Nearly ten years ago I went to my first Knitting and Stitching Show at Ally Pally, London. I had won a design competition in Knitting Magazine and come 2nd….. It was such a thrilling time and I could hardly imagine that a decade on I would be signing copies of my own book at the same show. How crazy is that?
Knitting and Stitching Show
So on Friday I will get up early with a huge bag of yarn, equipment and a little bit of trepidation. I am hoping to spend the morning scouting round the stalls. I will happily spend a few hours looking at new yarn and inspirational designers.
Stylecraft Selfie
I will definitely pop by the Stylecraft stall and take a quick Stylecraft selfie – you ann.rockcottage@gmail.commust do this if you visit the stall. Hopefully I will hook up with some of my yarny friends. Each year I like to have a good rummage in the yarn-dive on the Black Sheep Wools stand. This is almost an institution and you can pick up some bargains there.
Say ‘Hello!’
Finally between 2pm – 4pm I will be on the GMC Stand H32. I will be doing some demonstrations from my new book Cute Crocheted Animals
The book looks great, congratulations! Knitting and stitching is a lovely craft and hobby, or a way of life in your case. Recently, clinical studies have revealed the stress-reducing benefits of sewing, proving a stitch a day could help keep the doctor away.Using biofeedback technology, changes to physiological indicators such as heart rate, blood pressure, and perspiration rate and skin temperature were recorded. The results indicated that sewing not only helped the women to relax mentally, but the subjects experienced drops in heart rate, blood pressure and perspiration as well.