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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 746.432 EAN: 9781580176583 ISBN: 1580176585 Label: Storey Publishing, LLC Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 218 Publication Date: March 22, 2007 Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC Studio: Storey Publishing, LLC Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: From the best-selling author of At Knit's End and Knitting Rules! comes yet another hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek observations on the world of knitting. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off invites knitters of all ages, levels, and persuasions to embark with her on a journey deep into the land populated by those who are obsessed with yarn, needles, and what’s on their needles now. Using a travel guide format as her launching pad, Pearl-McPhee acts as tour guide extraordinaire, displaying her trademark razor-sharp wit as she describes and critiques every aspect of this land she knows so well — its people, native language, familiar phrases, strange beliefs, etiquette, and cultural customs. Readers will love her timeline of notable dates in knitting history and rarely celebrated knitting heroes, from the samurai warriors of Japan to the "Ter-rible Knitters of Dent." And, while the land of knitting is a peaceful place, it does have its political arguments, such as the acrylic versus natural fi bers and circular versus straight needles debates. As she's toured (and knit) her way across North America during the past two years, Pearl-McPhee's smart, perfectly timed banter has captured the hearts, minds, and funny bones of thousands of knitters far and wide. No fan is going to want to be left behind as Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off on her latest yarn-bound expedition. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Yarn obsession is not insanity!!!!I am still a relatively new knitter having taken up the needles in Feb of 2008. I was starting to worry myself when all I could think about was wool and my next fix (project). My family were also starting to wonder as the corners of various rooms (and cupboards) in the house began to fill with yarn. Since I was self taught, I didn't know if this was normal knitting behavior or not. Luckily I happened across this book at a local knit friendly library and checked it out. For the new ... Read More Rating:  - Hit or MissI am truly disappointed in Pearl-McPhee's "Cast Offs". I'm giving it three stars, instead of two or one, only because if you've never read her material before, I think you'd like it more than I did. However, I've read her three other laugh-out-loud books, and this one dims by comparison. I feel her problem is that she starts off welcoming the knitter/reader to "The Land of Knitting", and writes "Cast Offs" from a travelogue point of view. Her attempt to be a witty commentary on knitting while ... Read More Rating: - The author's own voice spices her engrossing story.Humor blends with a love for knitting and fun guides to its ironies and methods in this fun survey of knitting. Most knitting guides don't translate well to audio because they are 'how to' book coverages, but the fine overview of knitting's appeal which began as a blog on the topic blends enough humor and action to make it a top pick for any audio listener interested in knitting. The author's own voice spices her engrossing story. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch Rating: - Been There AlreadyI would have enjoyed this book more had I not already read the earlier books. People new to Stephanie's writing, or those who know her mainly through her lively blog, will read with pleasure. But, barring the "cute" organizing principle, this is pretty much the same book with the same points as the ones I've read. I have hopes for her next book. And, in the meantime, there is the Yarn Harlot's blog--timely, with pictures! Rating: - Can knit ... and be funny.Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is the Jon Stewart of the knitting world. She skewers us with our own needles, unravels our obsession for the uninitiated and helps us learn to laugh at ourselves. Her fresh, tongue-in-cheek observations about the crazy world of knitting have become wildly popular on her blog, her speaking tours (accompanied by her trademark socks-in-progress) and in her three previous books. In her newest book Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: the Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land ... Read More 
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