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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

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Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 14
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The Yarn Harlot
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