Today my blog is five years old. That’s half a decade of wittering on insightful posts about knitting, yarn and whatever else I decide to write about. When I started this blog I was a pretty basic knitter. I’d just discovered sock knitting, but still had the delights of stranded knitting, lace, steeking and other new skills to come. And who knows what I’ll have achieved by the time the sixth blogiversary comes around? 
To celebrate, I’m holding a little competition. The prizes I’ve chosen are things that I love and have some significance to me and my knitting career so far. There’s a choice of:
Two skeins of Artesano Alpaca Inca Cloud in a colour of your choice. This was the first alpaca yarn I ever used and got me addicted to knitting with the stuff, dammit. 
A copy of Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Knitters Almanac. I’ve already made it clear how much I love this book and think everyone should have a copy. So I’m encouraging this by having one as a prize.
A set of Susan Bates Sock Needles. Four sets of five in sizes 1.5mm, 1.75mm, 2.0mm and 2.25mm. My absolute favourite dpns. Slippery, lightweight and each set is a different colour so they look pretty are easy to tell apart.
A copy of one of the updated Harmony Guides. I have a set of the old ones from the 1980s that I bought second hand and they’re just brilliant and have served me well. As they’ve now been revamped, I’ll leave the choice of book to the winner.
To win one of these prizes, just post a comment below saying what you think of my blog or to describe it in just five words. I reserve the right to delete any obscene posts. Choice of prizes will go to the first person drawn from the hat, then the second and so on. Closing date is Sunday, 8th August around teatime, so plenty of time to enter!
Inspiring, entertaining, instructive, frequently enabling!
i think it is great
About life from a knitter!
Bright. Smart.
Knitting chart.
Inspire.
Really wonderful, entertaining. Just great!
Happy I discovered your blog!
The Purple Queen of Knitting!
(by then way I am away for two weeks from this sat out of the range of computers – just in case I win!)
fabulous knitting designs, great reading
A blog of inspirational growth.
I really enjoy reading it!
I’m not competing because I want to talk about cakes. You used to post pictures of absolutely luscious cakes. I have tried making cakes from scratch exactly twice in my life. They each weighed a TON. Yours clearly do not.
What do you know that I don’t and are you willing to share?
Witty, warm, wise words (and best of all) woolly.
Happy Blogoversary! Keep it coming!
Great to read for inspiration!
Brilliant! Love to read it!
I enjoy visiting your blog!
knitterdesignerwriter extraordinaire makes me smile
(OK so i cheated a bit by making up a compound word, but if you translate it into German it’s probably a perfectly legitimate sentence. HAPPY BLOGBIRTHDAY!!)
awwwwwwwww can I just say I wasn’t cheating… I really didn’t think my first post had worked and I couldn’t think what I typed and posted again with I thought i’d put…. anyway both are true and I will go and void my entry by saying that I found it impossible to confine myself to 5 words – sorry
Incredibly quick knitter inspiring me.
A real life knitter’s world! Ros
Honest, inspiring, genuine, beautiful, calm.
picturesque
breathtaking
inspirational
talent
enjoyable
I guess I’m too late for the competition aspect, but I’d like to say:
Funny, inspiring, educational – great reading.