Keep Calm & Cast On is a delightful pocket book full of"es quips & wit plus expert troubleshooting tips & techniques to keep the contemporary knitter calm in the face of a dropped stitch. The wise & often amusing"es are compiled from a myriad of sources including historical & contemporary essays poems & fiction. Also included is a selection of previously unpublished"es from contributors such as Kaffe Fassett Jared Flood Brandon Mably Pip Lincolne & other luminaries of the knitting world. Knitting's calming properties are well documented & interesting facts concerning the therapeutic benefits of practising this craft are interspersed amongst the"es & technical tips ensuring that this book is not just informative & humorous but also good for your well-being. Alongside the witticisms & fascinating facts is solid practical advice designed to keep the knitter sane while all around them is unravelling. Erika will share her foolproof tips for making sure you don't get yourself into a tangle & that your knitting will go that much smoother. ...

Cheering words for nearly-newlyweds. Its going to be the happiest day of your life. Well it'll need to be after the months of stress before it all begins! Here's a book packed with"ations to help you manage your inner bridezilla & keep smiling until the day you say I do. ...

My word it just gets worse & worse doesnt it? Collapsing banks collapsing countries massive government cuts rising debt inflation & the possibility of a double dip. Its amid all this uncertainty that the already embattled modern man needs the best advice he can get about how to be the best he can. Keep Calm for Chaps" offers the same pearls of life wisdom as " Keep Calm & Carry On" especially for males at their wits end. This is a pocket bible for todays man. Courage is being scared to death
- but saddling up anyway
- John Wayne. A gem cannot be polished without friction nor a man perfected without trials
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca. When a man steals your wife there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. Sacha Guitry. Rule number one is dont sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is its all small stuff
- Robert Eliot. If you think your boss is stupid remember: you wouldnt have a job if he was any smarter
- Albert A. Grant."




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Well it just gets worse & worse doesn't it? Collapsing banks collapsing countries massive government cuts rising debt inflation & the possibility of a double dip. It's amid all this uncertainty that the already embattled modern woman needs the best advice she can get about how to be as cool & calm in life as possible. Keep Calm for Ladies offers the same pearls of life wisdom inspirational"es proverbs & mantras as Keep Calm & Carry On but with women at their wits' end in mind. An emergency pocket survival bible for today's plucky female. ' Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got' Janis Joplin 'A man would prefer to come home to an unmade bed & a happy woman than to a neatly made bed & an angry woman' Marlene Dietrich ' Remember blood is not only much thicker than water it's much more difficult to get out of the carpet' Phyllis Diller ' In politics if you want anything said ask a man; if you want anything done ask a woman' Margaret Thatcher ' Never eat more than you can lift' Miss Piggy ...

At 18 everything is possible & tomorrow looks friendly". (Jim Bishop). It is a timely advice for a milestone birthday. So what if you're now officially classed as an 'adult'; after all with age comes pubbing clubbing & all the other fun stuff you couldn't (legally!) do before
- & you're still technically a teenager! This book is packed with celebratory"ations to help you shrug your shoulders blow out the candles & Keep Calm."
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Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking & talking adult. --C. S. Lewis So what if you're turning 30; after all with age comes wisdom more excuses to have a quiet night in & pluck out those first grey hairs & most important of all--at least you're not 40! Broken down into such hilarious chapters as Grin & Bear It; Do a Little Dance Make a Little Love; Young at Heart; & Ills Pills & Twinges these books is the perfect gift for tricenarians everywhere." ...

Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 & 40... Since few women ever pass 40 maximum fascination can continue indefinitely. --Christian Dior So what if you're turning 40; after all with age comes wisdom & more excuses to slow down & polish your snazzy new reading glasses--and at least you're not 50! This book is packed with celebratory"ations to help you shrug your shoulders blow out the candles & keep calm--perfect for quadragenarians everywhere." ...

I'm 60 years of age. That's 16 Celsius! --George Carlin So what if you're turning 60; after all with age comes wisdom & more excuses to kick back & flip through those cruise holiday brochures--and at least you're not 70! This book is packed with celebratory"ations to help you shrug your shoulders blow out the candles & keep calm--perfect for sexagenarians everywhere." ...

Being 70 is no different from being 69. It's a round number & there's something about roundness that has always appealed. --Elizabeth Taylor So what if you're turning 70; after all with age comes wisdom & more excuses to woop loudly as you cruise past pedestrians on your brand new mobility scooter--and at least you're not 80! This book is packed with celebratory"ations to help you shrug your shoulders blow out the candles & keep calm perfect for septuagenarians everywhere." ...

On my eightieth birthday I hope to be jumping out of an aeroplane or swimming with the sharks". (Bonnidette Lantz). It is a timely advice for a milestone birthday. So what if you're turning 80; after all with age comes wisdom sophistication & more excuses to act as if you don't give two hoots about wisdom or sophistication
- at least you're not 90! This book is packed with celebratory"ations to help you shrug your shoulders blow out the candles & Keep Calm."
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