{"product_id":"9780740789014","title":"Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephanie Pearl-McPhee's deepest wish is that everyone understand that knitting is at least as fun as baseball and way cooler than the evil looped path of crochet. Every project, from a misshapen hat to the most magnificent sweater, holds a story. \u003ci\u003eYarn Harlot\u003c\/i\u003e tells all those stories with humor, insight, and sympathy for the obsessed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 50 million people in America knit. The average knitter spends between $500 and $1,700 a year on yarn, patterns, needles, and books. No longer just a fad or a hobby, knitting has advanced to a lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter\u003c\/i\u003e moves beyond instructions and patterns into the purest elements of knitting: obsession, frustration, reflection, and fun. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's humorous and poignant essays find humor in knitting an enormous afghan that requires a whopping 30 balls of wool, having a husband with size 13 feet who loves to wear hand-knit socks, and earns her \"yarn harlot\" title with her love of any new yarn--she'll quickly drop an old project for the fresh saucy look of a new interesting yarn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the upsurge in knitting began in the early '90s, the number of women under 45 who knit has doubled. Knitting is no longer a hobby for just grandmothers--women and men of all ages are embracing this art. Describing its allure is best left to Stephanie who explains: \"It is a well-known fact that knitting is a sparkling form of entertainment, as spiritual as yoga, as relaxing as a massage, and as funny as Erma Bombeck trapped in a PTA meeting.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126326313200,"sku":"9780740789014","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780740789014_p0.jpg?v=1769900771","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780740789014","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}