I got a lot of practice while knitting for my sister when she was expecting, although it's easier to read while doing the purl rows than the pattern rows if I'm knitting something fancy. Keep practising, you never know! I used to clip my book open on a board across my lap. Worked fine for me.

I left it too late last year, didn't have time to not so I made pendants instead. They went down well with the Trick or Treaters.