A fun, frothy novel about friendship and knitting. Scottie feels like her whole world is turning upside down. Then she discovers knitting, and it’s as if she s been thrown a cashmerino lifeline. Soon Scottie and her best friend Amanda, along with new friends Bella and Tay, find themselves hanging at their local yarn store, a magical place called KnitWit, bound together by a yen for yarn and a hunger for friendship. Their stitches and their relationships become so intertwined that it’s hard to remember which came first: the girls or the purls. Chicks With Sticks is not just for crafty types (through it does include several knitting patterns and projects). It’s for anyone who’s ever found friends in the most unlikely place or wanted to. Sometimes you just need some string and sticks with some full-fat hot chocolate on the side to get you there.

Chicago high-school juniors Scottie, Amanda, Tay, and Bella rely on their friendship and their shared passion for knitting to help them as they navigate their relationships with boys.

For Scottie, Amanda, Bella, and Tay, life in Chicago is all about seeking shelter. They’ve found it in the raggedy comfort of KnitWit, in their fire-lit stitch ’n bitch at Joe’s, in the halls of their quirky private school, even in the arms of boyfriends. But now the girls are staring down the end of high school. Fueled by the stresses of college applications and service projects, will it also mean the end of the Chicks? Or can this unlikely foursome bind off the happy ending that only true friendship can craft? The Chicks return, along with four hip new projects.