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Not really my thing to wear, but they are strangely appealing. Crafted by etsy seller @Pretty Sneaky@, they sell for about $100.
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Stitch and Creative Craft Show- Esher, Sandown Park
Posted on September 15, 2009 by ehdknits
We will be exhibiting on 18th-20h September with a wonderful array of luxurious knitting and needlepoint supplies. I will also be doing a workshop on knitting with 2 circular needles from 3-4 pm on Friday and Saturday!
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stressed so knit
Posted on July 2, 2009 by ehdknits
5 Ways to Cope with Money Stress -Take Up Knitting According to research at the Harvard-affiliated Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, the repetitive motion and focus of needlework can elicit what’s known as the relaxation response—a calming meditation-like state that slows heart rate and causes blood pressure to drop. In addition, a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that knitting is associated with a lower risk of dementia for those 65 and older.
well, we knew that already……. what about dementia for the under 65′s?
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Parsons Green Fair- 4th July
Posted on June 29, 2009 by ehdknits
I’ll be at the Parsons Grteen Fair this Saturday with great yarns kits, knitting and needlepoint gifts- as well as a range of tapestry canvases for all ages > Come see me and I can now accept cards!
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WOOLFEST 2009
Posted on June 29, 2009 by ehdknits
What a wonderful show- best sheep ever and stunning area. here’s my stall looking crammed to the rafters as usual- somehow missed snapping the Herdy sheep which were Scott’s favorites. This is definitely worth the trip from London for the fibre obsessed- I wanted to buy everything….. and just about did.
It has been a very frantic last six weeks- another trip to the States for Alex’s graduation and celebrations and my 35th high school reunion (.. gasp..) , a move out of our house in Suffolk ( which entails trying to fit another large lot of furniture into our already crammed London house). And showing at the Wimbledon village fair which was fantastic. As a result of the move, I have been forced to move a good deal of my stock into temporary storage until I get this house sorted out and have thus delayed plans for a summer open house and sale. However, I managed to keep quite abit of yarn here and I can get to anything easily. Also, have managed to sort out credit card facilities, so if you do need anything, just call and I can send it out. Please feel free to drop by as well!
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Race for Life 2009 free Chemo Cap Pattern
Posted on May 4, 2009 by ehdknits
-For this year’s race for life ,designed this cap which hopefully you can download free from Ravelry here-http://www.ravelry.com/dl/ehdknits/20646?filename=race_for_life_2009_cap.pdf. Am trying to figure out how to get the proper button. But if this doesn’t work, email me and I’ll send you a copy
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knitting on the beach spring break 09
Posted on May 3, 2009 by ehdknits
managed to knit and needlepoint on the beach in florida this year- note flamingo on bag. black yarn is a mink ( brushed from animals not pelts) and cashmere blend which is amazing. it turned into this hat.
Also did cute child’s sweater using the german self-striping yarn( schoeller &stahl). the pattern looks vaguely missoni-ish with a slight chevron. very easy and inexpensive to make. Also, saw sharks in the water (right after I’d gotten out..), ate too much and shopped too much, love Florida….
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LED sheep art Wales
Posted on March 23, 2009 by ehdknits
In the vein of sheep taking over the world….If this is real- it’s fantastic.actually its fantastic even if it’s not..Don’t miss the end.
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legionella in london- bad news/good news
Posted on March 12, 2009 by ehdknits
The latest drama in our family – annabel received a letter from her flat’s mgmt company the other day informing that the building’s water supply contains dangerous letter of the 2/14 legionella bacteria- needless to say she and her 2 roommates were immediately evacuated to chez us (their families live in Geneva) while we figure out where they are going to live next. ( because they are not going back and oh, by the way this is a very respectable building in kensington/hammersmith border). The good news is that this vastly increases my model pool and I’ve managed to get some new items photographed at last. The bad news is that annabel is at the age of 20 well on her way to eclipsing my record of weird, outrageous life dramas.
Sophie photos particularly well and we’ll catch Jen yet-
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Joke of the day for control freaks and the menopausal
Posted on February 5, 2009 by ehdknits
This was just too true to pass by:
Q:
How many women with MENOPAUSE does it take to change a light bulb?
Woman’s Answer:
One!
ONLY ONE!!!! And do you know WHY? Because no one else in this house knows HOW to change a light bulb!
They don’t even know that the bulb is BURNED OUT!! They would sit in the dark for THREE DAYS before they figured it out.
And, once they figured it out, they wouldn’t be able to find the #&%!* lightbulbs despite the fact that they’ve been in the SAME CABINET for the past 17 YEARS! But if they did, by some miracle of God, actually find them, 2 DAYS LATER, the chair they dragged to stand on to change the STUPID light bulb would STILL BE IN THE SAME SPOT!!!!! AND UNDERNEATH IT WOULD BE THE WRAPPER THE FREAKING LIGHT BULBS CAME IN!!! BECAUSE NO ONE EVER PICKS UP OR CARRIES OUT THE GARBAGE!!!! IT’S A WONDER WE HAVEN’T ALL SUFFOCATED FROM THE PILES OF GARBAGE THAT ARE A FOOT DEEP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE! IT WOULD TAKE AN ARMY TO CLEAN THIS PLACE!AND DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON WHO CHANGES THE TOILET PAPER ROLL !!
I’m sorry. What was the question ?
And my best response from a friend
Had to laugh – Almost fell down the stairs trying to escape his snoring because all the spots are out in the stairwell – He mumbled that the lightbulbs are in his office…. I can’t reach them so I will have to take a different route downstairs until the rest of the lightbulbs in the house go out.
Don’t even go near the garbage issue. Next week I am going to put it in the trunk of his car – hasn’t emptied the garbage in years. Our house would be a “pit” if I let him do anything except pour himself a Scotch.
Toilet paper is the best – it has been in the same place for 20 years – Liza, Sam and Bill still cannot remember where it is which can be annoying as I am the only person who knows where the plunger is for the kleenex and paper towel!!
and who says I only work on this business?
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