I suppose it’s time I came clean.

After feeling really ill back in late February, I eventually decided that I should really drag myself to the doctor because whatever it was, it was more than just a nasty cold. Before I went, I did a test just to check I wasn’t pregnant because I had all the symptoms and knew that would be the first thing she asked. But I couldn’t possibly be pregnant, I thought.

Which leads me to Exhibit A:

First scan, taken this afternoon. So much for not being pregnant. My due date is 16th October, so I’m currently only 11 weeks.

I’ve been feeling really ill for the past month, unsurprisingly. And my knitting mojo really has disappeared, which is a nightmare when all I want to do is knit tiny clothes. I’m hoping that in a few weeks I’ll feel less bleurgh and can start nesting and blogging again!

I’m sorry for the complete lack of updates. It’s partly because I haven’t knitted for almost a fortnight, which doesn’t give me much to actually blog about. Hoping that it won’t be long before I can pick up the needles again, though, and start writing more interesting posts.

Anyway, last Thursday was my birthday, so I have some yarny present to share. Other than a gift voucher from my sister for Stash in Putney, which I’m really going to enjoy spending soon, Kai sent me this beautiful handspun yarn – Merino/Silk laceweight and DK weight Merino/Alpaca. The DK weight will be a hat for next winter, I think, and the laceweight something triangular and nuppy.

(Sorry, Kai, I pinched your photos because mine don’t show the yarn colours properly.)

Diane gave me a soft and squishy pair of No-Purl Monkey socks, knitted from Malabrigo sock weight:

I’m going to be GOOD and not over-wear these and handwash them in the hope that they will last more than five minutes.

Hoping there will be a knitting update to share on here soon, but if not, there will be results of my voucher spending and I think everyone can always appreciate a bit of yarn ogling.