Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (a.k.a. "The Yarn Harlot") (born June 14, 1968) is a writer, knitter, IBCLC or International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and doula living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Stephanie Anne Pearl-McPhee's grandmother, a professional knitter, taught her to knit when she was four years old. She and her husband, Joe, have three daughters, Amanda (b. May 30, 1989), Megan (b. August 15, 1991), and Samantha (b. February 17, 199...
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Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (a.k.a. "The Yarn Harlot") (born June 14, 1968) is a writer, knitter, IBCLC or International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and doula living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Stephanie Anne Pearl-McPhee's grandmother, a professional knitter, taught her to knit when she was four years old. She and her husband, Joe, have three daughters, Amanda (b. May 30, 1989), Megan (b. August 15, 1991), and Samantha (b. February 17, 1994). Stephanie and Joe were married on September 30, 2006 .
Pearl-McPhee has contributed articles and patterns to knitting magazines such as Cast On, Interweave Knits, Knitty, Stranded, and Spin-Off. She also contributed a chapter to the book Knitlit Too. In addition, she has written five books on knitting.
One of Pearl-McPhee's best known works is her blog, which also carries the moniker "The Yarn Harlot". In 2004, she founded Tricoteuses sans Frontières (Knitters without Borders), a group dedicated to raising money for the non-profit Médecins...
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