Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephanie Pearl-mcphee
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 6802
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 4.9 x 1
ISBN: 0740769472
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.432
EAN: 9780740769474
ASIN: 0740769472
Publication Date: September 23, 2008
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Product Description
". . . a sort of David Sedaris-like take on knitting--laugh-out-loud funny most of the time and poignantly reflective when it's not cracking you up." --Library Journal on Yarn HarlotStephanie Pearl-McPhee returns to pen another hilarious and poignant collection of essays surrounding her favorite topics: knitting, knitters, and what happens when you get those two things anywhere near ordinary people. For the 60 million knitters in America, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (a.k.a. the Yarn Harlot) shares stories of knitting horrors and triumphs, knitting successes and defeats, but, mostly, stories about the human condition that ring true for everyone--especially if you happen to have a rather large amount of yarn in your house. Pearl-McPhee maintains a popular blog at www.yarnharlot.ca. Divided into sections relating to each essay's content, such as women, politics, family, and overcoming boredom, Free-Range Knitter will entertain yarnsmiths who enjoy sharing in the collective experiences of the woolen and silky skein.
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 She's funny as ever! December 16, 2008
More laughs and thought-provoking commentary. Very funny, even for the less experienced knitter. The Yarn Harlot is great!
 My favorite philosopher December 15, 2008
My review can't possibly do justice to the eloquence of this woman's writings. She is a wife and a mother and a knitter and a beautiful soul. She helps me to make sense of my crazy life, and to feel that my obsession with yarn is a normal and natural thing. And she makes me laugh.
Knitting enthusiasts will love this book November 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. So easy to pick up and put down as time permits. It is lighthearted and funny.
Another winner from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee!
Absolutely hilarious! Especially for knitters October 24, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is the funniest lady I know. She truly is the Erma Bombeck of knitting. I was thrilled to get this book as early as I did so that I could take it to the book signing and actually meet Steph and get it autographed.
If you have a chance to read her books - any of them - or hear her live, do it. Your sides will hurt from laughing.
It's an easy carry-around book, too. Small format and broken into short essays for short-term reading. Try it.
Free Range Knitter October 24, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a pretty good book, and has some funny insights in it, but it is not as funny as Stephanie's first book was. However, I would purchase it again, and would definitely recommend it as a good read for all fiber enthusiasts. And why don't we have a radio show????
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