Hi, welcome to Knitorious! Are you looking for anything in particular?

We sure do! We offer a variety of knitting classes. New classes begin each month. You don’t look familiar. . . I’m guessing you’re not local. Are you visiting Harmony Lake on vacation?

Those lakeside cottages are lovely. You’ve chosen a beautiful time of year to visit our cozy little town. I’m not sure how long you’re staying, but here’s a list of our upcoming classes. I hope you’ll be here long enough to take one of them.

Here, let me give you a business card. If you have any questions, or want to sign up for a class, you can call or visit our website. If you want to speak to me personally, my name is Megan Martel. I work here part time. And the friendly kitty who’s wrapping himself around your ankles is Harlow. He lives here and personally greets each customer.

Yes, I teach some of them, and Connie—she owns Knitorious—teaches the others. Thank you! Yes, I made this sweater. It’s one of my favourites. I made it years ago with a pattern my grandmother gave to me. She taught me to knit when I was a little girl. If you’d like, I can write down the pattern name for you.

No, it never occurred to me that knitting would become a career. I was a full-time mom and started working at Knitorious about five years ago.

No, I wasn’t born here. I’ve lived here for about sixteen years. We moved here from the city when our daughter was a baby.

She’s not a baby anymore! My daughter, Hannah, recently moved to the city and started her first year of university. I miss her terribly. The house feels huge without her in it, and it’s hard not seeing her every day. We FaceTime every Sunday, so Sunday has become my favourite day of the week.

Thank you! I’d like to tell you it’s exercise, a healthy diet, and disciplined skin care routine, but I’d be lying. I was a young mother, barely twenty-one when Hannah was born. Most of the women I know who are my age seem to have young children, or they’re still having babies. Here I am shipping my baby off to university.

We’ve been married almost twenty years. Actually, we’re separated. I exist in the grey area between married and divorced. Adam, my soon-to-be-ex-husband, moved out after Hannah. Our marriage ended long before then, but we were determined not to allow our separation to overshadow Hannah’s final year of high school. The last thing she needed was everyone in town talking about our failed marriage and her broken home. Reputation is everything in a small town—especially in Harmony Lake. No, we’re handling this transition like civilized, reasonable people. I’ve always put Hannah’s interests above all else, and this divorce is no exception. We may not be a couple anymore, but we’re Hannah’s parents and we’ll always be family. It helps that Adam is a lawyer. He works on divorce cases all the time and sees how divorce can bring out the worst in people. That won’t happen to us. We’re intent on making it through this divorce and coming out the other side as friends. Or at least friendly to each other. We’ll see.

You’re right, just because it’s amicable doesn’t mean it’s easy. I’m lucky to have supportive friends. Between my best friend, April, and my mom-friend, Connie, there’s always a shoulder to cry on or someone to make me laugh. April and Connie are more than my friends. They’re family. Chosen family.

Is that an Agatha Christie book in your bag? I love mysteries, too. Cozy mysteries are my favourite. I also read classics like Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle, and modern mysteries like PD James and Robert Galbraith. I also like to watch mystery movies and shows while I knit. On a perfect evening you’ll find me in my favourite pyjamas, curled up on the sofa with my knitting, and a glass of wine, watching a small-town British murder mystery. I’m good at solving the mystery before the end.

A real-life mystery? Never. The biggest real-life mystery I’ve ever solved is finding a lost knitting needle behind my ear after I’ve spent all day looking for it. If I ever happen upon a real mystery, I believe I could figure out who did it and why. I doubt it will ever happen though. Nothing that exciting ever happens in Harmony Lake.

It’s been lovely talking to you. I hope to see you at one of our classes soon.

Giveaway: Leave a comment below for your chance to win one (1) signed print copy of Knit One, Murder Two. Giveaway ends April 16, 2020. Good luck everyone!

Knit One, Murder Two is the first book in the NEW “Knitorious Murder” cozy mystery series, released April 13, 2020.

Knitting Can Be Murder!

I’m not a cop. I’m a soon-to-be-ex-wife, and former full-time mom who works part-time at the local yarn store. The biggest mystery I’ve ever solved is finding a missing knitting needle tucked behind my ear after spending all morning looking for it.

Someone in Harmony Lake is trying to stitch me up for murder.

In a small town where everyone has a secret they want to keep hidden, no one is talking to the out-of-town cop who’s been brought in to solve the case. So, armed with everything I’ve learned from watching murder mysteries on TV, and a little help from my friends, it’s up to me to find the real killer and clear my name.

Can I knit the clues together and expose the killer before they unravel and kill again?

I hope so, because knitting needles aren’t allowed in prison, and I look horrible in orange.

Includes a link to a free knitting pattern

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About the author
Reagan Davis doesn’t really exist. She is a pen name for the author who lives in the suburbs of Toronto with her husband, two kids, and menagerie of pets.

When she’s not planning the perfect murder, she enjoys knitting, reading, eating too much chocolate, and drinking too much Diet Coke.

The author is an established knitwear designer who regularly publishes individual patterns and is a regular contributor to many knitting books and magazines.

I’d tell you her real name, but then I’d have to kill you. (Just kidding! Sort of.)

All comments are welcomed.