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 More Quotes by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee More Quotes From Stephanie Pearl-McPhee I will not let the non-knitters of the world decide how normal I am. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee knittersnormalworld 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 scarvesknittingcat I will always buy extra yarn. I will not try to tempt fate. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee yarnfatetrying 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 hatsafflictionresults 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 knittingsleepbelieve As usual, the sock yarns have no idea what is going on. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee yarnusualideas ...the number one reason knitters knit is because they are so smart that they need knitting to make boring things interesting. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee knittingsmartnumbers 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 knittinghumbleorder 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 woolbelievelooks 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 hammocksknittingtoo-much With great effort comes great gratification. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee great-effortgratificationeffort 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 runningmotivationalinspirational I'm a knitter. My projects are the ultimate in 'some assembly required. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee assemblyknittingprojects 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 knittinghusbandthinking 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 favouritepieceswriting 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 engagementencountersifs I do know that there isn't ever going to be a time when there aren't any knitters. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee knittersknows Sweaters need to be imagined, dreamed over. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee sweatersneeds 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-birthdayrememberbook You know you knit too much when ... You will check out a book from the library just because you heard that one of the characters knits. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee knittingcharacterbook
