Even more tongue-in-cheek, laugh-out-loud observations over the world of knitting from the best-selling writer and self-proclaimed ‘Yarn Harlot.’ Anyone who feels knitting is perfect for little old ladies hasn’t met the Harlot. In her latest book-successor to her earlier bestsellers At Knit’s End, Knitting Guidelines!, and Yarn Harlot: THE TRICK Life of a Knitter-Stephanie Pearl-McPhee journeys deep in to the land of these who are enthusiastic about yarn, fine needles, and what’s on their needles now.

Utilizing a travel guide format, she represents and critiques every part of the territory she knows so well: its people (young and old, male and female), familiar phrases (‘purl this, darn that’), strange beliefs, currency (skein trading), etiquette, holidays (any sale day at the neighborhood yarn store), and customs. And, as the land of knitting is usually a mostly relaxing place, it does have got its controversies, such as the acrylic vs. natural fibers and circular vs. straight needles debates, which Pearl-McPhee appointments with relish and glee.