If you're a knitter, or just live with one, you've probably heard of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, AKA The Yarn Harlot. Pearl-McPhee writes one of the most popular knitting blogs and is the author of several books on knitting, including Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot's Bag of Knitting Tricks, Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter, and Things I Learned from Knitting (Whether I Wanted To or Not). Her newest book, All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin, is, like most of her other books, a collection of essays ranging from the humorous to the poignant. This time, however, Pearl-McPhee wanders farther afield; although most of the essays do deal with or at least contain knitting, several focus on other aspects of her life. She writes about the Canadian winter, the trauma of replacing her 28-year-old washing machine, and the pleasures of looking into other people's windows as you pass by. The incident where her husband gets the truck stuck between a garage and a light pole, complete with dialogue, is laugh-out-loud funny (though I was both amazed and impressed that he allowed her to include it in the book.) Readers of her blog may recognize some of the episodes from her blog posts over the last year or two, but will not be disappointed by this collection.
Friday, March 9, 2012
"All Wound Up" by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
If you're a knitter, or just live with one, you've probably heard of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, AKA The Yarn Harlot. Pearl-McPhee writes one of the most popular knitting blogs and is the author of several books on knitting, including Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot's Bag of Knitting Tricks, Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter, and Things I Learned from Knitting (Whether I Wanted To or Not). Her newest book, All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin, is, like most of her other books, a collection of essays ranging from the humorous to the poignant. This time, however, Pearl-McPhee wanders farther afield; although most of the essays do deal with or at least contain knitting, several focus on other aspects of her life. She writes about the Canadian winter, the trauma of replacing her 28-year-old washing machine, and the pleasures of looking into other people's windows as you pass by. The incident where her husband gets the truck stuck between a garage and a light pole, complete with dialogue, is laugh-out-loud funny (though I was both amazed and impressed that he allowed her to include it in the book.) Readers of her blog may recognize some of the episodes from her blog posts over the last year or two, but will not be disappointed by this collection.
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