Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter

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

Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter
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Author: Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2005-09-01
ISBN: 0740750372
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

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Book Review: What a Yarn!
Summary: 5 Stars

As usual, another successful and very humerous book about the trials and tribulations of super-knitter Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Only she can tell her stories the way she does. I will always think of finding part of her stash in a coat sleeve.

Summary of Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter

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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