Knit Two: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel

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Knit Two: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel (Friday Night Knitting Club #2)

by Kate Jacobs, Carrington MacDuffie (Read by)

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Five years after the death of the knitting stores owner, Georgia Walker, Georgias daughter, eighteen-year-old Dakota, is running the knitting store part-time, but only with the help of the members of the Friday Night Knitting Club.

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Published November 1st 2008 by Blackstone Audiobooks (first published January 1st 2007)

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Nov 12, 2008 Darlene rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Knit Two by Kate Jacobs was like meeting up with old friends again. In short it was wonderful and I loved it! I've been a fan of Kate Jacobs since I first read The Friday Night Knitting Club which was an awesome book. This past year I read Comfort Food which I also really enjoyed. However, to find out there was a sequel to The Friday Night Knitting Club was the best news ever for me and it didn't disappoint in the least.

Again, Kate Jacobs draws you into all the characters lives and this time bec...more Knit Two by Kate Jacobs was like meeting up with old friends again. In short it was wonderful and I loved it! I've been a fan of Kate Jacobs since I first read The Friday Night Knitting Club which was an awesome book. This past year I read Comfort Food which I also really enjoyed. However, to find out there was a sequel to The Friday Night Knitting Club was the best news ever for me and it didn't disappoint in the least.

Again, Kate Jacobs draws you into all the characters lives and this time because you already know them it's even better. This novel finds us five years after after the passing of Georgia and this time we get to spend time with Dakota who is 18 years old, Anita, Peri, KC, Lucie and her now little girl Ginger, Catherine and of course Darwin. This time we also heard a little more from the men throughout the novel-James, Marty and others.

This time around everyone is struggling with their own issues. Dakota is torn between what everyone in the Knitting Club wants for her including her father to what she wants for herself. Peri, who has been running the shop mainly for the last five years with some help from Dakota, is wondering if this is all there really is for her. Lucie is torn between her little girl, her mother and her career. KC is KC-she's funny and witty-I always liked her; she is just who she is without any apologies. Anita-who didn't love Anita. She is the same loveable character and this time she is struggling with her grown up children not approving of her life choices and other personal issues. Last is Darwin who I always liked. She has had troubles having children and is terrified of anything going wrong now that it looks like she may have some. I think one of the things I liked most was the character of Catherine. I had really wanted to know more about her in the last novel and this time her character was much more developed.

The story takes us again through the lives of these women and their love and friendship for and with each other. Woven into the story is little notes on their knitting and how it and Georgia brought them together. I really missed Georgia throughout the novel but at the same time you can feel her spirit within all the members of The Friday Night Knitting Club in the things they say and do and in the ways they continue to celebrate her life.

So, I've managed to write this review without giving away anything that you can't find out about the book online other than my personal feelings. As with reading the first novel, this one too left me craving the kind of love and friendship these women share. I'm a knitter myself and would absolutely love to find myself a wonderful group of women like this to build such a lifelong friendship with.

Knit Two will be released on November 25 and for those who've read The Friday Night Knitting Club I have to say that reading this one is a must. For those who haven't this book can stand on it's own. It tracks back enough not to leave you lost but reading both leaves you much more fulfilled with the story. Oh, and also, I do believe that Kate Jacobs has left this story wide open for yet another sequel-at least I hope so!

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Nov 25, 2008 SallyHP rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I was selected by MotherTalk to receive an advance copy of Knit Two, and I couldn't be more excited. I really enjoyed Friday Night Knitting Club, and did realize that there was a sequal in the works. I'm about half-way through and will post a complete review when I'm done, in addition to posting on www.knittyreviews.blogspot.com

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Nov 24, 2008 Sharon rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone

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It took me a bit longer to get into Knit Two. I really missed Georgia Walker for a while. She was such a huge part of the first book. However, there are so many other interesting things happening to the other characters that I finally got over it and began to enjoy the story.

My favorite character this time around was Georgia's friend Catherine. She definitely had the most issues to deal with. I really came to sympathize with her and I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen to her next. I...more

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Nov 22, 2008 Gillian rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is a book to sit and read in the afternoon, curled up on a chair with a cup of tea. It is about ordinary people and their lives coming together in companionship. It is both sad and heart-warming. It is a story with substance.

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Jan 06, 2009 Marisa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the sequel to "The Friday Night Knitting Club"--which I loved. I vacillated between really not being able to get into this one and then just liking it. It picks up five years after the other one left off. I felt that it took almost 100 pages of review before the story really started to move. I get trying to put the read back up to speed--but all the retelling seemed rather prolonged.

The storyline was still good--but I missed it having very much to do with the actual knitting and their c...more

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Mar 08, 2009 Phyllis rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was so excited to read this book because I loved its predecessor, "The Friday Night Knitting Club." The familiar characters are back and the Friday Night Knitting Club continues, but nothing is the same as before. It does touch a chord in all of us who want to "freeze time" and keep things as they are so we won't lose what is so special about a particular group of friends (Sound familiar, Robins?) But unfortunately (or better yet, fortunately) time does move on, people change and grow and lif...more

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Feb 17, 2009 Kristina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Strangely enough, I enjoyed this sequel better than the first one. I thought that the author did a great job developing the characters five years later. I found myself really interested in how their lives had progressed and how their friendships remained even outside of the knitting club. I recommend it--especially if you have read the first one. I predict that this might become a series.

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Aug 21, 2012 Michele Grant rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is a sequel to the Friday Night Knitting Club which I enjoyed a while ago. I wish I had found this sooner so that the storyline was fresher in my mind. Nonetheless it is heartwarming to know the ladies are still together sharing their lives and friendship. This book is an easy read regardless if you have read the previous installment.

It is five years after the founding of the Club and the members are still struggling to assert themselves to each other and their families. You would expe...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Kelly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I read Kate Jacobs's first in this series, The Friday Night Knitting Club, back in January 2010. I remember curling up with it on long winter evenings, wishing that I could knit like the knitters in this book (Reread my post on this. I had just taken a knitting class, and I was the only one who left the first class without a square!). Needless to say, I like to live vicariously through people who have hobbies that I can only dream to do. Knit Two continues the story of "Walker and Daughter" and...more

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Nov 27, 2011 Ellen Black rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Knit Two is the second book in the Friday Night Knitting Club series. While none of these books are high art, they're well-written and interesting. I love following the lives of women who don't always know what the next best step is, but are willing to take a step, even if it's scary, to move forward. Plus, I love that the story takes place in Manhattan and revolves around a store opened by a woman who took a leap of faith that such a risky adventure would work. Having lived in Manhattan and hav...more

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Oct 28, 2011 Chrissy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After reading this book it makes me wonder if I should waste my time with the 3rd book. It sort of dragged on and on. It fast forwards to 5 years after the death of Dakota's mother Georgia. In the begining she seems too much of a spolied brat with an annoying way of carrying herself around the adults. Not to mention the fact that they carried over the annoyance of the she's half black and half white and no one will understand attitutde. If the book were written for a different era when that woul...more After reading this book it makes me wonder if I should waste my time with the 3rd book. It sort of dragged on and on. It fast forwards to 5 years after the death of Dakota's mother Georgia. In the begining she seems too much of a spolied brat with an annoying way of carrying herself around the adults. Not to mention the fact that they carried over the annoyance of the she's half black and half white and no one will understand attitutde. If the book were written for a different era when that would matter it wouldn't have been as annoying but to be written in present day, let it go already!

The father seems a bit over bearing for someone not in her life for the first 12 years. Too much of a control freak in what he expects her to become once she's graduated college. There are parents that can be that way to a fault but to not allow her to become a pastry chef because he sees that as lowering herself to serve the "white" world is ridiculous, again too much attention is brought on that subject. There could have been another way of having him tag along to Europe with his daughter that would be babysitting for their friend KC while she did some filming of a rock star. But again they play the race card. They could have just left it at he didn't want her going alone and he could do some work out there while she did her baby sitting gig, but sadly the writer chose not to go that route.

Darwin was somewhat less annoying, and seemed actually helpful in some small ways. However, I really could have done without the mini stories of the happenings with the shop since the majority of the main characters were in Europe. The writer kind of wasted paper and ink with most of those parts.

Catherine, was actually more annoying in this book than the last. She's too needy and a bit of a tramp. To make the excuse of we're both adults, there's two bedrooms, and we should both stay in Anita's home with her married son Nathan was just down right wrong, especailly since this Anita is supposed to bebsomeone that is her friend. To sleep with her son in Anita's room or house for that matter was just down right gross. It was actually quite funny to find out that Nathan told his mother Anita that he slept with her because she kept coming around the apartment when she did not initially make the first move. And to make himself seem as though he was just minding his own buisness and made himself appear to be innocent, was just too funny.

Somehow I can see Catherine is either going to try and hook up with James or just have him as another sexual romp until the writer is bored and one of them ends up dumping the other for some stupid reason or the writer will tease the idea of them getting together just for it to fall apart and nothing ends up happening. Maybe Marco the wine guy that Catherine has telephone flirtations with will come back into the picture and create more drama. Well we shall see. Hopefully the 3rd book is her last.
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Jan 26, 2011 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I enjoyed this book much more than I did the first one. I was a bit skeptical to begin with; how could Jacobs write a sequel after the tragedy she created in her first novel?

Well she did and it was excellent. Knit Two takes us back to all the characters five years later. Dakota is eighteen and attending NYU while trying to please her father instead of following her own dreams. Anita is planning her marriage. Catherine is running her store. Peri is running the knitting shop. Lucie now has a five...more I enjoyed this book much more than I did the first one. I was a bit skeptical to begin with; how could Jacobs write a sequel after the tragedy she created in her first novel?

Well she did and it was excellent. Knit Two takes us back to all the characters five years later. Dakota is eighteen and attending NYU while trying to please her father instead of following her own dreams. Anita is planning her marriage. Catherine is running her store. Peri is running the knitting shop. Lucie now has a five year old and is a successful producer of music videos. KC, although not mentioned much in the novel, is enjoying her life as a lawyer. And finally, Darwin is pregnant with twins.

As with the first novel there is not an overt plot to follow. Each character has a new set of realistic life problems that they are helping each other through. Dakota just wants to be a pastry chef, and no one is supporting her, instead they want her to follow in her mother's footsteps. Catherine keeps falling in bad relationship after bad relationship and seemingly not content with herself. Peri has aspirations of making it big with her knit line, but just can't get there. Lucie has a mother who is slowly slipping away to Alzheimer's and a daughter who's favorite word is "no". KC can't stop smoking. Darwin is overwhelmed by caring for twins and still managing her career. And finally, Anita is in search of her sister and dealing with her sons' disapproval of her future marriage.

This novel is definitely cheerier and more uplifting than the first. The characters are described better and seem to grow throughout the novel. They have real depth and you feel yourself caring about what happens to them and wishing them the best.

As usual, Jacobs writing style is easy to read and enjoyable. She describes everything with perfect clarity but doesn't bore with wordiness.

I enjoyed this second installment and have seen that there are a few more in the series that I will definitely check out.

Knit Two
Published in 2008
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Oct 09, 2010 Cathy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The good: I liked it better than its predecessor, The Friday Night Knitting Club. This book seemed to have more of a focus on supporting character development, and was less of a cliché, although I do think the characters are a little too generous to ascribe credit to the late, great (their opinion, not mine) Georgia Walker for all their own attributes.

The bad: The characters don't make sense anymore. In the first book, Lucie sets out to be a mom as a lifestyle choice, rather than a natural cours...more The good: I liked it better than its predecessor, The Friday Night Knitting Club. This book seemed to have more of a focus on supporting character development, and was less of a cliché, although I do think the characters are a little too generous to ascribe credit to the late, great (their opinion, not mine) Georgia Walker for all their own attributes.

The bad: The characters don't make sense anymore. In the first book, Lucie sets out to be a mom as a lifestyle choice, rather than a natural course of events resulting from "first comes love, then comes marriage, etc..." That's fine, but in this book, she displays no interest in her daughter, and even loses interest in the people she cared about in the first book. I've said before that I'm not a believer in pat, redemptive endings, but come on! Darwin has suddenly become a saint and saved Lucie from herself, and Lucie didn't have to lift a finger.

Speaking of Darwin, let me qualify this by saying she is the most likable character in this book, while she was a close second to Georgia for most unlikable in the first (just my opinion). However, I don't believe a strong-willed feminist like her would have a best friend who treats her like a disposable diaper, to be crapped on and discarded. After all Darwin did for Lucie in the first book and in the intervening years in between books, to allow Lucie to ignore her when she has twins and is struggling, with just a parting "you'll have to make it up to me when you come back from your fabulous career on the other side of the world" is unthinkable.

Anita has gotten boring. Whose idea was it to cast her as a Bridezilla? Doesn't work with a 78-year-old rich woman. The missing sister bit is great, but it's usually only mentioned in passing, is incidental to the rest of the novel's plot, and has a blink-and-you-miss-it resolution. Marty has one brilliant moment with Anita's son, otherwise it's all "Thanks for being there, Marty."

Dakota, in my opinion, could have been left out entirely. Her relationship with her father is so clichéd, I could have read those parts with my eyes closed. "I'm not black, I'm not white, and I want to bake." The end. Then, there was a charming revelation that Dakota has NEVER EVEN BEEN KISSED! She has a crush on this guy, and NOTHING HAPPENS. Oh wait, she sees him at the end and he says hi. She still thinks he's cute, but no biggie. She's a grown up now. But, while in Rome, she meets a REALLY CUTE guy. Not only does the book skip over the first kiss (or any kisses with Roberto), but there's a bit where she may or may not have been doing it with him on the couch? I'm still a little perplexed as to what happened there. So what was the point?

I guess that generally sums up my thought about this book. While I did like it more than the first because I didn't like the way The Friday Night Knitting Club focused on Georgia, and she was dead before this one got started, there were giant gaps in the narrative, characters that detoured away from their previous paths, and situations where something momentous happens to a person and they assert that they've changed their ways, despite no supporting evidence (Sorry Catherine, had to mention you at some point). So what was the point?(less)

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Sep 06, 2010 Darcy Odden rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In "Knit Two," author Kate Jacobs returns readers to the Friday Night Knitting Club at Walker and Daughter in New York. Though Georgia Walker, the young owner of the Walker and Daughter knitting store, died of cancer, members of the store's Friday Night Knitting Club still join together for knitting and camaraderie.

It's been five years since Georgia died. Her daughter Dakota is now an NYU freshman while Dakota's dad, James Foster, is still an architect with the V hotel empire. Lucie is now an in...more

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Apr 06, 2010 Cheryl rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was so happy to find out that there is a sequel to the Friday Night Knitting club as I was not ready for it to end. Reading Knit Knit is alike being back with old friends again. This novel finds us five years after after the passing of Georgia and this time we get to spend time with Dakota who is 18 years old, Anita, Peri, KC, Lucie and her now little girl Ginger, Catherine and of course Darwin. This time we also heard a little more from the men throughout the novel-James, Marty and others. Th...more I was so happy to find out that there is a sequel to the Friday Night Knitting club as I was not ready for it to end. Reading Knit Knit is alike being back with old friends again. This novel finds us five years after after the passing of Georgia and this time we get to spend time with Dakota who is 18 years old, Anita, Peri, KC, Lucie and her now little girl Ginger, Catherine and of course Darwin. This time we also heard a little more from the men throughout the novel-James, Marty and others. The book goes on to descibre how everyone is struggling with their own issues. Dakota is torn between what everyone in the Knitting Club wants for her including her father to what she wants for herself. Peri, who has been running the shop mainly for the last five years with some help from Dakota, is wondering if this is all there really is for her. Lucie is torn between her little girl, her mother and her career.Darwin has had troubles having children and is now expecting twins and is terrified of anything going wrong. KC continues to be the fun and witty one who goes along with what life brings. Anita as usual, is the same loveable character and this time she is struggling with her grown up children not approving of her life choices and other personal issues. Catherine is doing well, now has career amd a sense of herself and that she can be her own person and take care of herself. The story takes us again through the lives of these women and their love and friendship for and with each other. Woven into the story is little notes on their knitting and how it and Georgia brought them together. You can feel the sprit of Georgia within all the members of The Friday Night Knitting Club in the things they say and do and in the ways they continue to celebrate her life. I would recommend this book and although You don't have to read The Friday Night Knitting club first you should! It is both sad and heart-warming book about ordinary people and their lives coming together in companionship. Again, I found that the storylines were very realistic and the book moved along at a good pace. You can see plotlines that will be familiar to you such as James and Dakota’s father/daughter arguments and Catherine’s adjustment to being a single lady again and you can relate to these characters which is perhaps what made these books so successful for Jacobs. The book travels from America to Italy, and the author has done her research because I could sit and imagine all of the landmarks Dakota visits in my head, and it was nice to have a change of scenery, another thing which differentiates it from the first novel which was primarily set in New York and Scotland. Knitting is far less prominent in this book than it was in the first. Yes, Dakota is carrying on her mothers hobby and this is mentioned a few times but for the most part, you can almost forget this book is based on a Knitting Shop and its customers. When Lucie's business trip to Rome begins to involve almost everyone,Dakota goes to take care of Ginger so James goes too and Anita and Marty go to find Anita's long lost sister.Catherine goes just because she needs a change of pace and everyone grows a lot in their time over there. Everyone learns to value what they have and each other. Both books have a lot for someone who wants to look at growth within themselves and how that can happen with a group of people who are linked together by a common thread or should I say yarns.
I am looking forward to reading Jacobs next book. Comfort Food.

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Dec 04, 2009 Chloe rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Knit Two is set 5 years after its prequel, The Friday Night Knitting Club. Dakota is now 18 years old and at college, and she’s struggling to balance her college life and her social life. This isn’t help by dad James who is trying to do his best by his daughter by getting her a good education even if it isn’t what she wants. Peri is running Georgia’s shop and trying to set up her own line of bags as well. Catherine, Georgia’s best friend, is newly singly and finding it rather liberating although...more Knit Two is set 5 years after its prequel, The Friday Night Knitting Club. Dakota is now 18 years old and at college, and she’s struggling to balance her college life and her social life. This isn’t help by dad James who is trying to do his best by his daughter by getting her a good education even if it isn’t what she wants. Peri is running Georgia’s shop and trying to set up her own line of bags as well. Catherine, Georgia’s best friend, is newly singly and finding it rather liberating although she’s still searching for Mr Right! Darwin has had twin babies and is finding it hard to cope with such a change of lifestyle and finally Anita has found love with Marty and is setting up for a wedding, but she is hiding a dark secret she needs to reveal before she can proceed further. What does the future have in store of the ladies of the Friday Night Knitting Club?

Jacobs’ debut was such a massive hit that I think she had a job on her hands in trying to make its sequel live up to the expectations of her readers. The first novel is being made into a Hollywood film starring Julia Roberts, so I wonder if she wrote this thinking of it as a book or a potential film? After the incredibly sad and tearful ending of the first novel, I wondered whether this book would be more dowbeat, but I think in choosing to set it such a long period of time after the initial storyline, she bypasses the sadness and can develop her characters further and also insert a little backstory without having to delve into too much detail.

Being that the characters are the same (bar one of course), the book is very easy to pick up and get into for those of us who read and loved FNKC. If you haven’t read the first novel, you will probably enjoy this but I’d recommend starting with its prequel because of the story and you get to know more about the characters that way too. Things have changed for the characters but I like how the shop is still open, and Dakota has grown up into a mature young woman and seems to fit in with the older females in the book far better. This book chooses to concentrate quite heavily on Catherine, Dakota and Anita, with the other females popping up with their own storylines but they haven’t got as much gravitas as the 3 main lead characters.

Again, I found that the storylines were very realistic and the book moved along at a good pace. You can see plotlines that will be familiar to you such as James and Dakota’s father/daughter arguments and Catherine’s adjustment to being a single lady again and you can relate to these characters which is perhaps what made these books so successful for Jacobs. The book travels from America to Italy, and the author has done her research because I could sit and imagine all of the landmarks Dakota visits in my head, and it was nice to have a change of scenery, another thing which differentiates it from the first novel which was primarily set in New York and Scotland.

Knitting is far less prominent in this book than it was in the first. Yes, Dakota is carrying on her mothers hobby and this is mentioned a few times but for the most part, you can almost forget this book is based on a Knitting Shop and its customers. This is a shame as I felt this was such an interesting part of the first novel, but I suppose Jacobs’ couldn’t keep everything the same or it wouldn’t have been that different from the first book. It is a very sentimental book due to the ending of the first one, and while this is nice to read for the most part, it does get a little tedious and I felt this story was dragged out a little bit towards the end and could have been wrapped up or toned down a tad, but it didn#t spoil my enjoyment of the book too much.

Unfortunately this book just didn’t match up to the first book which was such a brilliantly original story that a sequel could never have matched up, no matter how hard Jacobs’ tried. I didn’t really care much for Catherine and her story which was a shame as she is probably the most prominent in the book, and Dakota was so different I hardly recognised her from before. Anita is the only one who remains the same, and the storyline with her hidden secret was interesting and perhaps covered a little too briefly for my liking. If you read TFNKC, you’ll want to read this to find out what happened to the characters, but don’t be expecting something as good as the first book because it isn’t – it is still a good enough read though! (less)

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Jul 31, 2009 Carol rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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May 06, 2009 melissa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It was ok. It took me a while to get in to. I found that I was very uninterested in half the characters. They weren’t relatable and I didn’t care. I thought of putting it down a few times. But then I reminded myself how much I enjoyed the first, and I requested it from the library for a reason, so I kept on. I was glad I did. Although a little predictable in it’s various storylines, it was an enjoyable journey. And although I never fully bought in to some of the characters, I found that I care a...more

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Feb 01, 2010 Wendy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was a great follow-up to The Friday Night Knitting Club. We find the club five years after Georgia's death still struggling with her loss. Dakota is at NYU trying to reconcile her ownership of the store with her dreams of being a pastry chef. Darwin is now the expectant mother of twins. Lucie is mom to Ginger and now a famous producer. Anita has finally decided to marry Marty to the chagrin of her sons. Catherine has opened an antique and wine shop in the country. KC is now a lawyer at the...more

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Aug 20, 2012 Michele rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the 2nd book in a series about a group of women and their relationships. The first book mostly involved Georgia, a single mother, who opened a yarn/knitting shop to try to support her daughter, Dakota, and put her life together after the father of her child abandoned her. In that book, the father reappears and just as he and Georgia are reestablishing their relationship, she dies of ovarian cancer. That book introduces us to a group of women who are part of Georgia's life and the Friday...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Crystal rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Currently about half way through. Definitely finding this book more enjoyable than the first, although the author seems to be in need of a thesaurus. "Mollified" seems to be the word of the book, appearing over and over in the one chapter for sure.

A few days go by...

And I'm done. This book was pointless. The ending felt very messy, like the author realized she was out of pages and just quickly banged out an ending that attempted to address all the stories she began for the characters. I feel li...more

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Mar 21, 2009 Discoverylover rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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My sister bought this to read on her way to Germany and I asked her if I could read it after her, so she very kindly sent it back with *drooling* gummy bears.

Another wonderful read :-) Only guessed one of the endings! Can't wait to read more of Jacobs' work.

"KNIT TWO returns to the Manhattan knitting store, 'Walker & Daughter', five years after the death of the store's owner, Georgia Walker. Georgia's daughter Dakota is now an eighteen-year-old freshman at NYU, running the knitting store pa...more

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Jan 22, 2011 Chris rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Totally enjoyable chick lit.
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Once the characters are all re-introduced and re-established in this sequel, they get on to continue their lives after the death of their friend at the center of the knitting club. Georgia's daughter is grown up, the feminist just had twins, the independent film maker has her hands full with her strong willed 5 year old, the eldest of the group is planning her wedding, everyone is in flux and transitioning, looking for...more

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Jul 26, 2011 Dawn rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I really don't get all the 4- and 5-star reviews for this book. I really did not enjoy it. While the original book was enjoyable enough, even with its flaws, I really didn't find much to like about this book. Many of the events and scenarios were completely ridiculous, and totally contrived. I also didn't find it very realistic the way most of the characters were still heavily mourning their friend Georgia. I don't mean to sound callous but, with the exception of her daughter, I would think most...more

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Jan 05, 2011 Debbie Maskus rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is an interesting, but complex novel about women's relationships. Jacobs hits on many of the problems and decisions faced by women: care of aging parent, choice of having a child, marriage or cohabitation, job, and even love. Darwin has craved for a child and after many miscarriages is now carrying twins. She is extremely superstitious and constantly worries. Anita loves Marty, but must now decide if marriage is right at her age. Dakota battles between a life of her own and following her mo...more

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Aug 30, 2009 Judy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is a sequel to The Friday Night Knitting Club, although it can be enjoyed as a stand alone read also. It's the story of a multigenerational group of women who still occasionally meet in their Friday night knitting group for an evening of knitting and sharing their lives. The characters were introduced in the first book,and their stories, minus that of Georgia Walker who was the pivot point of the group, continue five years later. One of my favorite parts of the first book and this sequ...more

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Mar 02, 2009 Kendra rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read the Friday Night Knitting club about a year ago. It was a fun, quick read and I really enjoyed it. I felt especially close to the plot line since I am a knitter, and the story sort of centers around how knitting binds this interesting group of women together. So, fast forward to Knit Two, the sequel. It just wasn’t the same. I mean, yes, I really wanted to know what had happened to the group and I got some answers in that area, but…

It was slow to take off. I felt like I had to relive the...more

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Aug 29, 2012 Mandolin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Five years after the tragedy that closed the first book in Jacobs' series, we find the members of the knitting club growing slowly apart as their lives take them in a variety of directions. Georgia Walker's daughter, the sometimes sullen but still childlike Dakota, is growing up. A freshman in college, she's stretching her wings and trying to determine exactly what she wants out of life. One thing is certain, however. She's sure it isn't her mother's legacy: the knitting shop that has begun to f...more
Five years after the tragedy that closed the first book in Jacobs' series, we find the members of the knitting club growing slowly apart as their lives take them in a variety of directions. Georgia Walker's daughter, the sometimes sullen but still childlike Dakota, is growing up. A freshman in college, she's stretching her wings and trying to determine exactly what she wants out of life. One thing is certain, however. She's sure it isn't her mother's legacy: the knitting shop that has begun to feel like an albatross around her neck. But how can she convince her new-found father and her old friends of this unhappy fact? Peri, who now manages the shop along with her growing Peri Pocketbook business, is angered by Dakota's ungrateful behavior and her growing bitterness drives a wedge between the two. Catherine, still trying to cope after the loss of her rediscovered best friend, seeks solace in the arms of men and in her antique shop but she has yet to find the thing - or person - that can fill the void left by Georgia. Will a trip to Italy help her continue the journey of self-discovery started by her reunion with Georgia? Darwin, finally pregnant despite multiple miscarriages, is doing her best to overcome her worry and trust that this pregnancy will end well. While she bides her time, she struggles with jealousy as she watches her old friend Lucie raise her impish little girl and become a successful music video producer. KC's battle with a new addiction and Anita's search for a long-lost sister (as well as her coming marriage to Marty) round of the group's stories. When each woman begins to realize, once again, that they need the others to help them through their crises, the knitting club's ties begin to re-bind as they find strength and comfort once again relationships that were so important five years ago.

I enjoyed this book much more than the first in the series, finding that the characters were much better developed and the plots much deeper. It's easier to identify with each of the women, in some way, and with the issues that they face now that the spotlight has been taken off Georgia (even though she does still figure prominently in this book.) I wasn't quite satisfied with Dakota's character, which seems almost too babyish for a college freshman, but the others are completely believable and their stories are compelling. Though, as other reviewers have pointed out, their situations and the solutions are a bit contrived, I don't believe that quality is detrimental to the enjoyment of the book and the "feel-good" impression it leaves at the end (despite yet another tragedy). All in all, if you're a fan of "crafty comfort reads" (like Marie Bostwick's Cobblestone Quilting series, which I heartily recommend), I think that this book is worth a try!(less)

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Dec 29, 2010 Joy rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I haven't finished reading this book yet, but nearly halfway through it...I'm just sick of it. I have just realized that I'm not reading this book out of enjoyment at all, but just to finish it. The sad thing is I've already downloaded to audiobook for Knit the Season.

The most annoying thing about this book (so far, since I'm not done) is that for, I kid you not, the first EIGHT chapters all you hear about is Georgia. Georgia Georgia Georgia. I miss Georgia, she was my best friend, she was a gre...more

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May 18, 2010 Nancy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone who enjoyed Kate Jacobs other books.

Shelves: fiction, knitting, romance

I loved Kate Jacobs first book, The Friday Night Knitting Club, and I expected to enjoy this one as much. But I didn't. Not as much as the first one, but I still liked it!

I don't want to spoil the book for others, so I will just say that I would have preferred the sequel to have followed the first book more closely in time. I also missed the absent character(s) and felt the story suffered for their loss. Still and all, I had developed a great fondness for all of them in the first book, so I was...more

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About Kate Jacobs

Kate Jacobs is the New York Times-bestselling author of Comfort Food, Knit Two, and The Friday Night Knitting Club, which has over 1 million copies in print.

Kate grew up near Vancouver, British Columbia, in the scenic and delightfully named town of Hope (pop. 6,184). It’s an area filled with friends and family and Kate loves to visit. Back then, of course, it was tremendously boring, as only home...more Kate Jacobs is the New York Times-bestselling author of Comfort Food, Knit Two, and The Friday Night Knitting Club, which has over 1 million copies in print.

Kate grew up near Vancouver, British Columbia, in the scenic and delightfully named town of Hope (pop. 6,184). It’s an area filled with friends and family and Kate loves to visit. Back then, of course, it was tremendously boring, as only home can be to a teenager. As a result, Kate begged her parents to send her to boarding school in Victoria, BC. From there she traded in her navy blazer to earn a Bachelor’s degree in journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa. Next, in a fit of optimism/courage/naivete – take your pick – she followed it up with a move to bustling New York City (pop. 8,143,197).

The plan? Breaking into magazine publishing. First she received a Master’s degree at NYU and worked at a handful of unpaid internships, then got a spot as an assistant to the Books & Fiction Editor at Redbook magazine. It was here that Kate answered multiple phones, read a ton of slush (getting to know some wonderful writers- to-be), and began to experience the impact of sharing women’s stories. Around this time, Kate settled into an apartment complex that housed about as many people as her entire hometown in Canada: It seemed that she wasn’t just a small-town girl anymore.

Professionally, Kate made it a priority to explore content that resonated with women: She was an editor at Working Woman and Family Life and was later a freelance writer and editor at the website for Lifetime Television. Personally, as a newcomer to New York, she learned the power of building a surrogate family and stitching together friendship connections that will endure. Exploring the richness of women’s relationships is a key focus of her novels.

After a decade of Manhattan living, Kate moved to sunny Southern California with her husband. (And discovered that she likes suburban living just fine, thank you very much.)

She relished the idea of her very own home office but found herself setting up the laptop on the dining table, just as she’d done in New York, and writing late at night in her pajamas.

A firm believer in the creative power of free time, Kate loves to recharge by tackling knitting projects that she can finish quickly (all the better to feel that sense of accomplishment). She’s also a fan of taking naps, especially when she’s on deadline, snuggling under a favorite green-and-yellow afghan knitted by her grandmother decades ago. Her beloved liver-and-white English Springer Spaniel, Baxter, often snoozes alongside.(less)

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“Seeing a patter doesn't mean you know how to put it all together. Take baby steps: don't focus on the folks whose skills are far beyond your own. When you're new to something-or you haven't tried it in a while-it can feel impossibly hard to get it right. Every misstep feels like a reason to quit. You envy everyone else who seems to know what they're doing. What keeps you going? The belief that one day you'll also be like that: Elegant. Capable. Confident. Experienced. And you can be. All you need now is enthusiasm. A little bravery. And-always-a sense of humor.” — 8 people liked it

“It's all about getting the hand of things. Easy does it; take it easy. You'll figure everything out in time. But for right now, just keep trying. Pay attention and avoid the temptation to go further than you're ready. Talk less. And listen more.” — 5 people liked it

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