For those of you who don't know who Miss Silver is..... she is an older detective in books written by Patricia Wentworth. The stories are based in Britain, and were written in the 40's (I believe). While solving cases she was always knitting something - usually smaller items for various nieces & nephews.
A knitting friend of mine living in the U.S. turned me on to these novels which are out of print. The only places I have been able to find the books are in places like Value Village or used book stores. I have actually found a lot of them at V V for around $1.99 each.
These books are a hoot to read and also give some insight into living conditions back then.
Shelagh