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It Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons
An affectionate and humorous celebration of every aspect of the craft of knitting, from buying—and hiding—massive quantities of yarn to wrestling with projects that go seriously awry to prescriptions for alleviating the stress brought on by holiday knitting. This witty collection represents a pitch-perfect send up of one of the most rapidly growing hobbies today. Including...more
Hardcover, 112 pages
Published
November 1st 2008
by Interweave Press
(first published October 1st 2008)
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Oct 25, 2008
Natalia
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As a fun little gift for a serious knitter
This is a very short book, containing 10 little essays and 75 cartoons. The essays are funny and personal, but considerably more satirical than, for example, the writings of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. (I love Stephanie's books too, but I wanted to make clear that Franklin's stories are very much his own style)
He is a blogger, and his essays and cartoons touch quite heavily on the in-jokes and common discussions in the online knitting community. I think it will still be funny to knitters who don't p...more
He is a blogger, and his essays and cartoons touch quite heavily on the in-jokes and common discussions in the online knitting community. I think it will still be funny to knitters who don't p...more
I got this just to get some knitting-related giggles. I got that in form of one-page cartoons that only a knitter, or a knitter-enabler would love.
There were also some essays that were cute. My favorite essay was from the viewpoint of a poncho knit by a grandmother. It reminded me of some of the handknit and crocheted items I have saved downstairs, including a bright orange-and-white afghan with my name on it. It's now upstairs in my daughter's play area.
I think this would be a great book for a...more
There were also some essays that were cute. My favorite essay was from the viewpoint of a poncho knit by a grandmother. It reminded me of some of the handknit and crocheted items I have saved downstairs, including a bright orange-and-white afghan with my name on it. It's now upstairs in my daughter's play area.
I think this would be a great book for a...more
I got this book for Christmas and sped through it then. I couldn't remember if I had read all the essays, though, so I picked it up again - and ended up reading the whole thing all over again. This is a giggly book! My 6-year-old son also enjoyed reading the cartoons, and I am a proud, proud mama that he got a lot of the knitting and fiber-related jokes. Great little book - get it!
This is a hilarious little book for knitters, featuring cartoons and humorous essays. Franklin's descriptions of his mother's macrame projects, his own weakness for insanely complex antique patterns, and the insanity of knitters in general are charming and extremely funny. The cartoons are great, too. I hope he does another one!
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This is a very funny book but will most likely not be understood by non-knitters. Franklin has managed to capture his sense of humor in this little book. I was lucky enough to have met him and he autographed my copy. I still pull it out for giggles now and then.
Being a knitter helps translates this to the fine art that it is. The cartoons made me laugh out loud and the essays made me grin.
It's like being on the inside of the joke, and that is a fun place to be.
Highly recommended to all knitters.
It's like being on the inside of the joke, and that is a fun place to be.
Highly recommended to all knitters.
i've had this on my shelf for a year or longer thinking i had read it but it turns out i hadn't. i'm glad i did. the comics are charming but the essays are WONDERFUL, especially one about a bile green poncho. habit's musings rival pearl-mcphee's so i've placed them side by side on my shelf.
Very cute little book full of funny knitting cartoons & knitting essays. Knitters will "get" this kind of humor much more than non-knitters - especially jokes about knitters' "stashes".
If you love knitting this book is hilarious. If you don't then its probably not very funny at all except perhaps the cartoon about the sudoku.
Very cute! How many knitting cartoons can you write? Not so many but they were funny and I liked the essays. Fun little read for knitters.
WOW! Even if you're not a knitter you'll get a kick out of the cartoons. Any knitter will LOVE this book - wonderful essays. A must read.
Yes, I'm going to say it. This book had me IN STITCHES!
It was hilarious! What a great gift to give my fellow knitters!
It was hilarious! What a great gift to give my fellow knitters!
I enjoyed the tidbits of writing far more than the comics. But I love Franklin Habit. I have a knitting crush on him.
cartoons full of lolz for knitters. this would make a great page a day calendar if he has 365 in him!
A cute look at knitting and its downfalls - this book is a fun read but in no way weighty.
Loved all the cartoons, and 3/4 of the stories/columns in the book were interesting.
Well drawn and funny cartoons about all things to do with knitting and knitters.
Love the essays and the illustrations are charming and oh so accurate.
meh There are a few gems in here, but overall it was just okay, not that funny.
Very cute-all knitters would enjoy this and it's a quick read!
Funny funny book even if you don't have a clue how to knit.
I like knitting humor. That's probably weird.
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Quick, amusing read for knitting fanatics
Knitting cartoons. An under-appreciated genre.
Pretty good for those who knit and get it.
Some are funny. Some are just silly.
Very funny stuff if you're a knitter!
Fun cartoons and jokes for knitters!
The cartoons are very funny!
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