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At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

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ISBN13: 9781580175890
ISBN10: 1580175899
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Knitting finally takes its rightful place on the spectrum of personal obsessions, alongside golfing, fishing, and gardening. The tangled life of the knitter is the subject of inspired nuttiness in these 300 tongue-in-cheek meditations from the self-proclaimed yarn harlot, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.

As any knitter can attest to, this is an activity fraught with guilt, frustration, over-optimism, sly deception, and compulsion, along with passionate moments of creative enlightenment. To soothe the unraveled knitterbs soul, Pearl-McPhee has selected some of her favorite quotes to cast off from, and then, like the standup comic of the knitting world, she rants, raves, and reflects on common experiences that are sure to leave avid knitters in stitches.

At Knit's End captures the wicked b and wickedly funny b musings of someone who doesnbt really believe itbs possible to knit too much, and who willingly sacrifices sleep, family, work, and her sanity on a regular basis in order to keep doing it. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has seen it all — from the deadly bsecond sock syndrome, — to a house so full of yarn she canbt find her washing machine, to desperate all-nighters spent feverishly finishing gifts.

This hilarious collection of short, pithy readings offers plenty of reassurance for anyone who has ever wondered, "Am I alone in my mania?"

About the Author

At Knit's Endand Knitting Rules!Touring the continent with her trademark andquot;sock in progress,andquot; Pearl-McPhee mobilizes and entertains the tight-knit, yarn-loving community with her running commentary on the antics of those who live to knit. She shares a home with her admirable yarn stash (and her family) in Toronto.

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JOHN TAGGART, October 14, 2006 (view all comments by JOHN TAGGART)
I love the title, as my wife is a great knitter! I would like to win this book to give to my wife. She knits hats for the homeless.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781580175890
Subtitle:
Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
Author:
Pearl-McPhee, Stephanie
Publisher:
Storey Publishing
Subject:
Knitting
Subject:
Needlework - Knitting
Subject:
Knitters (Persons)
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Publication Date:
March 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
6.08x4.00x.76 in. .51 lbs.

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