Boys Don't Knit by Tom Easton is a humorous and full-of-heart series, turning the stereotypes we know about boys on their head.
Ben Fletcher is in serious trouble following an unfortunate and rather ridiculous incident with a lollipop lady and a stolen bottle of Martini Rosso from Waitrose. So, to save himself from the Young Offenders unit, he has to do community service. Enter his hot teacher: she runs a knitting group – the perfect solution to his problem. So, one stitch at a time, Ben gets hooked on his new hobby. But the trouble with knitting when you're a boy is that everyone thinks it's too girly, and so the new master of mohair will have to figure out how to navigate friendships, his demanding dad and even a new girlfriend whilst following his new passion, which will take him all the way to the Big Apple.
Tom Easton is also the brilliant author behind Max Magic, Our House and the Hotel of the Gods books.
For more books like this, do check our recommended Best Funny Book Series for 13 and 14 year olds.
All the Boys Don't Knit books in order:
Book 1: Boys Don't Knit (2014)
Book 2: An English Boy in New York (2014)