{"id":28110,"date":"2022-04-07T09:58:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T13:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=28110"},"modified":"2022-10-16T03:46:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T03:46:24","slug":"review-knit-or-dye-trying-by-allie-pleiter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/07\/review-knit-or-dye-trying-by-allie-pleiter\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d Knit or Dye Trying by Allie Pleiter"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-28110\" data-postid=\"28110\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-28110 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/knit-or-dye-trying-allie-pleiter.jpg?resize=310%2C500\" width=\"310\" height=\"500\" title=\"Review \ud83d\udd0d Knit or Dye Trying by Allie Pleiter\" alt=\"Review \ud83d\udd0d Knit or Dye Trying by Allie Pleiter\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">As spring comes to Collinstown, the village launches a food festival to draw a new group of tourists. Libby, proud owner of Y.A.R.N., has planned a yarn event to provide an alternative option to a foodie weekend. Artisan fiber dyer Julie Wilson\u2014known for her work with animal-friendly, plant-based knitting fibers such as bamboo and hemp as well as her brilliant use of color\u2014will hopefully draw a crowd with a special dyeing workshop.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The festival begins, but it draws more than crowds. First a flock of sheep parades down the street, herded by farmers protesting Julie\u2019s antiwool stance. Then Julie\u2019s celebrity chef sister appears, and the siblings resume a long-standing rivalry. Despite all this, Julie\u2019s workshop has sold out. Libby is thrilled, and they\u2019re preparing for a full house. But the night before the event, Julie is found alone in the warehouse event space\u2014dead. The witty \u201cWatch Julie Wilson Dye\u201d workshop title now has a terrible new meaning\u2014and it\u2019s up to Libby to catch a crafty killer.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Apr 5, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Riverbank Kniting Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $8.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Libby Beckett<\/strong> has recently opened a yarn shop in the small town of Collinstown, Maryland. She and the other local merchants are preparing for the first See More Than Seafood Festival showing that the region has much more to offer visitors than seafood. Libby arranges an appearance by Julie Wilson, an advocate for plant-based knitting fibers, and known for her beautifully colored yarns. Unfortunately, Julie is also known for being hard to get along with and for being an outspoken critic of sheep farmers. A parade of sheep down the main street of the town is just the first act against Julie. The night before the festival begins, Julie is murdered, and it\u2019s up to Libby to find the killer.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Knit or Dye Trying <\/strong>is the second <em>Riverbank Knitting Mystery<\/em>, but the first one I\u2019ve read. There are quite a few characters, but I easily got to know the main characters including Libby, her best friend Margo who owns a pie shop, and Mayor Gavin Maddock who was Libby\u2019s high school boyfriend and currently a close friend. I also enjoyed Libby\u2019s relationship with Gavin\u2019s teen daughter Jillian. Libby is a likable main character. She is kind and caring without being a pushover.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Another plus to the book is Frank, the police chief, and Libby actually collaborate on the investigation instead of her having to go behind his back and then get lectured for interfering. In addition to the investigation and Libby\u2019s personal life, there were also parts of the book dealing with local politics and the town\u2019s sense of community. I really enjoyed this and thought it brought the town and the characters to life. The solution to the murder is more complicated than I expected and I was pleasantly surprised that I wasn\u2019t able to guess the details of how and why Julie was murdered. I like the way the overall story wrapped up at the end. I\u2019m not a knitter, but for readers who are, there are instructions for a knitting project at the back of the book.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jhpFmM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3ukizoa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/knit-or-dye-trying-allie-pleiter\/1139395136?ean=9780593201817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/knit-or-dye-trying\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Allie_Pleiter_Knit_or_Dye_Trying?id=4EYsEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As spring comes to Collinstown, the village launches a food festival to draw a new group of tourists. 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Libby, proud owner of Y.A.R.N., has planned a yarn event to provide an alternative option to a foodie weekend. Artisan fiber dyer Julie Wilson\u2014known for her work with animal-friendly, plant-based knitting fibers such as bamboo and hemp as well as her brilliant use of color\u2014will hopefully draw a crowd with a special dyeing workshop.<br \/><br \/>The festival begins, but it draws more than crowds. First a flock of sheep parades down the street, herded by farmers protesting Julie\u2019s antiwool stance. Then Julie\u2019s celebrity chef sister appears, and the siblings resume a long-standing rivalry. Despite all this, Julie\u2019s workshop has sold out. Libby is thrilled, and they\u2019re preparing for a full house. But the night before the event, Julie is found alone in the warehouse event space\u2014dead. The witty \u201cWatch Julie Wilson Dye\u201d workshop title now has a terrible new meaning\u2014and it\u2019s up to Libby to catch a crafty killer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Apr 5, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Riverbank Kniting Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $8.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Libby Beckett<\/strong> has recently opened a yarn shop in the small town of Collinstown, Maryland. She and the other local merchants are preparing for the first See More Than Seafood Festival showing that the region has much more to offer visitors than seafood. Libby arranges an appearance by Julie Wilson, an advocate for plant-based knitting fibers, and known for her beautifully colored yarns. Unfortunately, Julie is also known for being hard to get along with and for being an outspoken critic of sheep farmers. A parade of sheep down the main street of the town is just the first act against Julie. The night before the festival begins, Julie is murdered, and it\u2019s up to Libby to find the killer.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Knit or Dye Trying <\/strong>is the second <em>Riverbank Knitting Mystery<\/em>, but the first one I\u2019ve read. There are quite a few characters, but I easily got to know the main characters including Libby, her best friend Margo who owns a pie shop, and Mayor Gavin Maddock who was Libby\u2019s high school boyfriend and currently a close friend. I also enjoyed Libby\u2019s relationship with Gavin\u2019s teen daughter Jillian. Libby is a likable main character. She is kind and caring without being a pushover.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Another plus to the book is Frank, the police chief, and Libby actually collaborate on the investigation instead of her having to go behind his back and then get lectured for interfering. In addition to the investigation and Libby\u2019s personal life, there were also parts of the book dealing with local politics and the town\u2019s sense of community. I really enjoyed this and thought it brought the town and the characters to life. The solution to the murder is more complicated than I expected and I was pleasantly surprised that I wasn\u2019t able to guess the details of how and why Julie was murdered. I like the way the overall story wrapped up at the end. I\u2019m not a knitter, but for readers who are, there are instructions for a knitting project at the back of the book.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jhpFmM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3ukizoa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/knit-or-dye-trying-allie-pleiter\/1139395136?ean=9780593201817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/knit-or-dye-trying\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Allie_Pleiter_Knit_or_Dye_Trying?id=4EYsEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28110"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28959,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28110\/revisions\/28959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}