{"product_id":"things-i-learned-from-knitting-whether-i-wanted-to-or-not-hardcover","title":"Things I Learned from Knitting: ...Whether I Wanted to or Not - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie Pearl-McPhee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a knitter's perspective, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee describes the astonishing wisdom and hard-to-swallow truths that are embedded in everyday clich s. You'll laugh with Pearl-McPhee as she realizes that \"babies grow\" after spending nights knitting a now-too-small sweater. \"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard\" takes on a new meaning to the knitter who has five projects going, but wants to start another. The next time you drop a stitch, take a cue from this insightful collection and remember, \"if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePick up the needles, grab a skein of yarn, cast on...and let the life lessons to begin! From \"Patience is a Virtue\" and \"Hope Springs Eternal\" to \"Look Before You Leap,\" Stephanie Pearl-McPhee applies her trademark humor and wry insights to reveal the wise (and sometimes unexpected) truths contained within 45 familiar adages, understood as only a knitter could. \u003cbr\u003e These irresistible reflections on life will have you laughing, crying and marveling out loud at how amazingly fortunate you are to be living \"your\" life as a knitter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning is easy, continuing is hard takes on special meaning for a knitter faced with five projects already on needles, yet struck by the irresistible urge to start something brand new. Share Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's amazement at the resounding, and even astonishing, truths found in everyday clichés and adages. Babies grow is a hard-learned lesson if you are a knitter who's stayed up nights making a tiny sweater for a special newborn, only to discover that a baby's ability to grow far exceeds your ability to knit. Knowing that you gotta roll with the punches can push an airborne knitter to the extreme of casting on with a couple of coffee stir sticks. After all, as every knitter knows for sure, idle hands are the devil's workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 6.66 x 4.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770860732704,"sku":"9781603420624","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/091e4250aa9f163d707d500ebcc6b7d5.webp?v=1780379660","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/things-i-learned-from-knitting-whether-i-wanted-to-or-not-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}