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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.
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
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Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 14
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