Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter

by Pearl-McPhee, Stephanie
ISBN: 9780740750373
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Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's deepest wish is that everyone understand that knitting is at least as fun as baseball and way cooler than the evil looped path of crochet. Every project, from a misshapen hat to the most magnificent sweater, holds a story. Yarn Harlot tells all those stories with humor, insight, and sympathy for the obsessed.

Over 50 million people in America knit. The average knitter spends between $500 and $1,700 a year on yarn, patterns, needles, and books. No longer just a fad or a hobby, knitting has advanced to a lifestyle.

Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter moves beyond instructions and patterns into the purest elements of knitting: obsession, frustration, reflection, and fun. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's humorous and poignant essays find humor in knitting an enormous afghan that requires a whopping 30 balls of wool, having a husband with size 13 feet who loves to wear hand-knit socks, and earns her yarn harlot title with her love of any new yarn--she'll quickly drop an old project for the fresh saucy look of a new interesting yarn.

Since the upsurge in knitting began in the early '90s, the number of women under 45 who knit has doubled. Knitting is no longer a hobby for just grandmothers--women and men of all ages are embracing this art. Describing its allure is best left to Stephanie who explains: It is a well-known fact that knitting is a sparkling form of entertainment, as spiritual as yoga, as relaxing as a massage, and as funny as Erma Bombeck trapped in a PTA meeting.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Pearl-McPhee, Stephanie
  • ISBN: 9780740750373
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 6.94 x 0.63
  • Number Of Pages: 240
  • Publication Year: 2005

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  • Knitting Humor....Wait don't leave!

    Tiffany I. - 4 years 5 months ago

    My name is Tiffany and I have a problem with yarn...and knitting needles, stitch markers, cute little scissors, swatches, gauge. You get it. I am a knitting (and crocheting, shhh) fiend. I was starting to feel a little abnormal until I stumbled upon Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter. She understands! She is a clever and witty Canadian fiber rock star. If you find yourself needing to step away from the needles when you feel a little stabby (frogging...aaargh). Pick up this gem to laugh at and cheer yourself on to the next WIP. You'll have a greater appreciation for the craft and your own fluffy brand of insanity.

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