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. 
