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Friday Night Knitting Club #3
Knit the Season
Just in time for the holidays! A new novel about Christmas and knitting featuring the ladies of the Friday Night Knitting Club.
7 pages, Audiobook
First published November 3, 2009
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Kate Jacobs
16 books694 followersKate 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.
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.
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November 28, 2015
A lighthearted holiday book visiting with some favorite characters. Sometimes in the midst of everything going on, it's comforting to open a book with characters you already know and a story you know will leave you feeling full.
It was nice to catch up with Dakota Walker again and all the ladies of the Friday night knitting club, even with the ever present absence of Georgia Walker. Perfectly wrapped up in the end, but sometimes one needs a perfect ending.
It was nice to catch up with Dakota Walker again and all the ladies of the Friday night knitting club, even with the ever present absence of Georgia Walker. Perfectly wrapped up in the end, but sometimes one needs a perfect ending.
December 16, 2018
Bring out the tissues! 😭 This book has lots of past memories of the lost Georgia who brought this group together.
Meanwhile we have a lovely Christmas set in Scotland and two weddings of the Friday Night Knitting Club ladies. Lots of Christmas crafting ideas and more traditions for me to torture my family with. I’m sure they’ll love it! *snort*
Meanwhile we have a lovely Christmas set in Scotland and two weddings of the Friday Night Knitting Club ladies. Lots of Christmas crafting ideas and more traditions for me to torture my family with. I’m sure they’ll love it! *snort*
September 30, 2023
Been after Knit the Season, 3rd book in the Friday Night Knitting Club series for quite a few years, but thanks to my local library for accepting my request and purchasing the book I was finally able to read it.
A cute, fun and heartwarming festive story to finish off the series.
A cute, fun and heartwarming festive story to finish off the series.
December 28, 2020
Ho, ho, ho – hum. Fans of Kate Jacobs’ Friday Night Knitting Club series may have trouble settling into the third book in the series, Knit the Season, where we find Dakota Walker all grown up, or trying to be. The girl we first met in the series opener as the young daughter of Georgia Walker, proprietor of the Walker and Daughter yarn shop is up to her lovely eyeballs in responsibility and stress. She is now co-owner of her mother’s shop, attending college, and has big dreams of using her baking and cooking talents professionally. However, she still has a lot to learn about being an adult.
The story picks up where the second book left off, which can be a bit confusing for readers who’ve put some time and distance between installments. Catching up with each character takes a little time, as the author jumps right in without much re-introduction. The plot is a whirlwind of activities centered around Dakota’s life, the wedding of her mom’s good friend Anita, Catherine’s love life, and yes, dear old dad James might have something cooking too. Does he, or doesn’t he? Through all of this, Dakota is planning to take on an internship over Christmas, but her dad has other plans for her. Meanwhile, life at the shop goes on!
Dakota alternately seems mature for a young lady of twenty and then again, extremely self-centered. She does seem to carry an awful lot on her shoulders for someone her age. Overall, I marveled at all she was able to accomplish. I didn't connect as much with the other characters in this book. For the most part, they seemed either insignificant or just very caught up in the details of their own lives. While several of them worried aloud about the ability of the group to remain intact, there did seem, at times, to be a real lack of solidarity. Will this be the end of the Friday Night Knitting Club? Will there be another book? Time will tell.
I think what I enjoyed most were the Christmas scenes in Scotland with Gran. For me, that summed up the whole of the book’s characters and plot, the shop, and especially, Dakota’s life. So much in so many lives was in a state of flux, most of it good. How each person chose to deal with it and handle it is what mattered.
Despite wanting to compare this book to the first book, which I really loved, I mostly really liked this one too. Dakota was faced with a lot of challenges and doubts, and she had plenty of mother surrogates and her dad to help her find her way. I’d like to see what happens, especially to Peri and to Dakota, but if there is not fourth book, that’s okay too.
3-1/2 stars rounded to 4
The story picks up where the second book left off, which can be a bit confusing for readers who’ve put some time and distance between installments. Catching up with each character takes a little time, as the author jumps right in without much re-introduction. The plot is a whirlwind of activities centered around Dakota’s life, the wedding of her mom’s good friend Anita, Catherine’s love life, and yes, dear old dad James might have something cooking too. Does he, or doesn’t he? Through all of this, Dakota is planning to take on an internship over Christmas, but her dad has other plans for her. Meanwhile, life at the shop goes on!
Dakota alternately seems mature for a young lady of twenty and then again, extremely self-centered. She does seem to carry an awful lot on her shoulders for someone her age. Overall, I marveled at all she was able to accomplish. I didn't connect as much with the other characters in this book. For the most part, they seemed either insignificant or just very caught up in the details of their own lives. While several of them worried aloud about the ability of the group to remain intact, there did seem, at times, to be a real lack of solidarity. Will this be the end of the Friday Night Knitting Club? Will there be another book? Time will tell.
I think what I enjoyed most were the Christmas scenes in Scotland with Gran. For me, that summed up the whole of the book’s characters and plot, the shop, and especially, Dakota’s life. So much in so many lives was in a state of flux, most of it good. How each person chose to deal with it and handle it is what mattered.
Despite wanting to compare this book to the first book, which I really loved, I mostly really liked this one too. Dakota was faced with a lot of challenges and doubts, and she had plenty of mother surrogates and her dad to help her find her way. I’d like to see what happens, especially to Peri and to Dakota, but if there is not fourth book, that’s okay too.
3-1/2 stars rounded to 4
December 4, 2009
Kate Jacobs has come out with the latest installment of the Friday Night Knitting Club series, Knit the Season. As a knitter, I enjoyed the first book in the series, Friday Night Knitting Club while on vacation a few years ago. I loved her second novel (unrelated to this series) Comfort Food.
Knit the Season is focused on Dakota this time, which is nice. If you have read the other two books in the series, you do get caught up with several of the characters and what they have been up to in recent years. Knitting does not play as crucial of a role as the other two books. It’s just sort of part of the background, not a key role in the storyline. In fact, there is only one knitted bookmark pattern in the back of the book this time, which is unfortunate. But still, it’s nice to read about women of all ages and backgrounds incorporating knitting into their daily lives (even if they are fictional). The other issue I didn’t like is the large number of flashbacks incorporated into the story. She just needs to let some things (characters) go now.
If you are a series lover, then read this book and enjoy. Don’t try to read it as a stand-alone, however. You will be disappointed. Even with all the follies, I will probably go ahead and read the next one that comes out. I just love knitters, what can I say?
Knit the Season is focused on Dakota this time, which is nice. If you have read the other two books in the series, you do get caught up with several of the characters and what they have been up to in recent years. Knitting does not play as crucial of a role as the other two books. It’s just sort of part of the background, not a key role in the storyline. In fact, there is only one knitted bookmark pattern in the back of the book this time, which is unfortunate. But still, it’s nice to read about women of all ages and backgrounds incorporating knitting into their daily lives (even if they are fictional). The other issue I didn’t like is the large number of flashbacks incorporated into the story. She just needs to let some things (characters) go now.
If you are a series lover, then read this book and enjoy. Don’t try to read it as a stand-alone, however. You will be disappointed. Even with all the follies, I will probably go ahead and read the next one that comes out. I just love knitters, what can I say?
November 22, 2009
I'm reminded of blockbuster movie sequels that have no substance because the creators know their audience will come see it no matter what.
Jacobs is a talented writer with a unique ability to create flawed characters that are so engaging and real. That said - this book was a huge disappointment. Full of preachy cliches about family love, complete with the now-college-aged Dakota spouting off sage advice out of nowhere (the cause of much eye-rolling and skimming on my part) - every single scene centered around, began with, or ended with all characters finding themselves still stuck in a rut since the death of Georgia 8 years ago. It wasn't a deep analysis of grief and trouble moving on or anything...it was just superficially constantly coming back to memories when it really felt hollow.
This book was so obviously a series place holder, but I'd still be interested in reading the books to follow - great potential new plot lines were introduced - as long as Jacobs lets her characters move past constantly talking about Georgia and "this is what she would have wanted" with every purchase of a coffee, napkins, every thought in their head...you get the idea. I am in no way discounting grief - it's real and long lasting - but her particular use of it in this series has over-run it's course and she really needs to move on to focusing on the remaining characters and all of their very interesting subplot lines.
Jacobs is a talented writer with a unique ability to create flawed characters that are so engaging and real. That said - this book was a huge disappointment. Full of preachy cliches about family love, complete with the now-college-aged Dakota spouting off sage advice out of nowhere (the cause of much eye-rolling and skimming on my part) - every single scene centered around, began with, or ended with all characters finding themselves still stuck in a rut since the death of Georgia 8 years ago. It wasn't a deep analysis of grief and trouble moving on or anything...it was just superficially constantly coming back to memories when it really felt hollow.
This book was so obviously a series place holder, but I'd still be interested in reading the books to follow - great potential new plot lines were introduced - as long as Jacobs lets her characters move past constantly talking about Georgia and "this is what she would have wanted" with every purchase of a coffee, napkins, every thought in their head...you get the idea. I am in no way discounting grief - it's real and long lasting - but her particular use of it in this series has over-run it's course and she really needs to move on to focusing on the remaining characters and all of their very interesting subplot lines.
December 26, 2021
"Don't give up something you love just because there's an obstacle. Find a way to work around it. Be open to something unexpected. Make changes."
January 26, 2012
sometimes a familiar set of a characters, and a book that doesn't require much thought is just what i'm looking for. this was exactly that.
July 6, 2018
Não vou dizer que foi o melhor livro que li. Nem que tinha uma história surpreendente. Mas fiquei feliz em ler este simples livro.
Quando a minha mão o comprou a 5 ou 4 anos atrás. A sinopse do romance não me entusiasmou. Principalmente por não foi possuir algumas receitas e falar de tricô. Cozinhar e coser são duas coisas que não me agradam muito.
Mas agora ao ler a história de Dakota. Entendi que isto não é um simples livro que fala de amizade e relacionamentos. Também é uma história que aborda a auto descoberta e de família. E se passa no Natal e no Ano Novo. O Natal sempre foi a minha época festiva preferida. É a importunidade perfeita de reunir os nossos parentes mais afastados.
Para Dakota irá ser a época que conhecerá melhor a sua mãe, que infelizmente faleceu muito cedo, e de passar bons momentos com a sua bisavó na Escócia. O Ano Novo será a época dos casamentos de Anne e Catherine. Gostei especialmente de Cathy e do seu noivo italiano.
As partes em que é relembrado a infância de Dakota são os momentos mais emocionantes. E considero que a escritora sobe escolher um bom final para nossa protagonista. O final previsível seria ela ter ficado com Roberto. Mas a escritora sobe ser mais original e ensinou-a a ser mais séria e a colocar a sua família em primeiro lugar. Afinal uma jovem de 20 e tal anos tem a vida inteira pela frente para encontrar o seu parceiro ideal. Não necessita de ser o seu primeiro namorado.
Talvez o facto de ter 23 anos ajudou-me a identificar-me com a protagonista. Eu também por vezes sou demasiado séria, e tenho de aprender a divertir-me mais. Acho que este livro ensinou-me a ver a minha juventude de outra forma.
Quando a minha mão o comprou a 5 ou 4 anos atrás. A sinopse do romance não me entusiasmou. Principalmente por não foi possuir algumas receitas e falar de tricô. Cozinhar e coser são duas coisas que não me agradam muito.
Mas agora ao ler a história de Dakota. Entendi que isto não é um simples livro que fala de amizade e relacionamentos. Também é uma história que aborda a auto descoberta e de família. E se passa no Natal e no Ano Novo. O Natal sempre foi a minha época festiva preferida. É a importunidade perfeita de reunir os nossos parentes mais afastados.
Para Dakota irá ser a época que conhecerá melhor a sua mãe, que infelizmente faleceu muito cedo, e de passar bons momentos com a sua bisavó na Escócia. O Ano Novo será a época dos casamentos de Anne e Catherine. Gostei especialmente de Cathy e do seu noivo italiano.
As partes em que é relembrado a infância de Dakota são os momentos mais emocionantes. E considero que a escritora sobe escolher um bom final para nossa protagonista. O final previsível seria ela ter ficado com Roberto. Mas a escritora sobe ser mais original e ensinou-a a ser mais séria e a colocar a sua família em primeiro lugar. Afinal uma jovem de 20 e tal anos tem a vida inteira pela frente para encontrar o seu parceiro ideal. Não necessita de ser o seu primeiro namorado.
Talvez o facto de ter 23 anos ajudou-me a identificar-me com a protagonista. Eu também por vezes sou demasiado séria, e tenho de aprender a divertir-me mais. Acho que este livro ensinou-me a ver a minha juventude de outra forma.
January 11, 2011
You know those movie series where the first one makes you really want to see the second one, the second one leaves you disappointed but still willing to see the third, and by the time the trilogy is over, you find yourself thinking "dear God, why didn't they just stop with the first?"
Yeah.
Here you have that same emotion, in book form.
Yeah.
Here you have that same emotion, in book form.
November 17, 2023
I have read the other 2 books in this series but not recently and apparently my memory is terrible. My complaints about the first 2 books were that there are a ton of characters and I wish it would've focused in a little. For that reason, I feel like the gang wasn't all that memorable to me. In this one, we have Dakota (Georgia's daughter) going to Scotland for Christmas with her dad, her grandma and her Mom's friend Catherine. However, we get a TON of flashbacks of Georgia's life and I was somewhat bored. I wonder if I would've liked this book more if I would've read all 3 back to back (probably yes) but since I didn't, I was confused and bored. It's also VERY cheesy. There is a little bit of holiday spirit, but not a ton. Overall this book was meh. I'll keep it on my shelf to maybe some day read all 3 back to back, but with years removed, this wasn't it for me.
December 24, 2011
A friend who knows I knit, loaned this book to me but I just couldn't read it. I applied Jenny's Age related rule.* I didn't give a hoot about the characters and the knitting references seemed thrown in by someone who doesn't knit.
*Jenny's Age Related Reading Rule
After you read as many pages as you are old, decide if you want to finish the book. After age 50, subtract the number of years over 50 from the pages to be read.
*Jenny's Age Related Reading Rule
After you read as many pages as you are old, decide if you want to finish the book. After age 50, subtract the number of years over 50 from the pages to be read.
January 16, 2019
I've fallen out of like with most of the characters now. Dakota was annoyingly selfish and spoiled, Anita was wishy-washy and spineless and everyone else just seemed whiny!
December 19, 2010
KNIT THE SEASON is my first Kate Jacobs book. I realize that I began this "series" on book three, and I understand that these are continuing characters. I also realize that I did not get much enjoyment from the story and found most of the characters dull and lackluster and the story less than engrossing.
A great deal of the story involves reminiscences about Georgia, the joint owner of a knitting shop. For someone who has been dead for six years there is a lot of print devoted to her...which would be fine if there were any pertinent details that added to the storyline. I assume that the authors goal was to let us know how Georgia affected the lives of those around her but I found myself wanting to shout, "I don't care....just get on with the story" and I'm relatively certain that anyone who read the first two books would find this one repetitious and tedious.
As for the characters, let me address just two. There is Dakota, Georgia's somewhat immature, petulant 20 year old daughter whose dialog reads like she's a spoiled, immature 15 year old. Do 20 year olds really sound like that today?? Oh and how about Anita, the octogenarian whose nuptials with the ever patient Marty have been postponed several times due to the manipulation of her deceitful 50-something year old son. At 80 you would think the woman would be smarter than that.
The other members of the Friday Night Knitting Club, Peri, KC, Catherine and Luci, as well as Luci's seven year old daughter, Ginger, are equally uninspiring.
If your interest lies in knitting I would strongly advise you to spend your time continuing with the holiday gifts you have waiting on your needles. A nicely knit scarf will leave you with more "warm fuzzy" feelings than this book could ever produce.
A great deal of the story involves reminiscences about Georgia, the joint owner of a knitting shop. For someone who has been dead for six years there is a lot of print devoted to her...which would be fine if there were any pertinent details that added to the storyline. I assume that the authors goal was to let us know how Georgia affected the lives of those around her but I found myself wanting to shout, "I don't care....just get on with the story" and I'm relatively certain that anyone who read the first two books would find this one repetitious and tedious.
As for the characters, let me address just two. There is Dakota, Georgia's somewhat immature, petulant 20 year old daughter whose dialog reads like she's a spoiled, immature 15 year old. Do 20 year olds really sound like that today?? Oh and how about Anita, the octogenarian whose nuptials with the ever patient Marty have been postponed several times due to the manipulation of her deceitful 50-something year old son. At 80 you would think the woman would be smarter than that.
The other members of the Friday Night Knitting Club, Peri, KC, Catherine and Luci, as well as Luci's seven year old daughter, Ginger, are equally uninspiring.
If your interest lies in knitting I would strongly advise you to spend your time continuing with the holiday gifts you have waiting on your needles. A nicely knit scarf will leave you with more "warm fuzzy" feelings than this book could ever produce.
January 4, 2010
This book was given to me as a gift, and as I enjoy reading books about the holidays during the month of December, it proved to be just the right time ...
The story revolves mainly around Dakota Walker, who has left college to attend culinary school, while also keeping up with things at the yarn shop of her late mother, Walker & Daughter. She has help in the person of Peri, who manages things day-to-day, as well as from the women in the Friday Night Knitting Club, and Dakota's father as well.
The book takes place basically from Thanksgiving through New Year's, broken into sections according to the holiday. Dakota is faced with several challenges during this time period, each one that forces her to choose between her personal life and her career desires.
The book is also quite detailed in its description of a visit by Dakota and her extended family to her grandmother's house in Scotland for Christmas.
I didn't really love this book, but I enjoyed it. Some of the characters were more believable than others, some parts of the story line were also. But in general, it dealt with busy people dealing successful with the winter holidays, and not falling apart or becoming Scrooge-ish about them. Which means that it also meets another one of my requirements for a book set during the holidays.
If you are in the mood for such a book, it's an enjoyable and quick read. Not Shakespeare, but also not claiming to be!
The story revolves mainly around Dakota Walker, who has left college to attend culinary school, while also keeping up with things at the yarn shop of her late mother, Walker & Daughter. She has help in the person of Peri, who manages things day-to-day, as well as from the women in the Friday Night Knitting Club, and Dakota's father as well.
The book takes place basically from Thanksgiving through New Year's, broken into sections according to the holiday. Dakota is faced with several challenges during this time period, each one that forces her to choose between her personal life and her career desires.
The book is also quite detailed in its description of a visit by Dakota and her extended family to her grandmother's house in Scotland for Christmas.
I didn't really love this book, but I enjoyed it. Some of the characters were more believable than others, some parts of the story line were also. But in general, it dealt with busy people dealing successful with the winter holidays, and not falling apart or becoming Scrooge-ish about them. Which means that it also meets another one of my requirements for a book set during the holidays.
If you are in the mood for such a book, it's an enjoyable and quick read. Not Shakespeare, but also not claiming to be!
May 23, 2013
No spoilers.
Blurb: a return to the characters of Friday Night Knitting Club, with Dakota nearly all grown up. A pass-the-time kind of novel that surprisingly, brought me to tears.
Longer version: I listened to the audiobook of the first in the series, and it wasn't my favorite book, but was a nice little story of a young mother and her friends. I selected this audiobook, mostly because I thought it would be a nice unchallenging little listen. And, for the most part it was. It doesn't require great pains of concentration, and you can often guess what a character will do, because these are folks like the folks we know - mostly gentle and kind, a little selfish, and fairly predictable. However, there was a point where all the normalcy was just very sweet and precious, and I found myself weeping...mostly happy weeping, but still...you can't pooh-pooh a novel that can make you cry. It's just a novel about people living lives, and it's a nice story. We can always use more good storytellers in the world.
Blurb: a return to the characters of Friday Night Knitting Club, with Dakota nearly all grown up. A pass-the-time kind of novel that surprisingly, brought me to tears.
Longer version: I listened to the audiobook of the first in the series, and it wasn't my favorite book, but was a nice little story of a young mother and her friends. I selected this audiobook, mostly because I thought it would be a nice unchallenging little listen. And, for the most part it was. It doesn't require great pains of concentration, and you can often guess what a character will do, because these are folks like the folks we know - mostly gentle and kind, a little selfish, and fairly predictable. However, there was a point where all the normalcy was just very sweet and precious, and I found myself weeping...mostly happy weeping, but still...you can't pooh-pooh a novel that can make you cry. It's just a novel about people living lives, and it's a nice story. We can always use more good storytellers in the world.
November 15, 2009
Unfortunately, this didn't do it for me. I thought the story was slow moving and wish the entire novel had been from Dakota's perspective. It was a bit confusing and the plot was thin. Considering how much I loved the other two, it was disappointing.
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December 21, 2015I tried to read this but gave up after about 60 pages. Perhaps it is because it is part of a series. The cast of characters seemed overwhelming, and I couldn't keep them all straight. I may try and read it again if I choose to read the first 2.
December 3, 2017
I enjoyed this third installment of the Knitting Club, but it didn't cover new ground in terms of character development or growth. Nothing new or unexpected happened in terms of action. It was pleasant, but I expected more.
November 29, 2017
May have been my mood- took forever for me to read this "light" fiction and I really thought it was just slow and tortuous. Took forever ( 13o pages ) to pick up a story line.
January 5, 2024
This was a book club read for December. I probably would not have picked this book out for myself. I read the other two first because I couldn't bring myself to read this one without reading the others. Of the three, this one was my favorite. The story is cute, and I liked the characters. This book was definitely a tear jerker. It follows the events of the first two books, catching up with Dakota Walker, now 20, and the rest of the Friday Night Knitting Club ladies. There are some flash backs, but they were easy to follow. I would definitely recommend reading all three in order. It's a fun book and I did enjoy it.
October 4, 2021
I thought I would enjoy Knit The Season. I'm a big fan of Jennifer Chiaverini and her Elm Creek Quilt series, even though I'm not a quilter (I'm not a knitter either, so there). I found Kate Jacobs' writing style too overly detailed, like she could have said what she needed to in a lot fewer words. I got to about the fourth or fifth chapter and decided not to finish it. I really liked the theme and was looking forward to a warm story, but it became too plodding.
August 22, 2019
This is my first Kate Jacobs's book but I soon caught up with all the characters. I could also tell them apart which show what a good writer she is.
I enjoyed the way every comment about the past brought a flashback in which Georgia, the late owner, is still alive. Her struggles with her mom. Her struggles as a single mom herself. The fun of teaching her kid brother how to drive. Her joy at her love for James.
By the end of the book, I was sobbing openly at the loss of such a charming woman.
I did not give this book 3 stars because it made me sad. I gave it 3 stars because of a slight repetitiveness and the way it had GREAT scenes which were VERY LOOSELY connected.
I enjoyed the way every comment about the past brought a flashback in which Georgia, the late owner, is still alive. Her struggles with her mom. Her struggles as a single mom herself. The fun of teaching her kid brother how to drive. Her joy at her love for James.
By the end of the book, I was sobbing openly at the loss of such a charming woman.
I did not give this book 3 stars because it made me sad. I gave it 3 stars because of a slight repetitiveness and the way it had GREAT scenes which were VERY LOOSELY connected.
June 20, 2024
Cool. Much welcome relief after 2 days of Lisa Jackson
April 17, 2019
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So amazing you get us to that one line and we need to wait for the next book. Can’t wait to see where this adventure will bring us.
So amazing you get us to that one line and we need to wait for the next book. Can’t wait to see where this adventure will bring us.
October 28, 2011
I feel that this is a great end to the series and am hoping this is indeed the last book. I enjoyed the first book very much, and was excited to get the second book and then quickly disappointed when I read it.
This book was more tolerable than the last book, however there were a few things that could have been changed. I'm happy to see that the writer dropped the racial issues with Dakota, that was really annoying in the second book.
There was a bit too much opinions from the friends of the group about where Dakota should be during the holidays. To me it felt as though too many characters were trying to guilt trip her into doing what they wanted her to do and not consider how it would affect her and her feelings of what she was excited about. As Dakota says in the book, "sometimes you have to cut the cord."
I found Catherine to be less slutty and more grown up compared to the previous book. She actually acts her age and is an adult. Anita's son Nathan however does not grow up even though he is in his 50's and has a wife and children of his own. He acts as a selfish, needy, inconsiderate adolescent. When he was mentioned in the book I wanted to just smack him.
It was unbelieveable that the writer chose to wait until the end of the book to disclose Perri's decision about the job offer in France. It didn't have to be dragged out through the entire book.
The length of the book could have been shorter, I feel there was too much of Georgia's memories that were typed in italiacs. It was wasted space. There were only two or three instances where that would have flowed nicely otherwise it was overdone and was just filler.
Otherwise this was the perfect way to end the series. So if you've already read the second book might as well finish with the 3rd book.
This book was more tolerable than the last book, however there were a few things that could have been changed. I'm happy to see that the writer dropped the racial issues with Dakota, that was really annoying in the second book.
There was a bit too much opinions from the friends of the group about where Dakota should be during the holidays. To me it felt as though too many characters were trying to guilt trip her into doing what they wanted her to do and not consider how it would affect her and her feelings of what she was excited about. As Dakota says in the book, "sometimes you have to cut the cord."
I found Catherine to be less slutty and more grown up compared to the previous book. She actually acts her age and is an adult. Anita's son Nathan however does not grow up even though he is in his 50's and has a wife and children of his own. He acts as a selfish, needy, inconsiderate adolescent. When he was mentioned in the book I wanted to just smack him.
It was unbelieveable that the writer chose to wait until the end of the book to disclose Perri's decision about the job offer in France. It didn't have to be dragged out through the entire book.
The length of the book could have been shorter, I feel there was too much of Georgia's memories that were typed in italiacs. It was wasted space. There were only two or three instances where that would have flowed nicely otherwise it was overdone and was just filler.
Otherwise this was the perfect way to end the series. So if you've already read the second book might as well finish with the 3rd book.
December 23, 2010
I loved the Friday Night Knitting Club and Knit Two by Jacobs so I was looking forward to reading this book. Plus, you have to read at least one holiday like book during the holidays. I have to admit that while I enjoyed this book, it didn't measure up to the first books. I did enjoy reading the snippets of Georgia's life and also seeing this character from the points of view of her family which is something that hasn't been done yet. I also love all the wonderful characters in this series. I found that the plot was seriously lacking for this book. There didn't seem to much of a conflict or a climax to the novel. The book just kind of floats around Dakota's trip to Scotland as well as Anita's wedding (which had previously been canceled many times). While I like the series and would like to read more I would also like a little more substance. Overall, I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. For those that have read the series you might as well read this one. For those who haven't read the Knit Club series, I suggest you start with the first book which is exceptional. (I even admit to full out crying on the bus while reading this book and yes people were looking at me like I was a crazy).
March 21, 2010
This is the third book in the Friday Night Knitting Club series. It picks up immediately after Knit Two. Dakota is going to cooking school and the holidays are fast approaching. She is feeling the pressure because she has set up an internship at a hotel over Christmas and her father has just arranged for everyone to go see Gran in Scotland for the holidays. Peri has also just told her about an incredible opportunity she was offered in Paris but that would take her away from Walker and Daughter. Dakota is not sure how she will manage everything. In addition Anita is planning her wedding for the fourth or fifth incarnation since every time her son Nathan has disrupted it. Catherine is also worried about her relationship with Marco.
Dakota, Catherine, and Anita must come to terms with what is most important to them and still manage to follow their dreams.
This was a great book with an inspiring ending.
Dakota, Catherine, and Anita must come to terms with what is most important to them and still manage to follow their dreams.
This was a great book with an inspiring ending.
August 8, 2025
Getting to page eighteen felt like wading through waist-high mud. Repetitive, soulless, wearying. Stop telling me the same facts about each character. It's annoying. Stop reminding me that you want the namesake ladies of Walker and Daughter to be remembered as the Gilmore Girls of knit shops (because that's definitely the sought-after vibe here). Also please stop describing people's skin tones with references to coffee.
This book is trying *so hard* to be chosen as your fickle heart's best pal that it falls down and keeps on falling. Anita and Marty, will they or won't they? They're not getting any younger, you know; speaking of younger, enter Lucie, the next-generation precocious shop kid. What's taking so long for a certain handbag designer to have her own moment?
I'm also here to yell as the author for stuffing "tweenager" into my brain. Get it OUT of there.
Maybe it gets better. I doubt it, though
This book is trying *so hard* to be chosen as your fickle heart's best pal that it falls down and keeps on falling. Anita and Marty, will they or won't they? They're not getting any younger, you know; speaking of younger, enter Lucie, the next-generation precocious shop kid. What's taking so long for a certain handbag designer to have her own moment?
I'm also here to yell as the author for stuffing "tweenager" into my brain. Get it OUT of there.
Maybe it gets better. I doubt it, though
January 29, 2016
Knit the Season is the third (and final?) novel of the Friday Night Knitting Club series. It takes place 7 years after the 1st novel and 2 years after the 2nd novel. I didn't enjoy this novel as much as the first two novels. There wasn't much of a plot and there wasn't any character development from the 2nd novel. The whole family and Christmas plot lines were cheesy and I disliked how most of the story was about Dakota, who acted like a spoiled child, but wanted to be seen as an adult. My favourite parts were the flashbacks of Georgia. I would only recommend this novel to those who want to catch up on the characters from earlier novels.
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