false 2900326 3 ". . . 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 Harlot<P>Stephanie 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.<P>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.<P>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, <I>Free-Range Knitter</i> will entertain yarnsmiths who enjoy sharing in the collective experiences of the woolen and silky skein. 2927452 1 9 2008 Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again total:272|5:90|4:116|3:57|2:8|1:1| 272 1102 473 52 5 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 11:06:31 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 11:20:06 -0700 2009
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