Well, we are just about set for the big day at the St Abbs Wool Festival tomorrow, Saturday 1st March.  The van is packed with lots of lovely goodies - new handspun yarns, just knitted hats & bags & cowls etc.  I've also been putting together some knitting and crochet kits so that you can take away all you need to make something lovely for yourself - or if you are feeling generous, for someone else!  I've got kits to make: hand spun Teddy bears, stuffed with lambswool; hand spun cowls that take almost no time to knit and will keep you warm and toasty for a long time; how about a nice crochet bowl to put those easter eggs in?  Or practice your fair isle knitting by making some lovely woolly Shetland balls!  How about a beanie hat knitting kit?  Some crocheted sea creatures made from Shetland yarns - jelly fish, anemones, limpets and star fish just for starters?  Kits start at just £10.
We have a good weather forecast for tomorrow, so come and enjoy a lovely day at the coast.  See you there!

I thought I would share some images of things people have made with my hand spun yarns.  If you have bought some yarn from me, please send me a picture and I'll be happy to post it here.

This lovely purse was made by Elsa who is 7 years old, she knitted it with my lovely hand spun hand dyed Swaledale yarn and finished it off with a beautiful coconut shell printed button.  I think this young lady will go a long way in wool world!

Next up is a teddy bear made from my hand spun, soft and silky Gotland yarn from Marion in Cumbria.  She had one of my teddy bear kits for Christmas.  A really great bit of knitting!

Now I know I'm a bit slow putting this one up, but couldn't resist.  These are new born baby socks made in the softest, finest, hand spun Mongolian Cashmere - a babe made for luxury if ever there was one!  Thanks Geraldine in the Scottish Borders for sharing this one.

Well, after a month at home busy crafting and getting stock levels up for the new year a little note of what I've been up to! 
Weaving - a nice sampler (see previous post for photos)
Spinning - more than 6 kilometres of yarn to sell - yes, I know I just added it up this afternoon and can't quite believe I've done so much - lots of different breeds of sheep and all on my stall ready for you to knit up!
Knitting - a lovely handspun Bowmont cable and rib cowl that fits perfectly and feels soft as soft can be (pattern to follow soon), a lovely merino and silk handspun scarf for a friend, a little moebius knitting too - a cowl in handspun bfl 3 ply, a new design for a jumper in traditional fairisle motifs - photos soon
Crocheting - more bowls as I've sold all I had in stock, and a new jumper design (again pattern to follow soon).  
Then there is the St Abbs project I've been working on - a few taster photos below to whet your appetite - go check out the facebook page for more information!

Tomorrow - Saturday 15th February at the Buttermarket in Berwick upon Tweed between 9am and 4pm
Next Saturday 22nd February at Kelso Farmers' market in the Town Square between 9am and 1.30pm
Wednesday 26th February at Duns Volunteer Hall for the regular monthly craft and food market between 10am and 4pm
Saturday 1st March - the St Abbs Wool Festival at St Abbs 

I'll be at the Buttermarket in Berwick upon Tweed at least two Saturdays a month, hopefully getting to Kelso most months, then out and about a bit further afield at woolly events - the biggest of which confirmed so far are Woolfest in Cumbria the last weekend in June and Yarndale in Skipton the last weekend in September.