With a knitters perspective, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee describes the astonishing wisdom and hard-to-swallow truths that are embedded in everyday cliches. Youll laugh with Pearl-McPhee as she realizes that babies grow after spending nights knitting a now-too-small sweater. Beginning is easy, continuing is hard takes on a new meaning to the knitter who has five projects going, but wants to start another. The next time you drop a stitch, take a cue from this insightful collection and remember, if at first you dont succeed, try, try again.