Knitting Mysteries Books in Order
Part ofMaggie Sefton Books in OrderBrowse the Knitting Mysteries by Maggie Sefton in order, with Kelly Flynn book lists, short summaries, series background on Lambspun and Fort Connor, and tips on where readers should dive in.
Last updated: January 17, 2026
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Publication Order
18 books
Dyeing Up Loose Ends
by Maggie Sefton
2018
Years after her first case, Kelly is enjoying life as a busy mother and part of Fort Connor’s tight knit community when beloved waitress Julie is shot in her car. While her friends reminisce about past investigations, Kelly throws herself into one more murder inquiry, determined to learn whether Julie was targeted or tragically in the way.
Only Skein Deep
by Maggie Sefton
2017
Kelly and her partner Steve are counting down to the birth of their first child when a glamorous young golfer married to a local banking heir is found dead on the country club greens. As Kelly’s friends gossip about affairs and rivalries, she looks past the social swirl to find who decided the new wife had to be removed from the game.
Knit to Be Tied
by Maggie Sefton
2016
A shy young woman named Nancy Marsted arrives at Lambspun eager to knit for the baby she is expecting, but not so eager to discuss the unreliable father. After a speeding car mows down Nancy’s ex and seriously injures a cyclist, Kelly and her friends must decide whether the hit and run was random or a carefully planned act of revenge.
Purl Up and Die
by Maggie Sefton
2015
Summer in Fort Connor finds Kelly struggling with advanced knitting techniques while her friend Barb beams over her son Tommy’s medical career. When a woman who accused Tommy of assault is found dead and he becomes the prime suspect, Kelly has to separate rumor from fact before the whole town convicts him.
Yarn Over Murder
by Maggie Sefton
2014
Widely feared wildfires sweep through the Colorado canyons, forcing Kelly and her friends to race alpacas to safety on a neighboring ranch. After a bitter quarrel there, the ranch owner is found dead and a beloved Lambspun employee is blamed, leaving Kelly to untangle a knot of jealousy, old marriages, and land disputes in the fire’s smoky aftermath.
Who Are You People?
by Maggie Sefton
2014
This short companion volume steps away from murder to focus on the everyday lives of Kelly Flynn and the Lambspun regulars, offering character sketches, backstory, and quiet moments that show who these knitters are when they are not chasing suspects.
Halloween Scare
by Maggie Sefton
2014
An e-short set around Halloween, this story drops back into Fort Connor as Kelly and her friends juggle costumes, candy, and an unnerving scare that tests just how well they really know the people in their cozy community.
Close Knit Killer
by Maggie Sefton
2013
A notorious con man who once fleeced many Fort Connor residents strolls back into town, claiming he has changed. When he is found dead in his car outside Lambspun and gentle knitter Barbara is treated as the obvious suspect, Kelly must sort through a long list of angry victims to discover who finally took revenge.
Cast On, Kill Off
by Maggie Sefton
2012
Wedding plans for Kelly’s friend Megan are humming along, thanks to gifted seamstress Zoe Yeager and her stunning bridesmaid dresses. When Zoe leaves her abusive husband and is shot soon after, suspicion settles on the man she escaped and a jealous rival designer, forcing Kelly and the Lambspun crew to stitch together what really happened.
Unraveled
by Maggie Sefton
2011
Spring brings new listings for Kelly’s realtor friends, including a promising client who never lives to enjoy his next home. After the man is murdered, Kelly follows a tangle of financial secrets, family tensions, and property deals, trying to spot the one loose thread that ties the killer to the crime.
Skein of the Crime
by Maggie Sefton
2010
Kelly has been keeping an eye on troubled student Holly Kaiser, who finds some peace in Lambspun’s knitting classes. When Holly is found dead on the river trail near Kelly’s home, everyone assumes an overdose, but Kelly’s doubts about the drugs, dealers, and party scene push her into a dangerous search for whoever really supplied the fatal pills.
Dropped Dead Stitch
by Maggie Sefton
2009
To help her friend Jennifer heal after a brutal assault, Kelly joins a women’s retreat at a mountain ranch that promises rest, knitting, and self-defense classes. The group is horrified to discover the ranch owner is Jennifer’s attacker, and when he is soon found dead, Jennifer becomes the obvious suspect unless Kelly can prove otherwise.
Fleece Navidad
by Maggie Sefton
2008
Christmas knitting fills Lambspun, and Kelly helps the town librarian teach children to purl between carols and cocoa. When the librarian is found dead in her festive cape, suspicion falls on a mysterious newcomer with a murky past, and Kelly has to decide whether the widow is victim, villain, or something in between.
Dyer Consequences
by Maggie Sefton
2008
Kelly’s latest project is rehabbing the alpaca ranch she has just bought, but vandalism and threatening pranks soon make it clear someone wants her plans destroyed. After the Lambspun shop is trashed and a young woman is found drowned in a vat of dye, Kelly must connect seemingly random attacks before the culprit strikes closer to home.
A Killer Stitch
by Maggie Sefton
2007
When a womanizing alpaca rancher is found murdered in Bellevue Canyon, shy spinning instructor Lucy Adair is devastated to realize he was engaged to her. As gossip swirls and an ex-lover becomes the police favorite, Kelly races to clear her friends by untangling the victim’s complicated romantic history.
A Deadly Yarn
by Maggie Sefton
2006
Kelly and her friend Megan are thrilled that young artist Allison Dubois has been invited to join a New York design studio, but their airport run turns into a nightmare when they find Allison dead from an apparent overdose. Convinced it was murder, Kelly sifts through jealous classmates, a toxic boyfriend, and a mysterious stranger before the truth unravels.
Needled to Death
by Maggie Sefton
2005
Comfortably settled in Fort Connor, Kelly escorts a group of knitters to an alpaca ranch and instead finds the owner murdered on a bloodstained handwoven rug. When the police focus on the wrong suspects, she follows the trail of land disputes and old grudges herself.
Knit One, Kill Two
by Maggie Sefton
2005
Accountant Kelly Flynn returns to Colorado for her aunt’s funeral and quickly suspects the death was no simple burglary gone wrong. As she learns to knit at the cozy House of Lambspun, she starts pulling at financial loose ends that could expose a killer.
Series background & context
On the surface, the Knitting Mysteries are about yarn, coffee, and the quiet pleasures of small town life. Underneath, they are Maggie Sefton’s long running exploration of how a close community responds when something violent shatters the calm. The books are set in Fort Connor, a fictional stand in for Fort Collins, Colorado, where snow, wildfires, and bright mountain summers all have their turn as backdrops.
Each novel or short piece centers on House of Lambspun, the knitting shop that feels like a second home for accountant turned sleuth Kelly Flynn and her friends. Shelves of wool and silk, a constant pot of coffee, and a big table for classes and conversation make it the natural place for news to be shared, rumors tested, and theories about the latest crime quietly spun out. Regulars like Mimi, Burt, Jennifer, Megan, and Lisa become a familiar chorus of voices across the series.
The mysteries themselves range widely. Some start with bodies found close to ranches and alpaca farms in the hills outside town. Others grow out of tangled friendships, holiday charity projects, or business disputes involving developers, con artists, and jealous rivals. Kelly’s training with numbers lets her follow paper trails and financial motives, while her new life as a knitter keeps her grounded in the ordinary concerns of work, love, and home repairs.
Over sixteen main books, plus extras, the series moves through all kinds of occasions. There are Christmas stories like Fleece Navidad, mountain retreats in Dropped Dead Stitch, wildfire evacuations in Yarn Over Murder, weddings in Cast On, Kill Off, and later books that follow Kelly into marriage and motherhood. The tone stays gentle even when topics are serious, with most of the violence happening off the page and plenty of space for humor and comfort scenes.
Sefton also plays with form inside the same world. Who Are You People? offers character focused glimpses that dig into the everyday lives of the Lambspun crowd, while Halloween Scare is a short seasonal tale that drops in on the group during October. Alongside the stories, many volumes include patterns and recipes so readers can literally knit or cook along.
Taken together, the Knitting Mysteries feel less like a puzzle series you race through and more like a neighborhood you return to. You can jump in almost anywhere, but starting near the beginning lets you watch relationships, careers, and the town itself change over time. If you like the idea of a mystery that leaves you hungry for coffee and a slice of pie rather than shocked or shaken, this is that kind of series.
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