Author: Mary Beth Temple
Narrator: Read by the Author
Publisher: Knitting Out Loud Publishing
Unabridged – 2hrs 28mins Genre: Knitting Humour
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The Secret Language of Knitters by Mary Beth Temple from Knitting Out Loud Publishing is another excellent example of the new genre of knitting audio books. This genre doesn’t make much sense to non-knitters and frankly I’m not certain I would recommend any to a non-knitter. But to someone with insider knowledge of this craft, this book will make you laugh out and loud and you will ‘get it’!
The Secret Language of Knitters by Mary Beth Temple from Knitting Out Loud Publishing is another excellent example of the new genre of knitting audio books. This genre doesn’t make much sense to non-knitters and frankly I’m not certain I would recommend any to a non-knitter. But to someone with insider knowledge of this craft, this book will make you laugh out and loud and you will ‘get it’!
This particular title is what I would class as Knitting Humour within the Knitting Genre. Using a classic dictionary format it takes you through the common acronyms, phrases etc from the universal language of knitters giving the word, word class and then description. Referencing words within itself (which doesn’t work so well in audio) the book humorously explains those common words and slang phrases so often heard in Yarn Stores and Knitting Groups around the world that would leave a non-knitter wondering why knitters talk about SEX (Stash Expansion eXpedition) so much!
As a knitter there was a lot in the book that resonated with me, especially the section on how stress knitting can soothe and help you get through those tough times. And who knew that Tink came from Knit spelt backwards?!? However, this is not a technical manual and those looking for such shouldn’t expect any instructions on knitting techniques from this book.
I personally loved the way the author narrated this book. The good thing about an author narrating their own audio book is the way the inflections and flow of the narration are so natural as the author already knows how they expected a certain sentence to sound given they wrote it. I found this narration soothing for the most part with the right injection of humorous inflection at appropriate times however, it did sound like they were trying too hard at times. The quality of the recording was superb as always from Knitting Out Loud Publishing and I would definitely recommend this book to any knitters looking for something funny to listen to while they are working on that complicated project.
