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Inside All Wound Up, New York Times best-selling author and self-proclaimed Yarn Harlot Stephanie Pearl-McPhee spins her third yarn on knitting for the 60 million knitters in North America who collectively spend $45 billion a year on knitting-related merchandise.
In her trademark style, McPhee talks about knitting, parenting, friendship, and--gasp!--even crocheting in essays that are at times touching, often hilarious, and always entertaining. Fans of her popular blog at www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/ will adore this all-new collection of tales of the woolen and silky skein, which follow the Yarn Harlot's previous exploits chronicled inside Yarn Harlot and Free-Range Knitter.
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All Wound Up.... in reality, Oct 30 2011
By Terre Johnson - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: All Wound Up: Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin (Hardcover)
It's been a while since I've read Stephanie Pearl-McPhee or her blog, so I had forgotten how jealous I am of her knitting skills. Having tucked my bitterness away, I proceeded on with her latest.Having said that, I have to say I enjoyed this collection much more than her last effort because it was, gasp, a bit "darker" - and it's not as if she has gone serial yarn killer or anything - than her other works. In this volume her musings are more about the darker side of her personality: she is "All Wound Up," so to speak, and it is refreshing to know that sweet smiling woman is just as bitter as I am about several things. Beloved and faithful appliances choking out their last when the household budget can ill-afford it, idiots making inane remarks regarding her knitting in public, and heart-crushing sadness. She also touches on the less finer points of dealing with daughters, adolescent dating, and determining whether one's penchant for fiber qualifies as an addiction. The Yarn Harlot is nothing if not humorous, and this is humor to which I can relate.
I can forecast that some fans may complain that there are more topics than just the love of knitting. Yet this is just what I feel makes this collection stronger than earlier efforts. No matter what the topic, she knits it all together with love, laughter and yarn.
Well done.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mixed Bag of Yarns!, Oct 27 2011
By AutumnHarvest - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: All Wound Up: Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin (Hardcover)
I love the Yarn Harlot, and I have all of her books, including this one, which I couldn't wait to receive. Many of the chapters in here are funny, well written, and pure Stephanie. However, I was dissapointed in some of the chapters. I thought they were mundane, not up to her usual standards, not much about yarn or knitting, and just not funny. I am sure it isn't easy to crank out book after book, but, perhaps some better editing would have brought this one up to her usual hilarious best. However, that won 't stop me from waiting for her next book--although I might scan it a bit more before I plunk down my cash!
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haven't i read this before?, Oct 23 2011
By Lori - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: All Wound Up: Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin (Hardcover)
i have loved all of the previous books by the yarn harlot. i read her blog daily. however, i have just started this book, and already i have read two stories that i previously read on the blog. if you already read about the questions people ask knitters, or the sad story of the demise of sir washie, don't bother with these chapters in the book. i am disappointed by this, and wondering how much more of the book is material that i have already seen. if i am purchasing a new book, i want to see all new material. i will consider this before i purchase her next book.
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