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At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much Kindle Edition

by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 425 ratings
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The tangled life of the knitter is the subject of inspired nuttiness in 300 tongue-in-cheek meditations from the Yarn Harlot, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. At Knit’s End captures the wickedly funny musings of someone who doesn’t believe it’s possible to knit too much and who willingly sacrifices sleep, family, work, and sanity in order to keep doing it. Covering everything from the deadly “second sock syndrome” to a pile of yarn so big it can hide a washing machine, this hilarious collection will have knitters in stitches!
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Obsessive knitter Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, whose popular knitting blog (www.yarnharlot.com) gets 20,000 hits per day, offers her fellow knitters humorous knitting anecdotes, bits of homespun (no pun intended!) wisdom, helpful tips and little mantras to help keep their sanity when realizing an entire sleeve of a sweater has come out wrong and has to be redone. Even nonknitters can appreciate much of her humor-for example, her technique for darning socks that have holes in them, which consists of loudly exclaiming 'DARN!' and a few other choice expletives before dropping them in the garbage. Pearl-McPhee has a warm, engaging voice brimming with humor and often punctuated by a self-deprecating chuckle. This audiobook of her folksy ruminations would make the perfect gift for anyone who loves to knit. The print version of this title won the 2006 Benjamin Franklin Award in humor. A Storey Publishing paperback. (July)
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This small book holds a treasure of thoughts with which every knitter can identify: the frustrations of ignoring gage, the thrill of a new project, the compulsion of yarn addiction aka SABLE (stash acquisition beyond life expectation). Pearl-McPhee is a lifelong knitter whose bona fides are secured with this story: when she asked her midwife how she'd know when to summon her, the midwife answered, "When you don't feel like knitting anymore." This small paperback, which fits easily in a knitting bag, contains about 300 short anecdotes, vignettes, and pieces of advice for knitters. For some of her musings, she adds lessons learned: "I will remember that no one has ever been killed or maimed by being adventurous with knitting." Many knitters will find it a relief to read a knitting book with no patterns they feel they must try. Ilene Cooper
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007K8SM96
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC; Illustrated edition (March 4, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 4, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5489 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1580175899
  • Customer Reviews:
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Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is the author of Yarn Harlot, At Knit's End, Knitting Rules!, and Casts Off. She maintains a popular blog at www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/. She lives with her family in an untidy, wool-filled house in Toronto, where she avoids doing the laundry and knits whenever she gets a minute.

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Gracelatitude
5.0 out of 5 stars It is a great little book
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2023
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This book was gifted to me and I, in turn, ordered one for a gift.
It is written as a daily meditation. I read two pages each day. It is full of humor, food for thought and insight into the soul of a knitter. I love it. I definitely recommend it.
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Texas Lady
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun book for Knitters
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2010
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I cannot say how much I enjoyed this book. It is both witty and right on the button. As I read the book, I found myself laughing in so many places, not just from the humor but I was able to think, "I know exactly what she's talking about". I would recommend this book for any serious knitter who wants to look on the light side of knitting.
On the other hand, non-knitters may not get every joke, so while they're certainly welcome to read the book, I think it was meant more for knitters.
There are several areas, when she discusses winter items that aren't often in demand here in Texas (the author lives in Canada, where I suppose it gets pretty darn cold in the winter), so it's hard to make a real connection on the winter items themselves, but the knitting humor itself does indeed come through and even though I don't knit mittens, and very few hats, I still enjoy her viewpoint.
Anyway, it's a great book, and I've taken it to my knitting group and have read several items out of it to my friends. A couple of my knitting buddies have informed me that they've ordered the book. Good for them!!! I hope more people do so. It's a great escape when some knitting mishap occurs as well for when one just wants to relax.
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wool girl
5.0 out of 5 stars This woman is hilarious!
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2008
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Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is not only a talented knitter but a gifted writer as well. I have 4 of her books and want to get them all eventually. It's great to have a knitter I can relate to. She has a super way of expressing herself. This is a gem of a book, and I recommend it, yes I do! Get it for yourself or for a friend who knits. I first read one of her books from the public library, then I was hooked. I usually read them in bed while my husband's sleeping, trying not to wake him, while I'm snickering away. I've even read parts of her books to him. After living with me (a knitter) for so long, he gets her humor too. Wonderful book.
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Mit
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2021
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Hilarious and so very true on many levels. At wits end validates my own knitting habit, I found myself laughing out loud as I identified with story after story. It's a fun read.
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Crystal Starr Light
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute and funny, but perhaps overpriced
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2015
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This was one of those $1.99 books that Amazon was practically giving during the most recent holiday season. Being a big knitter/crocheter (I don't judge!), I thought, why not?

This is a fun, little booklet with a quote, followed by a brief anecdote, closing with a "lessons learned" tiddly bit. They are pretty light-hearted, goofy, showing the love of knitting and the foibles of having a crazy hobby.

That said, I'm glad I paid only $1.99. Most of the scenes are a mere 1 page long and even then, they filled maybe have the page (on a Kindle!). Also, some of the scenes were quite repetitive - the hoarding of yarn, the scouring for sales, knitting everywhere, how kids don't appreciate knit gifts, etc. If I had paid more, I would have been very upset.

Avid knitters will appreciate the most, followed closely by those who know avid knitters. Just don't expect much meat.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for knitting addicts!
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2013
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I read one of this author's other books and she is just hilarious! Her humorous descriptions of knitters and their views of life are so accurate. She describes behaviors that make you laugh at yourself. This book is not a story or a series of essays. It is an easy, relaxing compilation of statements or meditations for knitters. Crochet addicts can also relate to the book as well, but it is more directed at avid knitters. I will buy more books from this author. This book (and the others by this author) would make an excellent gift for knitters who could enjoy a light read in between knitting projects.
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L Schaefer
5.0 out of 5 stars Knitting IS Funny.
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2019
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I never imagined there were books devoted to knitting humor but there are, and this one made me laugh openly at home, and giggle out loud quite a few times in public. Loved it! I am looking forward to reading the rest of The Yarn Harlot's books.
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Texas Girl
3.0 out of 5 stars Funny for knitters!
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2020
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Had a lot of repeats from her other books
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Helen
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent condition
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2023
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Looks brand new really pleased thank you
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Wilma J. Klassen
5.0 out of 5 stars The book is so entertaining.
Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2018
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I bought this book as a birthday present for my best friend - who NEVER stops knitting! I found it very entertaining - it's so comforting to find other knitters like oneself ……………...
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mrubio
5.0 out of 5 stars Un libro que retrata a los tejedores compulsivos
Reviewed in Spain on September 13, 2018
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Divertidísimo libro en el que uno se ve reflejado, escrito con mucha gracia. Las citas que encabezan cada página son muy acertadas. Es una delicia.
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Christine Scharf
5.0 out of 5 stars Ein geniales Buch für zwischendurch
Reviewed in Germany on August 16, 2013
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Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (yarnharlot) hat hier wieder ein fantastisches Buch veröffentlicht. Bauchmuskelkater vom Lachen ist garantiert!

Bei vielen, vielen Einträgen hab ich dabei ertappt, wie ich zustimmend genickt oder nur wissend gegrinst habe, weil ich entweder eine ähnliche/identische Situation bereits erlebt hatte oder mir aber absolut vorstellen konnte, ähnlich zu handeln/reagieren.

Eine sehr kurzweilige Lektüre, die sich auch hervorragend für die 5 Minuten zwischendurch eignet.
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Lea67
5.0 out of 5 stars Pour toutes les tricoteuses !
Reviewed in France on August 9, 2010
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Ce livre est a mettre entre les mains de toutes les accros au tricot. Du moment où l'on comprend un minimum l'anglais, c'est même un bon moyen de progresser. Il s'agit d'une compilation de pensées, de faits vécus par l'auteur et de bons conseils. Chaque "histoire" fait 1 ou 2 pages et se présente comme le commentaire d'une citation. Certaines sont complètement sorties de leur contexte, et on a forcément droit à quelques fous rires.
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