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Praise for Knit Two, the sequel to The Friday Night Knitting Club
"Reading Jacobs' second knitting novel is as warming and cheering as visiting old friends. "
– Booklist
"Jacobs stitches together another winning tale of the New York City knitting circle…. The sequel is as comforting, enveloping, and warm as a well-crafted afghan. "
– Publishers Weekly
"Fans [will] eagerly snuggle in to see how the friends piece together their knitting projects while finding solace in one another's company. "
– People
"As [the women who made Walker and Daughter yarn shop their second home] turn out afghans and booties, [they] also knit the pattern of their own lives in a plot that travels as far as Rome before returning, of course, to Seventy-seventh and Broadway. "
– The New York Times
"As the story presents the challenges that each woman faces, it becomes a beautiful celebration of life, friendship, knitting, and the bonds that tie us together. A delight to read. "
– Romantic Times
"Readers are left with a sense of how the craft has calmed these souls as they journey through their individual stories of acceptance and personal growth. Fans of Debbie Macomber's Blossom Street series will find much to enjoy here."
– Library Journal
"[Knit Two] reflects the relationships among women in real life—their willingness to help each other, their caring attitudes, their discretion when needed, their openness, and their lack of pretense in an emergency. "
– Omaha World-Herald
"For legions of readers awaiting a reunion with their friends from the best-selling novel The Friday Night Knitting Club, novelist Kate Jacobs's warm-hearted sequel, Knit Two is certain to be a cozy companion on a blustery winter night.… Jacobs has embroidered [the novel] with snippets of sage advice applicable to both knitting and life: 'You know enough now that you don't just have to follow someone else's pattern.' "
– BookPage
Praise for The Friday Night Knitting Club
"An absolutely beautiful, deeply moving portrait of female friendship. You'll laugh and cry along with these characters, and if you're like me, you'll wish you knew how to knit."
– Kristin Hannah, author of Firefly Lane
"If you are looking for an inviting group of gals to spend a few winter evenings with, pull up your afghan and snuggle in with The Friday Night Knitting Club…[It] makes you yearn for yarn, even if you're not a knitter."
– USA Today
"This book's great—worth reading now."
– Glamour Magazine
"If you like to write or read or knit, your first reaction to The Friday Night Knitting Club may be pure jealousy…Readers will come to root for nearly everyone in the sweetly diverse cast of characters."
– Concord Monitor
"What begins as an unlikely hodgepodge of women soon evolves into an unbreakable sisterhood as the characters learn from each other's differences and bond over their love of knitting."
– Vogue Knitting
"A Steel Magnolias for the 21st century."
– Kirkus Reviews
"Poignant twists propel the plot and help the pacing find a pleasant rhythm."
– Publishers Weekly
"A really great story."
– Marie Claire
"Celebrates the power of women's independence and is essentially an urban counterpart to How to Make an American Quilt"
– New Statesman
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