"In the nineteeth century, knitting was prescribed to……" — 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 to believe because, until you get good at it, knitting seems to cause those ailments. The twitch above my right eye will disappear with knitting practice."
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Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
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