Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephanie Pearl-mcphee
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 4.9 x 1
ISBN: 0740769472
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.432
EAN: 9780740769474
Publication Date: September 23, 2008
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". . . 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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 Knitting enthusiasts will love this book November 11, 2008
A. Brown
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
B. L. Thames (Georgia USA)
1 out of 1 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
Laura Cummings (Apple Creek, OH United States)
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????
Free-Range Knitter October 19, 2008
Cynthia Welsh (Prescott Valley, AZ United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had expected this book to be like the Stitch and Bitch books with trendy and/or practical patterns and amusing comments thrown in. I was soon over that disappointment. After all, like most knitters, I have plenty of patterns that I have not completed--sufficient to last me many years into retirement. The author, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, has delightfully knit together this collection of essays about herself, motherhood, yarns, and knitting. I particularly liked what she wrote about her daughters. I spoke to my daughter last evening and checked to see if she was still knitting. She lives in a warm and humid climate, and she acknowledged that it has sufficiently cooled off that she is returning to her knitting and has found a knowledgable knitting friend. This was such a delightful little book--a perfect "just because" gift. I'll package up the book with a couple skeins of interesting yarn and mail it to my daughter. Maybe she too will prop it up as she is eating lunch and read one of the short chapters. (So far I have found it impossible to knit and eat at the same time. )
This is a pretty little book and very enjoyable to read and share.
Free Range Knitter October 17, 2008
Mle Erin Hawkins (France)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am at the half way mark and I can say this is a very entertaining book.
For a knitter, all of these situations, anecdotes are totally relatable to. Most of this has happened to a Knitter at some time !
For those who loved the previous books by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, you will not regret your purchase.
For those who love this one, you will probably end up buying the previous ones.
I'm a fan of the writting, the subject matter, the lay-out of the book (really beautiful and almost delicate)
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