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

Book by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee · 22 quotes · Knitting, Knitters, Yarn

This book offers a series of thoughtful essays that explore the emotional and psychological benefits of knitting, while also addressing the need for moderation in this often-obsessive hobby.

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This book offers a series of thoughtful essays that explore the emotional and psychological benefits of knitting, while also addressing the need for moderation in this often-obsessive hobby.

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“I'm reasonably sure that Calvin Klein does not knit.”

Humor Fashion Knitting Calvin Klein Knit

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“I make a habit of setting aside some time each evening to take out my knitting and work quietly on it, happily relaxing. I believe that it prepares me for sleep and washes away the cares of my day.I will consider that intarsia, or Fair Isle with three or more colors in a row, prepares nobody for sleep and cursing loudly while flinging knitting around the living room is about as far away from soothing as you can get.”

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“I'm a knitter. My projects are the ultimate in 'some assembly required.”

Projects Ultimate Assembly Knitting Knitters

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“When you are knitting socks and sweaters and scarves, you aren't just knitting. You are assigning a value to human effort. You are holding back time. You are preserving the simple unchanging act of handwork.”

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“There is no wrong way to knit. ... We should all agree to stop correcting each other and deal with the more important issue. How wrong crochet is.”

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“The first time you find yourself having a conversation about moss stitch with a group of people who aren't desperately trying to escape you ... it's like coming home.”

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“It is a little known fact that much like birds, who can always find north, knitters can always find yarn.”

Littles Facts Known Bird Knitting Yarn Knitters

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“The chances of running out of yarn on a project are directly related to the difficulty that you will have getting more.”

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“It is some kind of miracle that all knitting is constructed of only two stitches: knit and purl. Sure, you throw in some yarn overs, and sometimes you knit the stitches out of order, but when it really comes down to it, knitting is simplicity. The most incredible gossamer lace shawl ... the trickiest aran ... a humble sock ... each just made with knit and purl.”

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“You know you knit too much when ... You take knitting to a wedding, in case there's a little time before the bride comes down the aisle. Double points if you are the bride.”

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“You know you knit too much when ... You will check out a book from the library just because you heard that one of the characters knits.”

Knows Book Character Too Much Heard Library Checks Knitting

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“It turns out I will buy any yarn, even yarn I will never use, if the store discounts it by more than 50 percent.”

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“I recognize that knitting can improve my mood in trying circumstances”

Trying Circumstances Mood Knitting

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“I will resist the urge to underestimate the complexity of knitting.”

Complexity Urges Underestimate Knitting

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“There is practically no activity that cannot be enhanced or replaced by knitting, if you really want to get obsessive about it.”

Ifs Want Activity Replaced Obsessive Knitting

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“I will continue to freak out my children by knitting in public. It's good for them.”

Children My Children Freak Knitting

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“The best reason for a knitter to marry is that you can't teach the cat to be impressed when you finish a lace scarf.”

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“It is important for knitters to know two things about frogging: that cats are capable of this knitting action, and even seem to enjoy it and seek opportunities to do it; and that foul language is a normal, healthy accompaniment to frogging, whether it is you or the cat that accomplished the task.”

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“Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored. I take my knitting everywhere to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad.”

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“It took me years and years of trial efforts to work out that there is absolutely no knitting triumph I can achieve that my husband will think is worth being woken up for.”

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“In the nineteeth century, knitting was prescribed to women as a cure for nervousness and hysteria. Many new knitters find this sort of hard to believe because, until you get good at it, knitting seems to cause those ailments. The twitch above my right eye will disappear with knitting practice.”

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“The twitch above my right eye will disappear with knitting practice.”

Eye Practice Disappear Knitting Knitters

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