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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

Critic reviews

"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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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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Funny knitting book.

Funny book, but a little extreme.
..It's probably only funny for knitters.
Easy, short listen.
If you want to listen to a book about a corny women who knit to much, or you are addicted to knitting, this is it :)

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  • 01-09-12

Very entertaining

This was a great listen with humorous stories. I listened to this on a plane flight and found myself laughing out loud quite often.

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  • 08-22-10

Raise your needles and say "Yay!"

The Yarn Harlot goes a long way toward explaining why there is no limit to the lengths knitters will go to over yarn. Blog-to-book is not always easy to pull off, but in this case, Blog-to-book-to-audio = success! I'd go into more detail, but I'm on my way to my local yarn store, I heard there's a sale on DK cashmerino...

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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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Cute book

What made the experience of listening to At Knit's End the most enjoyable?

As an avid knitter, I found that I related to many of the stories in this book. I think that most of the women in my knitting circle would as well.

What other book might you compare At Knit's End to and why?

Stephanie Pearl McPhee has written several books. I think that the meditations in here are taken from many of her other tales.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

I found the reading to be a little chippy, but otherwise the book was quite entertaining.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I found myself chuckling to myself at several parts of the book.

Any additional comments?

I have this in print form as well, and I enjoyed it more in print. But it is a cute book to listen to nevertheless.

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great book

this book was very good., some parts i couldn't stop laughing. it is just a good book all ar
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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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Reflective amusement for knitting lovers

First of all, I'm a voracious knitter. Second, I'm a fan of the author. I have two of her books in audible form, and they are my "keepers" -- ones I never delete, and go back to from time to time to sample excerpts when I need a relaxing chuckle.

If you're not a knitter, you probably won't appreciate the humor. But if you ARE a knitster, don't miss this book!

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Tugs on your threads

I adore it when the author reads their own book. I loved the eBook and this was even better.

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