Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Quotes (12 quotes)

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Famous Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Quotes

“100 years ago, buying something you could make was considered wasteful; now making something you could buy is considered wasteful. I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction.”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Source: All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin

“SABLE- A common knitting acronym that stands for Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy.”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

“I will not let the non-knitters of the world decide how normal I am.”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

“When confronted with a birthday in a week I will remember that a book can be a really good present, too.”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

“In the nineteeth century, knitting was prescribed to women as a cure for nervousness and hysteria. Many new knitters find this sort of hard to believe because, until you get good at it, knitting seems to cause those ailments..”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

“I am a person who works well under pressure. In fact, I work so well under pressure that at times, I will procrastinate in order to create this pressure.”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Quotes

“I will continue to freak out my children by knitting in public. It's good for them.”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

“There is practically no activity that cannot be enhanced or replaced by knitting, if you really want to get obsessive about it.”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

“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

Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

“I will always buy extra yarn. I will not try to tempt fate.”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

“I recognize that knitting can improve my mood in trying circumstances”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

“You don't knit because you are patient. You are patient because you knit.”

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

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