Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Quotes

Sometimes I wish that I hadn't learned how to crochet," I say, and Alice laughs. Obviously she thinks I'm joking, which is maybe for the best.

I'm a knitter. My projects are the ultimate in 'some assembly required.

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

Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored. I take my knitting everywhere to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad.

I knit the afternoon away. I knit reasons for Elijah to come back. I knit apologies for Emma. I knit angry knots and slipped stitches for every mistake I ever made, and I knit wet, swollen stitches that look awful. I knit the sun down.

I'm a little bit of a fabric lunatic.

As I get older, I just prefer to knit.

If I want to calm down, I'll buy some fabric, get a pattern, shut myself in a room and stay there for days, really happy. And at the end of it, you get a bedspread or some curtains or something to wear - it's lovely.

I can knit quite well. I make really long scarves.

I love playing around with vintage fabrics and lace.

I don't know how to knit.

I watch my wife knitting, and it's like watching close-up magic to me.

I need to finish this scarf/shawl/blanket thing so I can start something for Emma- a hat, maybe, or a sweater for her stuffed elephant.

Can you row?" the Sheep asked, handing her a pair of knitting-needles as she spoke. "Yes, a little--but not on land--and not with needles--" Alice was beginning to say.

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.

...the number one reason knitters knit is because they are so smart that they need knitting to make boring things interesting.

...I crave a shawl." He was tense with anger but his hands remained gentle at her waist. He said, "I can make you a shawl." She cocked her head. "You knit? Well. That's an unusual accomplishment in a soldier.

A half finished shawl left on the coffee table isn't a mess; it's an object of art.

There is no wrong way to knit. ... We should all agree to stop correcting each other and deal with the more important issue. How wrong crochet is.

Yes, I do sew. I started when I was around 8 or 9 and have been doing it off and on since then.

I like to do interior design, I love to quilt, I love to see different colors together, and I love to match things up.

My grandmother taught me to knit, and as I knit, my mind returns to my childhood.

My mum taught me to knit when I was a child, and I turn to it, for some weird reason, when I'm feeling depressed.

I love crafting and cooking, doing all of that.

When I was a little girl you used to learn to sew all the holes in things, darning socks, but nobody mends things anymore.