I will continue to freak out my children by knitting in public. It's good for them. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
The chances of running out of yarn on a project are directly related to the difficulty that you will have getting more. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
I recognize that knitting can improve my mood in trying circumstances — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
There is practically no activity that cannot be enhanced or replaced by knitting, if you really want to get obsessive about it. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
It turns out I will buy any yarn, even yarn I will never use, if the store discounts it by more than… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
I will resist the urge to underestimate the complexity of knitting. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
A half finished shawl left on the coffee table isn't a mess; it's an object of art. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
SABLE- A common knitting acronym that stands for Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“ Knitting is still trying to teach me That no matter how well you knit, looking at your work too closely isn't… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
Since I became a knitting humor writer, I seem to be understood a little better - at least for the purposes of… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
The only difference between an experienced knitter and new knitter is that the experienced knitter makes bigger mistakes faster. Be bold; there… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“Consider telling those you teach that no matter how it feels to the new knitter, a dropped stitch has never actually caused… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“It turns out that I will buy any yarn, even yarn I will never use, if the store discounts it by more… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“it is pure potential. Every ball or skein of yarn holds something inside it, and the great mystery of what that might… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
There is no wrong way to knit. ... We should all agree to stop correcting each other and deal with the more… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
There are twice as many knitters as golfers in North America. Still, if you walk into any airport in North America, you… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“I make a habit of setting aside some time each evening to take out my knitting and work quietly on it, happily… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
It is a peculiarity of knitters that they chronically underestimate the amount of time it takes to knit something. Birthday on Saturday?… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
If you were ever dumped after knitting a guy a sweater, consider the possibility that the problem was with the sweater, not… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
It is some kind of miracle that all knitting is constructed of only two stitches: knit and purl. Sure, you throw in… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, people come up to me when I am knitting and they say things like, "Oh, I wish I could knit, but… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
It is important for knitters to know two things about frogging: that cats are capable of this knitting action, and even seem… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
A plain sock by itself is terribly boring, but it could score points by having a clever stitch pattern, or maybe by… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
Your average knitter, obsessed as we are with the art form, is quickly going to begin producing far more in the way… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“Many years ago, when I used to smoke, my lighter was often easier to find than my scissors. If I couldn't find… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“As long as there has been knitting there have been battles about it. There are self-declared "yarn snobs," who frown on using… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“Even when it isn't going well, knitting can be deeply spiritual. Knitting sets goals that you can meet. Sometimes when I work… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
...the number one reason knitters knit is because they are so smart that they need knitting to make boring things interesting. Knitters… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
Some knitters say that they buy yarn with no project in mind and wait patiently for the yarn to "speak" to them.… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“Despite what we knitters know to be true, the non-knitting world somehow persists in thinking that a "knitter" looks a certain way.… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“I think my personal minimum score for anything I'm thinking about doing--knitting or not--is about a seven on the interest scale. If… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
If you have time to knit, if you've taken up knitting, it means you're not worried about the essential stuff. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
You don't knit because you are patient. You are patient because you knit — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
“ribbing, moss, seed, and garter are all balanced and combine the yin and yang of knitting” — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
The twitch above my right eye will disappear with knitting practice. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
I'm a knitter. My projects are the ultimate in 'some assembly required. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
I explain at the parties that I believe knitting is a transformative and intriguing act that can change the life and brain of the… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
In the nineteeth century, knitting was prescribed to women as a cure for nervousness and hysteria. Many new knitters find this sort of hard… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
Achieving the state of SABLE is not, as many people who live with these knitters believe, a reason to stop buying yarn, but for… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
I am a person who works well under pressure. In fact, I work so well under pressure that at times, I will procrastinate in… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
The people who think I'm famous are knitters. Most of my life, I'm wildly unrecognized. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
“I make a habit of setting aside some time each evening to take out my knitting and work quietly on it, happily relaxing. I… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
You know you knit too much when ... You will check out a book from the library just because you heard that one of… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
There are twice as many knitters as golfers in North America. Still, if you walk into any airport in North America, you can find… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
If you have time to knit, if you've taken up knitting, it means you're not worried about the essential stuff. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
It turns out I will buy any yarn, even yarn I will never use, if the store discounts it by more than 50 percent. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
A plain sock by itself is terribly boring, but it could score points by having a clever stitch pattern, or maybe by being made… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
When confronted with a birthday in a week I will remember that a book can be a really good present, too. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
“It turns out that I will buy any yarn, even yarn I will never use, if the store discounts it by more than 50%.… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
You know you knit too much when ... You take knitting to a wedding, in case there's a little time before the bride comes… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share
