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All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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The New York Times–bestselling author of Yarn Harlot returns with more witty stories about knitting, motherhood, friendship, and more.
In this all-new collection of yarns, New York Times–bestselling author and self-proclaimed yarn Harlot Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is all wound up about life, motherhood, losing her beloved washing machine, and, of course, knitting.
With trademark humor and wit that have sustained her through thick and thin, including a few misshapen sweaters and an indoor water balloon fight among her otherwise darling daughters, Pearl-McPhee deftly examines knitting, parenting, friendship, and—gasp!—even crocheting in essays that are at times touching, often hilarious, and always entertaining.
Praise for Yarn Harlot
“A sort of David Sedaris-like take on knitting—laugh-out-loud funny most of the time and poignantly reflective when it’s not cracking you up.” —Library Journal
“Pearl-McPhee turns both typical and unique knitting experiences into very funny and articulate prose.” —Meg Swansen, Schoolhouse Press
“I laughed until my stitches fell helplessly from my needles!” —Lucy Neatby, author of Cool Socks Warm Feet
In this all-new collection of yarns, New York Times–bestselling author and self-proclaimed yarn Harlot Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is all wound up about life, motherhood, losing her beloved washing machine, and, of course, knitting.
With trademark humor and wit that have sustained her through thick and thin, including a few misshapen sweaters and an indoor water balloon fight among her otherwise darling daughters, Pearl-McPhee deftly examines knitting, parenting, friendship, and—gasp!—even crocheting in essays that are at times touching, often hilarious, and always entertaining.
Praise for Yarn Harlot
“A sort of David Sedaris-like take on knitting—laugh-out-loud funny most of the time and poignantly reflective when it’s not cracking you up.” —Library Journal
“Pearl-McPhee turns both typical and unique knitting experiences into very funny and articulate prose.” —Meg Swansen, Schoolhouse Press
“I laughed until my stitches fell helplessly from my needles!” —Lucy Neatby, author of Cool Socks Warm Feet
Read more from Stephanie Pearl Mc Phee
Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Amazing Thing About the Way it Goes: Stories of Tidiness, Self-Esteem and Other Things I Gave Up On Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
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Reviews for All Wound Up
Rating: 4.268750079999999 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I read the yarn harlot blog but this was the first book I'd read. It was truly funny and well written - across between a memoir and a book of funny essays.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As always, I love this woman's twisted mind and her clever use of the English language.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really nicely done. Not only are those essays that are humorous really humorous and those meant to be moving or thoughtful really thoughtful - I felt like a lot of care went into picking just the right words and phrases to evoke those moods. One of YarnHarlot's best.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Yarn Harlot rides again! Stephanie Pearl-McPhee never fails to make me laugh, no matter the subject. In this book she touches on the cool kids in high school, how to raise your children without killing them, the beauty of October and, of course, yarn, glorious yarn. Knitters will roll their eyes with each familiar tale of stashes, tinking, and deadlines. A great book of short pieces to read during a break from your knitting.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good for what it is, which is an entertaining, light, sometimes humorous series of essays by a very likable married woman who loves to knit.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5My three stars are probably unfair to the book. My depression is really getting in the way of enjoying my reading. But it just seemed like "same old Yarn Harlot" -- funny in places, but nothing new. The piece on the period of not-knitting was beautiful and sad, though. I liked it a lot. Suits my mood.
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