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Obsessive knitter Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, whose popular knitting blog (www.yarnharlot.com) gets 20,000 hits per day, offers her fellow knitters humorous knitting anecdotes, bits of homespun (no pun intended!) wisdom, helpful tips and little mantras to help keep their sanity when realizing an entire sleeve of a sweater has come out wrong and has to be redone. Even nonknitters can appreciate much of her humor-for example, her technique for darning socks that have holes in them, which consists of loudly exclaiming 'DARN!' and a few other choice expletives before dropping them in the garbage. Pearl-McPhee has a warm, engaging voice brimming with humor and often punctuated by a self-deprecating chuckle. This audiobook of her folksy ruminations would make the perfect gift for anyone who loves to knit. The print version of this title won the 2006 Benjamin Franklin Award in humor. A Storey Publishing paperback. (July)
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This small book holds a treasure of thoughts with which every knitter can identify: the frustrations of ignoring gage, the thrill of a new project, the compulsion of yarn addiction aka SABLE (stash acquisition beyond life expectation). Pearl-McPhee is a lifelong knitter whose bona fides are secured with this story: when she asked her midwife how she'd know when to summon her, the midwife answered, "When you don't feel like knitting anymore." This small paperback, which fits easily in a knitting bag, contains about 300 short anecdotes, vignettes, and pieces of advice for knitters. For some of her musings, she adds lessons learned: "I will remember that no one has ever been killed or maimed by being adventurous with knitting." Many knitters will find it a relief to read a knitting book with no patterns they feel they must try. Ilene Cooper
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (March 15, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580175899
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580175890
  • Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 4 x 6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #55,834 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Short, sweet and funny!, March 25, 2005
This small gem of a book is just a delight for anyone who knits (or who knows a knitter). It's filled with little essay-like "meditations" about knitting, obsession, family, stashes of yarn . . . all things that any person who knits can appreciate. Each entry is short and sweet--some only a paragraph long, some a page or two--but they're unreservedly fun. Each is headed by a delicious quote, too, by knitters and non-knitters alike, and then summed up in Ms. Pearl-McPhee's own, sparkling way. It's a small little book, but easy to flip through, and I must for any knitter's library.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's like looking into a mirror, November 29, 2005
This little book is so much fun and every knitter who's a little bit serious (I would not call myself obsessed with knitting but I always squeeze some knitting in my schedule - even if my work week goes really crazy and beyond the 80 hours per week :))about her/his knitting will recognise themselves and their thoughts while reading this book.
I like the format in particular - you can pick it up, have a good time reading it, put it away for a while and then just pick up where you left off w/o an issue.
Without a doubt, I would buy it again.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Is laughing gonna' hurt you?, April 4, 2005
If you're just after surgery, stay away from this book.

If you don't like laughing so hard that you can't breathe, just keep your mouse away from that "buy now" button.

If you actually want to DO something between the moment you lay your hands on the book and the moment you finish reading the whole thing, spare yourself the anguish.

If you've got appendicitis... ...NOT the book for you.

But if you don't mind having a prolonged series of giggles at life's sublime ironies, buy a copy. Buy it because it's the funniest book to be published in 2005. Buy it to encourage Ms. Pearl-McPhee to keep writing. And knitting. Buy it - and drop by her blog to let her know you've done it.

But only if you don't mind some hearty laughter.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, in my opinion.
I have to respectfully disagree with the other reviews of this book. The following is my personal opinion; you don't have to share it. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Cherry Ophelia

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Book
I originally checked this book out from the library. After reading it, I decided this would be the ideal book for a friend of mine who knits. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars At Knit's End
An absolutely perfect gift for anyone who loves to knit! Wonderful humor mixed in with many "truths" which even those who knit a little would love!
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4.0 out of 5 stars At Knit's End:Meditations for Women who knit too much
If you want a gift for knitting friend, this is it. Good fun. A story on each page.
Published 12 months ago by Heather English

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Knitting lovers have to have it!
One of my best friends bought this book for me when my husband was very ill in the hospital. I'm a knitting addict and this book was not only hysterical, but really lifted my... Read more
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This author never ceases to enthrall me with her true life experiences as a knitter.
If you knit (at all) you will 'see yourself' in her observations too. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars This woman is hilarious!
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5.0 out of 5 stars At Knit's End: Mediations for Women Who Knit Too Much
This is a great little book... I decided to bend the corners of each quote that I liked. Needless to say, most of the pages have a little corner turned down. Read more
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