The Great Christmas Knit Off

The Great Christmas Knit Off
Alexandra Brown

Can wacky Christmas jumpers really mend a broken heart? A classic Christmas Cracker from the bestselling author of The Secret of Orchard CottageHeartbroken after being jilted at the altar, Sybil has been saved from despair by her knitting obsession and now her home is filled to bursting with tea cosies, bobble hats, and jumpers. But, after discovering that she may have perpetrated the cock-up of the century at work, Sybil decides to make a hasty exit and, just weeks before Christmas, runs away to the picturesque village of Tindledale.There, Sybil discovers Hettie’s House of Haberdashery, an emporium dedicated to the world of knitting and needle craft. But Hettie, the outspoken octogenarian owner, is struggling and now the shop is due for closure. And when Hettie decides that Sybil’s wonderfully wacky Christmas jumpers are just the thing to add a bit of excitement to her window display, something miraculous starts to happen…

Copyright (#u78ed19b0-56cc-5cc8-b235-0710f8b813de)

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First published in Great Britain by Harper 2014

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Source ISBN: 9780007597369

Ebook Edition © November 2014 9780007597376

Version: 2016-12-14

Dedication (#u78ed19b0-56cc-5cc8-b235-0710f8b813de)

For my Nanny Edie

Who always loved a good knit and natter session xxx

‘In the rhythm of the needles there is music for the soul.’

– Anonymous

Contents

Cover (#u06356826-0d3d-537e-864e-c3d7223f2df5)

Title Page (#u66f7b549-b395-5221-b749-015a295c57ed)

Copyright

Dedication

Map (#u78ac2b96-fc29-59bf-a20a-0d3ee6f3b5ed)

Epigraph (#u824c9ad4-93db-5890-97bc-9eae5b25ec7d)

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18