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At Knit's End

By: Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Narrated by: Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
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Publisher's summary

The "Yarn Harlot" takes time away from her knitting to offer observations, meditations, reflections, and rants to soothe and delight the knitter's unraveled soul.

Like golfing, fishing, and gardening, knitting is an obsession. It's an activity fraught with guilt, frustration, over-optimism, sly deception, and compulsion, along with passionate moments of creative enlightenment - not to mention heaps of yarn you really think you'll knit someday. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee totally understands. In this hilarious collection of tangled reflections, she offers ample reassurance for anyone who has ever wondered, "Am I alone in my mania?"

Casting off with some of her favorite quotations, she muses on why it's impossible to knit too much, how many calories knitting burns (about 90 an hour, not counting the extra for retrieving your ball of yarn from under the couch), and when it's alright to stalk a man in the grocery store (not because he's good-looking, but because he's wearing an Aran sweater you want to know how to knit).

The first step toward recovery is getting help - and having a good laugh at your compulsion. At Knit's End is a wicked and wickedly funny fix for any knitter.

©2003 Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (P)2007 HighBridge Company

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"Holds a treasure of thoughts with which every knitter can identify....Many knitters will find it a relief to read a knitting book with no patterns they feel they must try." ( Booklist)

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At Knit's End

I am addicted to Stephanie Pearl-McPhee!!!! Between knitting and her humor I could not stop laughing. She says what we think but do not say as a knitter. If you are not a knitter, this book will make no sense. I highly recommend you learn to knit and enjoy this gal's humor. I have never listened to a book 3 times in a row and can go for a fourth time. The Yarn Harlot you are the BEST!

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One of my favorite books to read while knitting

Stephanie did an amazing job reading, especially for someone who isn't a professional. it's an amazing book, and I always have a print copy in my knitting bag.

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Confession: I knit too much, too

Affirmations about knitting are a reach, ok, I get it. These are accomplished tongue-in-cheek and are quite funny. They have given me the comfort that I am not alone in my knitting obsession.
If you are a knitter, this is cute, funny and a light listen. Thank you Stephanie for extending an olive branch for all of us yarn stashers, multiple project starters, and appreciators of knitted gifts.

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Kindred Spirit

This book proves there are others who are obsessed with knitting as much as I am. I love this book.

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Knitters Rock!

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is a great writer and narrator. I laughed out loud so many times . For those of you who don’t knit but know a knitter, this audiobook will help you understand our passion.

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I just do not like it.

I have this book in paper format but get so frustrated with the chattiness and thought that the Audiobook would work better for me. Unfortunately it does not, I just can not like it. I did so want to like it but have failed miserably.

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Enjoyable light entertainment

Enjoyed listening to this as I knit a new jumper!
Author was very easy to listen to.

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