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It Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons
Availability: In Stock
Price: $12.95
Item #:
08KN15
ISBN- 978-1-59668-093-7
112 Pages
Dimensions- 6 X 6
It Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons is an affectionate, humorous celebration of every aspect of the craft from buying (and hiding) massive quantities of yarn to wrestling with projects that go seriously awry to prescriptions for alleviating the stress brought on by holiday knitting to wreaking revenge on recipients of handknits who stuff them into the back of the bottom drawer.
It Itches is the first of its kind to mix cartoon humor with short essays on knitting.
Franklin Habit is known for his witty writing and his New Yorker-style cartoons about knitting and life. The book includes seventy-five cartoons, deftly rendered in pen and ink with watercolor wash, in addition to humorous short essays on various themes of the knitting life.
His cartoons address:
- The undeniable urge to purchase yarn
- The (mostly) friendly rivalry between knitters
- The expression of love through yarn and needles.
- And more!
The book includes seventy-five cartoons, deftly rendered in pen and ink with watercolor wash, in addition to humorous short essays on various themes of the knitting life.
You'll find yourself in this fun collection of essays and cartoons. It Itches is also a great gift idea for knitters who speak the same knitting language.
Reviews: "This book is funny, of course, but it also has some important things to say about why we knit and who we are as a community of knitters. If you're a knitter, you should read it."-About.com Guide to Knitting
"You might not have thought there was such a thing as knitting cartoons or, if there were, that there couldn't possibly be enough of them for a book, but knitter and blogger Franklin Habit provides a fun little book full of knitting-themed cartoons, as well as a few essays on this knitting life."-About.com Guide to Knitting
"Habit has a wry wit that fits his sophisticated style and a creative eye that lets him illustrate the stories with talented flair."-Anchorage Daily News
"It Itches will leave knitters, readers in stitches. . . . Habit's writing contains enough laughs to make stitches fall right off the needles."-Bangor Daily News
"Combines New Yorker-esque cartoons with essays that celebrate our knitterly foibles through his own distinct yet equally witty and cutting gaze."-Clara Parker, Knitter's Review
"The perfect blend of artistic wit to make knitters around the globe chuckle. Keep a copy in the knitting bag... to come to the aid of a knitter friend in desperate need of comic relief."-Craftsanity.com
"Franklin is a dang keen observer of the world of fiber arts. I loved these cartoons - I’m not even a knitter, and I was giggling."-Craftypod.com Blog
"A fast and hilarious read, it masterfully blends Habit's illustration skills and knitting knowledge to inspire serious laughter."-Grand Rapids Free Press
"This is a little gem of a book. 75 cartoons, 10 essays, all funny. Funny! Adorable! Cute! Love it!"-KnittingScholar.com
" Page after page begs to be framed and displayed. It's a tiny, lovely book."-Knitty.com
"Hands down, my top pick for a knitting-book gift is It Itches. There is absolutely nothing about this book not to like. It is full of funny (and sometimes thought-provoking) cartoons in the style of the New Yorker. It is fresh and entertaining and appropriate for all ages. And perhaps most shocking of all, it is very inexpensive--around ten or twelve dollars."-knotions online magazine
"This book is a delightful and refreshing little gumdrop. Franklin's humor is smart and fresh and genuine."-Norma Miller, NowNormaKnits.com
"A knit wit if ever there was one, the multitalented Habit has found a nice platform for his stitchy sensibility. . . . he lovingly tweaks the knitter's psyche."-Yarn Market News
Monsters in the Closet
Crafty
Man vs. Skein
Immortality
The Underpants Knitters of Great Fussing-on-the-Wold8
Advice from a Poncho
The Knit Stitch: Theme and Variations
Knittin' with a Whip
It's a Guy Thing
 Writer, illustrator, and photographer Franklin Habit's first piece of knitting—a vaguely rectangular six-foot scarf—was produced during his student days at Harvard University in the 1990s. Until the widespread revival of the craft, he stitched in solitude, turning out a small but steady stream of mittens, scarves, and hats for startled friends and relations. In February 2005, inspired by the emergence of the online knitting community, he created The Panopticon (the-panopticon.blogspot.com). What began as a project diary is now one of the most popular knitting blogs on the Internet, with mentions in publications as diverse as Knit 1 and The Advocate. On an average day, upwards of 2,000 readers worldwide tune in for a mix of essays, cartoons, and the continuing adventures of Dolores the Sheep. In response to reader demand, The Panopticon spawned its own online shop in October 2005.
Franklin's publishing experience includes writing lifestyles features for the Boston Phoenix, reading his own essays for the knitting podcast Cast On, and writing for Interweave Knits, PieceWork, Yarn Market News, and Knitty.com. He contributed to the premier issue of MenKnit, an online magazine for male knitters (menknit.net) and designed (and earned) the Gold Medal for the 2006 Knitting Olympics organized by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, the Yarn Harlot. He has recently embarked on a photography project entitled "1,000 Knitters," a long-term project to (surprise!) photograph a thousand knitters.
These days, Franklin knits and spins in Chicago, Illinois, sharing a small apartment with an Ashford spinning wheel and colony of sock yarn that multiplies alarmingly whenever his back is turned.
Interested in hosting a visit from Franklin at your shop or guild meeting? To receive information on travel requirements and open dates, send an email to Franklin with the subject line "Tour Stop."
Upcoming tour dates:
Chapel Hill, NC
Saturday, February 21
5:30-7 p.m.
Book Signing, Talk and Meet-and-Greet Reception
Cost: $10
Yarns, Etc.
99 South Elliott Road Suite #2
(919) 928-8810
Raleigh, NC
Sunday, February 22
9 am-noon
Class: "How to Photograph Your Fiber"
$40, space is limited - please call to reserve a place
Great Yarns
1208 Ridge Road
(919) 832-3599
La Crosse, WI
Wednesday, March 25
6:30 p.m.
Knitting in Public Day Talk and Book Signing
Free
La Crosse Public Library
800 Main Street
(608) 789-7118
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Natural Stitches
6401 Penn Avenue
Saturday, February 28 - 4:30 pm–6 pm
Book Signing / Meet-and-Greet (free)
Sunday, March 1 - 11 am–1 pm
Class: Introduction to the History and Techniques of Lace Knitting ($40, registration required)
For more information, visit www.naturalstitches.com or call (412) 441-4410
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loop (1914 South Street, www.loopyarn.com)
Friday, March 27: Signing (5–8 pm, free)
Saturday, March 28: Introduction to the History, Methods and Styles of Lace Knitting (10 am–1 pm, $45)
For more information or to register, call 215-893-9939.
New York, New York
Annie & Co. Needlepoint and Knitting (1325 Madison Avenue, www.annieandco.com)
Saturday, March 28: Signing and reading (5:30-8 pm, free. Call 212-289-2944 to register.)
Knitty City (208 W. 79th between Broadway and Amsterdam, knittycity.com)
Sunday, March 29: 3–5 pm: Signing and reading (3–5 pm, free)
For more information call 212-PURL-TWO.
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