{"product_id":"yarn-harlot-the-secret-life-of-a-knitter","title":"Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter","description":"Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's deepest wish is that everyone understand that knitting is at least as fun as baseball and way cooler than the evil looped path of crochet. Every project, from a misshapen hat to the most magnificent sweater, holds a story. Yarn Harlot tells all those stories with humor, insight, and sympathy for the obsessed.\n\nOver 50 million people in America knit. The average knitter spends between $500 and $1,700 a year on yarn, patterns, needles, and books. No longer just a fad or a hobby, knitting has advanced to a lifestyle.\n\nYarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter moves beyond instructions and patterns into the purest elements of knitting: obsession, frustration, reflection, and fun. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's humorous and poignant essays find humor in knitting an enormous afghan that requires a whopping 30 balls of wool, having a husband with size 13 feet who loves to wear hand-knit socks, and earns her \"yarn harlot\" title with her love of any new yarn--she'll quickly drop an old project for the fresh saucy look of a new interesting yarn.\n\nSince the upsurge in knitting began in the early '90s, the number of women under 45 who knit has doubled. Knitting is no longer a hobby for just grandmothers--women and men of all ages are embracing this art. Describing its allure is best left to Stephanie who explains: \"It is a well-known fact that knitting is a sparkling form of entertainment, as spiritual as yoga, as relaxing as a massage, and as funny as Erma Bombeck trapped in a PTA meeting.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0740750372\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0740750372.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pearl-McPhee, Stephanie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41901104463930,"sku":"DBV.0740750372.A","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0740750372-0.jpg?v=1794024098","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/yarn-harlot-the-secret-life-of-a-knitter","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}