Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored. I take my knitting everywhere to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee More Quotes by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee More Quotes From Stephanie Pearl-McPhee It is a peculiarity of knitters that they chronically underestimate the amount of time it takes to knit something. Birthday on Saturday? No problem. Socks are small. Never mind that the average sock knit out of sock-weight yarn contains about 17,000 stitches. Never mind that you need two of them. (That's 34,000 stitches, for anybody keeping track.) Socks are only physically small. By stitch count, they are immense. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee happy-birthday average two I will not let the non-knitters of the world decide how normal I am. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee knitters normal world The best reason for a knitter to marry is that you can't teach the cat to be impressed when you finish a lace scarf. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee scarves knitting cat I will always buy extra yarn. I will not try to tempt fate. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee yarn fate trying Hat head is a sad affliction wherein the chosen hat and the selected hairstyle are grossly incompatible. The unfortunate combination results in a condition that can be hidden only with the application of another hat. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee hats affliction results I make a habit of setting aside some time each evening to take out my knitting and work quietly on it, happily relaxing. I believe that it prepares me for sleep and washes away the cares of my day.I will consider that intarsia, or Fair Isle with three or more colors in a row, prepares nobody for sleep and cursing loudly while flinging knitting around the living room is about as far away from soothing as you can get. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee knitting sleep believe As usual, the sock yarns have no idea what is going on. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee yarn usual ideas ...the number one reason knitters knit is because they are so smart that they need knitting to make boring things interesting. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee knitting smart numbers It is some kind of miracle that all knitting is constructed of only two stitches: knit and purl. Sure, you throw in some yarn overs, and sometimes you knit the stitches out of order, but when it really comes down to it, knitting is simplicity. The most incredible gossamer lace shawl ... the trickiest aran ... a humble sock ... each just made with knit and purl. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee knitting humble order Dear designer of questionable intent, Please send me a photo of yourself. Please be wearing the knitted pants that you designed. It's not that I don't believe that there is anyone out there thing enough to wear horizontally stripped trousers knit from chunky wool, it's just that I would like to know whether you are deliberately cruel or whether you are the one woman these would look really great on. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee wool believe looks You know you knit too much when ... Before you buy anything, such as a hammock or curtains, you seriously wonder whether you could knit it. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee hammocks knitting too-much With great effort comes great gratification. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee great-effort gratification effort When people see me knitting, I tell them I'm a knitter. Not the sort of knitter they may have run into before, but a passionate, constant, deliberate knitter. I knit everyday, all the time, everywhere I go. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee running motivational inspirational I'm a knitter. My projects are the ultimate in 'some assembly required. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee assembly knitting projects It took me years and years of trial efforts to work out that there is absolutely no knitting triumph I can achieve that my husband will think is worth being woken up for. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee knitting husband thinking The essay is one of my favourite forms of writing, and I feel like what's inside is really personal, more so than with shorter pieces. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee favourite pieces writing The rules of Canadian engagement say that if we encounter a celebrity, we have to pretend we're not encountering a celebrity. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee engagement encounters ifs I do know that there isn't ever going to be a time when there aren't any knitters. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee knitters knows Sweaters need to be imagined, dreamed over. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee sweaters needs When confronted with a birthday in a week I will remember that a book can be a really good present, too. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee happy-birthday remember book
