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Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting

From the best-selling author of At Knit's End and Knitting Rules! comes yet another hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek observations on the world of knitting. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off invites knitters of all ages, levels, and persuasions to embark with her on a journey deep into the land populated by those who are obsessed with yarn, needles, and what?s on their needles now.

Using a travel guide format as her launching pad, Pearl-McPhee acts as tour guide extraordinaire, displaying her trademark razor-sharp wit as she describes and critiques every aspect of this land she knows so well ? its people, native language, familiar phrases, strange beliefs, etiquette, and cultural customs. Readers will love her timeline of notable dates in knitting history and rarely celebrated knitting heroes, from the samurai warriors of Japan to the "Ter-rible Knitters of Dent." And, while the land of knitting is a peaceful place, it does have its political arguments, such as the acrylic versus natural fi bers and circular versus straight needles debates.

As she's toured (and knit) her way across North America during the past two years, Pearl-McPhee's smart, perfectly timed banter has captured the hearts, minds, and funny bones of thousands of knitters far and wide. No fan is going to want to be left behind as Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off on her latest yarn-bound expedition. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-05-2009; Yarn obsession is not insanity!!!!; I am still a relatively new knitter having taken up the needles in Feb of 2008. I was starting to worry myself when all I could think about was wool and my next fix (project). My family were also starting to wonder as the corners of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-12-2008; Hit or Miss; I am truly disappointed in Pearl-McPhee's "Cast Offs". I'm giving it three stars, instead of two or one, only because if you've never read her material before, I think you'd like it more than I did. However, I've read her three other...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-07-2008; The author's own voice spices her engrossing story.; Humor blends with a love for knitting and fun guides to its ironies and methods in this fun survey of knitting. Most knitting guides don't translate well to audio because they are 'how to' book coverages, but the fine overview of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-05-2008; Been There Already; I would have enjoyed this book more had I not already read the earlier books. People new to Stephanie's writing, or those who know her mainly through her lively blog, will read with pleasure. But, barring the "cute" organizing principle,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-05-2009; Yarn obsession is not insanity!!!!; I am still a relatively new knitter having taken up the needles in Feb of 2008. I was starting to worry myself when all I could think about was wool and my next fix (project). My family were also starting to wonder as the corners of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-12-2008; Hit or Miss; I am truly disappointed in Pearl-McPhee's "Cast Offs". I'm giving it three stars, instead of two or one, only because if you've never read her material before, I think you'd like it more than I did. However, I've read her three other...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-11-2007; Don't like it; I have ALL of her books but this is my least favorite one. I've had it for months and cannot even get thru reading it. With all of her other books I had a lot of good hearty laughes while reading them. This one I don't think has even...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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