YarnCraft Episode 04 :: Behind the Scenes with the Yarn Harlot Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
In this special episode, we spend time talking to popular author and blogger, the hilarious and insightful Stephanie Pearl-McPhee–we find out about her life as a knitting celebrity, learn about how she founded Knitters without Borders to support Doctors without Borders, get some advice about yarncrafting, and more.
(Visit Stephanie’s blog by clicking Yarn Harlot)
First, Liz and Zontee share their thoughts about why they like Stephanie’s writings so much. Then Jessica interviews Stephanie and talks to her about what she likes to knit, Knitters without Borders, getting recognized in yarn shops, her current projects, and her life as a writer/knitter/doula/mother/wife/et cetera!
Zontee asks Stephanie just a few of the (over 80!) listener questions we received, including one about Stephanie’s lightning-quick knitting on YouTube. Click here to read the rest of the questions.
Stephanie’s books include:
At Knit’s End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter
Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot’s Bag of Knitting Tricks
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot’s Guide to the Land of Knitting
and Things I Learned from Knitting (Whether I Wanted to or Not) coming out in 2008
Stash This: Ideas for Your Crafting Life–Liz and Zontee talk about their stashes and how they organize their crafting materials,
taking into consideration what works for them.
Be sure to listen for a special coupon code for YarnCraft listeners. Use it to get 15% off your purchase at LionBrand.com, from now until the end of December. Visit our shop now!
To leave your comments and thoughts, post a message on the blog, email to yarncraft [at] lionbrand [dot] com, or call 206-350-3957 and leave us a message! We may even feature you in an upcoming episode! For our next episode, leave a comment about a man (or men) in your life who knits or crochets.
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Theme music is “Boy with a Coin” by Iron and Wine, from the PodSafe Music Network.
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