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title: "4 Stitches Quotes By Stephanie Pearl-McPhee"
description: "4 Stitches quotes by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Plus more from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and more Stitches sayings from other authors."
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> [A plain sock by itself is terribly boring, but it could score points by having a clever stitch pattern, or maybe by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/a-plain-sock-by-itself-is-terribly-boring-but-it-could-score-points/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

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> [It is a peculiarity of knitters that they chronically underestimate the amount of time it takes to knit something. Birthday on Saturday?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/it-is-a-peculiarity-of-knitters-that-they-chronically-underestimate/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/it-is-some-kind-of-miracle-that-all-knitting-is-constructed-of-only/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/the-first-time-you-find-yourself-having-a-conversation-about-moss/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

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## More by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

> [I explain at the parties that I believe knitting is a transformative and intriguing act that can change the life and brain of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/i-explain-at-the-parties-that-i-believe-knitting-is-a-transformative/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [Knitters use knitting to value-add to the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/knitters-use-knitting-to-value-add-to-the-world/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [In the nineteeth century, knitting was prescribed to women as a cure for nervousness and hysteria. Many new knitters find this sort of hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/in-the-nineteeth-century-knitting-was-prescribed-to-women-as-a-cure/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [Achieving the state of SABLE is not, as many people who live with these knitters believe, a reason to stop buying yarn, but for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/achieving-the-state-of-sable-is-not-as-many-people-who-live-with/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [I am a person who works well under pressure. In fact, I work so well under pressure that at times, I will procrastinate in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/i-am-a-person-who-works-well-under-pressure-in-fact-i-work-so-well/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [The people who think I'm famous are knitters. Most of my life, I'm wildly unrecognized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/the-people-who-think-i-m-famous-are-knitters-most-of-my-life-i-m/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [“I make a habit of setting aside some time each evening to take out my knitting and work quietly on it, happily relaxing. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/i-make-a-habit-of-setting-aside-some-time-each-evening-to-take-out-my/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [You know you knit too much when ... You will check out a book from the library just because you heard that one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/you-know-you-knit-too-much-when-you-will-check-out-a-book-from-the/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [There are twice as many knitters as golfers in North America. Still, if you walk into any airport in North America, you can find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/there-are-twice-as-many-knitters-as-golfers-in-north-america-still-if/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [If you have time to knit, if you've taken up knitting, it means you're not worried about the essential stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/if-you-have-time-to-knit-if-you-ve-taken-up-knitting-it-means-you-re/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [It turns out I will buy any yarn, even yarn I will never use, if the store discounts it by more than 50 percent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/it-turns-out-i-will-buy-any-yarn-even-yarn-i-will-never-use-if-the/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [A plain sock by itself is terribly boring, but it could score points by having a clever stitch pattern, or maybe by being made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/a-plain-sock-by-itself-is-terribly-boring-but-it-could-score-points/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [When confronted with a birthday in a week I will remember that a book can be a really good present, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/when-confronted-with-a-birthday-in-a-week-i-will-remember-that-a-book/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [“It turns out that I will buy any yarn, even yarn I will never use, if the store discounts it by more than 50%.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/it-turns-out-that-i-will-buy-any-yarn-even-yarn-i-will-never-use-if/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

> [You know you knit too much when ... You take knitting to a wedding, in case there's a little time before the bride comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/you-know-you-knit-too-much-when-you-take-knitting-to-a-wedding-in/)

[Stephanie Pearl-McPhee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-pearl-mcphee/)

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