I've had access to my website again for a week now so it must be time to bring you up to date with all my news.

I've had delivery of lots of new yarns since my last entry - lots of beautiful natural yarns such as Artesano alpaca in 4 ply, DK and Aran weights, the stunning hand painted Araucania yarns from Chile and the Beautiful Mirasol yarns from Peru. The Baby Llama , miski yarn is incredibly soft. Everytime I hand a skein to a customer to feel there is the same reaction --ooh ...ahh...!

Two weekends ago I went to my first trade show, Stitches at the NEC Birmingham and had a wonderful time. Designer yarns invited me to a champagne reception that they held for their customers. It was very exciting as I got to chat to Debbie Bliss, Louisa Harding and Jane Ellison who were all really nice. They really seemed to appreciate the effort that retailers make to sell their designs and yarn.

The whole show was wonderful and I loved meeting all the different yarn company owners and discovering all the different beautiful natural yarns.

I was very good and didn't order anything at the show apart from 10 muti coloured sheep kits from Cornish Organic. They were so cute, I couldn't resist them. I've already planned to build a tower of them in the window.

Since the show however I have been trying to working out if I am able to resist the Lantern Moon knitting needles which are being marketed by the same company which is looking after Mango Moon and Alchemy yarns amongst others.

The Alchemy yarns are gorgeous spun silken skeins in amazingly  brilliant colours. They are very expensive so I think I might just buy a few individual skeins to look at and put in the window!

Its not as though I need any more yarn to fill the shop. My problem is that I can't help collecting new beautiful examples of yarn. My shop is stuffed full now as I've had large deliveries from Touch and Rare yarns from New Zealand as well as all the new Rowan summer yarns.

Do I have a problem!?