Things I Learned From Knitting Quotes

“You don't knit because you are patient. You are patient because you knit.”
― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Things I Learned From Knitting

“Five things I'd rather do than swatch for my new project

1. Get a spinal tap.

2. Scrub the bathtub after all three of my daughters have come home from "Sandbox day" at the park.

3. Babysit two-year-old triplets while simultaneously diffusing a bomb.

4. Bathe a cat.

5. KNIT MY NEW PROJECT.”
― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Things I Learned From Knitting

“Knitting is still trying to teach me

That no matter how well you knit, looking at your work too closely isn't helpful. It's like kissing with your eyes open: nobody looks good that close up.”
― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Things I Learned From Knitting

“Your average knitter, obsessed as we are with the art form, is quickly going to begin producing far more in the way of warm things than are needed by even an arctic-bound knitter. Knitting breeds generosity, true...but perhaps in a hurry to avoid burying ourselves in hand-knits. There are only so many scarves one knitter can use.”
― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Things I Learned From Knitting

“It turns out that knitting has taught me that good things come in all sizes, and the size doesn’t matter, as long as you’re happy with what you’ve got.”
― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Things I Learned From Knitting: ...whether I wanted to or not