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Home Is Where the Wine Is: Making the Most of What You've Got One Stitch (and Cocktail!) at a Time
Home Is Where the Wine Is Making the Most of What You've Got One Stitch at a Time - and Cocktail! Author:Laurie Perry She's back. And crazier than ever. In her debut narrative, Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair, blogger extraordinaire Laurie Perry gave people a hilarious yet heartfelt glimpse into her misadventures as a recent divorcée with three cats, a slight wine and Cheetos problem, and scores of unfinished—and—uneven knitting pr... more »ojects. Now, in her second installment, she's done drunk-dialing her ex, and has moved on to make the best out of the "extra odd bits"—both in her knitting projects and in her life, from getting her house in order, or "procrasti-cleaning," to curbing expenses, from "green guilt" and pre-date nausea, to winning the battle of the bulge (think Spanx!). Whether readers are Laurie Perry fans, or die-hard or beginning knitters, they'll find more adventures, eclectic projects, and, of course, more cocktails (and cats) on Laurie's quest to, like most women, find enlightenment, purpose, and balance in a topsy-turvy world. The following knitting recipes are included, with matching wine accompaniments:
Knitted Holiday Hats: Pumpkin Cap, Santa Hat, Turkey Hat
Retro Crocheted Toilet Paper and Toilet Lid Cozy
Personal Massager Cozy
Retro Faux-Macrame Plant Hanger
Knitted Date-Night Purse
Knitted Flower
Knitted Bracelets (or Anklet)
Chapter titles include:
On the Brink of Disaster (Or How I Became My Own Art Project)
On Curbing My Instinct to Adopt Homeless Pets, Men, and Clutter
On Procrasti-cleaning, of Which I Am the World's Leading Authority
On Being Environmentally Friendly: If I Go Green Can I Still Shave My Legs?
On Etiquette: I Think I Propositioned My Doctor, Help.
On Paralyzing Nausea: My Date with Jimmy Carter
On Turning Into My Mother, Her Mother, and Probably Your Mother