Murder, She Knit is the first cozy mystery about knitting that I'd read. Honestly, if I don't join cozy mystery reading challenge and try to find a title about knitting/sewing, chance I will not read this one. I prefer my cozy mystery with foodies element or paranormal aspect. For a first book, Murder, She Knit is not that bad. But not that good either, so this was just an OK read for me.

I admit that beside knitting, I like the cover for Murder, She Knit. Cat and yarn, two cute things thrown together. However, I'm a little bit disappointed because the cat, Catrina don't have many appearance or important part in story except become a pet. The yarn itself of course is the main theme because the heroine, Pamela Paterson is a knitter and create Knit and Nibble , knitting club with her neighbors in which they will knit (duh!) and nibbling some cakes or cookies. Reading this book make me realize that knitting and crocheting is different. Quite a knowledge and even though Pamela's friend, Bettina is crocheter herself, she still welcome in the Knit and Nibble.

After many cozy mystery I'd read this year, Murder, She Knit actually kinda different. There's no romantic interaction between Pamela and the detective/office/law enforcement. The detective and the officer was bearable although Pamela and Bettina justified their sleuthing just because "Police often didn't ask the right things". Although there is a potential love interest with Pamela's new neighbor, Pamela herself still dismiss that idea. Pamela herself is a widow, she lost her husband 5 years ago and a mother to a girl who in the college so I kinda understand that romance is the less that she think no matter that her new neighbor seems interested to her. Although, I just find that Pamela's reaction when discover dead body not just once but twice is a little bit weird. She just...so calm, perhaps. Some thing that left me dumbfounded is when Pamela didn't bring her phone when she taking a walk, that seems weird but maybe it's her habit. Some reviews also mentioned that Pamela can be too judgmental and I agree. The obvious happen when she assumed that the yarn that the shopkeeper didn't want to let go if because the shopkeeper was infertile and because the yarn made from vicuna's fur and vicuna usually connected with fertility? Weird. Another is when she assume about her new neighbor being playboy and when turn out that he's not, it's very awkward to read.

The mystery is light but honestly the culprit is not what I think would be. Seems like sudden or out of nowhere or more like, "huh, they are the murderer??". While I understand the reasons behind the murder, I just go "eh?" Murder, She Knit didn't left a good impression for me and I'm glad that I just bought book 1 before decide to collect them all (one of my bad habit, lel). I just didn't care if Pamela and her new neighbor, Richard will have romantic relationship or if there will be new murder in the Arborville. At least I know what the difference between knitting and crocheting.