There are about 56 pages of actual useful content in this book.The actual useful content can be found starting on page 127 where she begins discussing socks. Following the sock section there are small sections on scarves and shawls. Most of this information could be gleaned by surfing the internet a bit or visiting the knittinghelp website.
The rest can be summed up as follows:
1. The author has lots of yarn EVERYWHERE and her house is a mess.
2. The fact that the author has lots of yarn everywhere and her house is a mess is the funniest thing EVER to the author.
3. According to the author, all knitters do nothing but knit and horde yarn ALL of the time.
4. All knitters will, evidently, walk backwards, nude, through the snow for the opportunity to go to a local yarn store, buy too much yarn, and meet with other knitters.Save your money. Either check it out of the library or read pages 127 through 183 in the bookstore. ( )

Marvelously witty and entertaining, this book on knitting made me want to take up the needles again. Much practical advice and motivation. ( )

Snort! I toted this book through the house with me putting down my knitting after trying to prop the book open with my jar of needles, various other books and even crochet stitch markers so that I could read and knit.
To my husband's horror I muted his t.v. show to read him particularly amusing passages and to my chagrin he didn't quite get it. I realized I'd have to make atonement when I insisted on bring the book to bed with me so that I could just "finish the chapter (aka, sneak in a third when he wasn't looking)." But he was much amused at my amusement, and that counts for something!
This book is a must have for Knitters. A perfect cure for the days when its been a frog too many. When that beautiful skein turned out to have one unforgivable knot too many, and when you notice that some how, perhaps through immaculate conception, there is a loose stitch hanging out way down there on the cast on row... approximately 3 feet away from your working needle. ( )

Sub-titled: The Yarn Harlot Unravels the Mysteries of Swatching, Stashing, Ribbing and Rolling to Free Your Inner Knitter. Not just witty, this one is useful too. ( )

My copy of this book is falling apart from overuse. That is a good thing, right?
I use her "basic recipes" for everything. This is my reference book for when I need a refresher course to Kitchener a toe or turn a heel. Love this book! ( )