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

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    • Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
    • Pub. Date: September 2005
    • ISBN-13: 9780740750373
    • Sales Rank: 18,918
    • 240pp
     
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    Synopsis

    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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    Customer Rating for this product is 5 out of 5 First Rate Funny!
    Sharon, a knitting fanatic, A reviewer, 04/16/2007

    I have never laughed so hard! Out loud, even! An avid process knitter myself for many years with a burning desire to stay home and knit all day every day, Stephanie is dead on when she talks about 'souvenir stash' and her adventures in steeking. I am SO there! Knitters new and old can appreciate the tips in the book 'putting yarn in a garment bag', but Stephanie touched on all the reasons why we knitters knit. Stephanie, I tip my knitted cap to you!

    Customer Rating for this product is 5 out of 5 Set down your needles and read this book!
    Anissa, a yarn junkie, 11/08/2006

    If you are a knitter, you should read this book. You will laugh out loud and sigh in relief that you are not the only one with secret stashes of yarn that you will never knit. If you love someone who is a knitter, you should read this book to better understand the obsession that has taken hold over them. This book may save your relationship.

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