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Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
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Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter

by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

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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."

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A knitter for 30 years, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is also a writer of some celebrity known for her unique take on knitting voiced daily on her humorous blog www.yarnharlot.ca. She is the author of At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much. Her home is in Toronto where her best yarn is hidden in the basement deep freeze.
  Bietje | Feb 2, 2009 |
Sub-titled: The Secret Life of a Knitter. ( )
  gmillar | Sep 24, 2008 |
A wonderful and hilarious collection of essays all relating to knitting. This was a great read and so different from al the other knitting related books I have. ( )
  maribs | Sep 6, 2008 |
A great book. Stephanie aka Yarn Harlot is just an amazing and funny writer. I love her books and could read them a million times each and I would still laugh out loud each time. ( )
  knittingpanda87 | Apr 10, 2008 |
Stephanie is wonderful at keeping the world at bay. I love that she refers to 'the blog" as a part of her family. "Let's ask the blog." And all sorts of answers begin to roll in. Maintaining sanity ( )
  margaretsinclair | Jan 21, 2008 |
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This one is for my grampa, James Alexander McPhee. He was the first writer I knew.
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I am a person who works well under pressure.
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DedicationThis one is for my grampa, James Alexander McPhee. He was the first writer I knew.
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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."

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