LYDIA, owner of a yarn shop on Seattle’s Blossom Street, believes that life is much like knitting, so arranges classes called “Knit to Quit”, for people wanting to start new phases in their lives.

Phoebe joins while trying to get over her engagement to an unfaithful fiancé; Alix wants a baby but her husband wants her to give up smoking.

Bryan joins because he’s stressed at work, while Anne Marie has an adopted daughter and a life as complicated as a knitting pattern when a stranger turns up at her bookstore.

Lydia herself wants to adopt a baby but is unexpectedly asked to foster a hostile 12-year-old.

Wonderful, light-hearted read – get the tissues ready.