When former CBS vice president Suzan Mischer decided to open a knitting store on Melrose Avenue, she wanted to create a place where people could gather, slow down, and talk (as well as buy supplies). Her vision led to Knit Cafe, a sleek yet homey yarn store where an increasing number of Hollywood denizens regularly unwind with their needles and yarn. With the publication of Greetings from Knit Cafe, knitters nationwide can join the famed store's ever-widening circle of devotees. This colorful, cozy, and chic book offers 30 of Knit Cafe's most dazzling patterns for "California style" projects ranging from hiking socks to a bikini to a "red carpet" gown. It also features stories about how the celebrated store came to be, the neighborhood it's in, the daily goings-on, and the improbable mélange of actors, surfers, doctors, and directors that gather there. Even a few favorite recipes from regular customers are included. Greetings from Knit Cafe is, quite simply, the best way to share the history, spirit, and patterns of this unique yarn store without having to fight the traffic.

Until 1994, when she left her job to raise her children, Suzan Mischer was a vice president for specials and documentaries at CBS. Among her credits there were the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Clinton presidential inaugural gala, and the Miss Universe pageant. Mischer lives in Los Angeles, where she opened Knit Cafe in 2002. Victoria Pearson is a distinguished photographer specializing in still life, travel, food, and beauty. Among her many clients are Mercedes, Martha Stewart Living, and Pottery Barn. She lives in Los Angeles.