafts, and how much it relaxes me to work on them. I am also promising myslf that I will learn how to knit in the near future.
