Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off by Stephanie Pearl-Mcphee

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off by Stephanie Pearl-Mcphee

More tongue-in-cheek, laugh-out-loud observations on the world of knitting from the best-selling author and self-proclaimed Yarn Harlot. Anyone who thinks knitting is for little old ladies hasn't met the Harlot. In her latest book successor to her previous bestsellers At Knit's End, Knitting Rules , and Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter Stephanie Pearl-McPhee journeys deep into the land of those who are obsessed with yarn, needles, and what's on their needles now. Using a travel guide format, she describes and critiques every aspect of this territory she knows so well: its people (young and old, male and female), familiar phrases (purl this, darn that), strange beliefs, currency (skein trading), etiquette, holidays (any sale day at the local yarn shop), and customs. And, while the land of knitting is a mostly peaceful place, it does have its controversies, such as the acrylic vs. natural fibers and circular vs. straight needles debates, which Pearl-McPhee visits with relish and glee.

Pearl-McPhee, Stephanie: - Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is the author of several books and three collections of essays: Yarn Harlot, Free-Range Knitter, and All Wound Up. (Two of those are New York Times best sellers, which both Stephanie and her mum are really proud of.) She maintains a popular virtual home at www.yarnharlot.ca, and a less organized (and popular) actual home in Toronto, Canada. She's a mother of three, a wife of one, can drive a standard, and has owned two cats in a row that don't care much for her.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781580176583
ISBN 10	1580176585
Title	Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off
Author	Stephanie Pearl-Mcphee
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Storey Books
Year published	2007-08-01
Number of pages	224
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.