My beautiful present

Ah my family. What wonderful human beings they are. They sent me a lovely 23rd birthday parcel filled with knitting goodies, which I only received today due to an unfortunate concatenation of circumstances. The Post Office, where I collected it from, is quite far, so I had to open it on Maple Road, which is quite a feat if you know how many bits and bobs the present was comprised of.

 My favourite is the Stitch'n'b**** Handbook I have been eyeing up for quite a while (you will note in the picture I have covered up the cowgirl, out of natural modesty). I will figure out how to blog pictures on this site so you can see all the stuff! It's very frustrating, it keeps saying the page cannot be displayed when I upload pics.

Am looking forward to going home next weekend, am missing everyone. When are you coming to see me? That goes for everyone in Manchester, but especially Ray and the Cow. Get your skates on, kids.

 Edit: Am reading the book, and have come across 'A Field Guide to Knitters'. This sounds a little too much like me – but I'm gonna prove them wrong! Yeah!

Dilettante knitters: They just learned to knit last week, but already they've spent more on luxurious yarns than you did in the past year. Dilettante knitters throw themselves and their money at the craft of knitting for a short while and maybe manage to complete two thirds of a sweater before they get bored with the whole thing. The good news is that they'll probably sell you their leftover yarn for next to nothing.

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