Hi, just a short note to let everyone know that I’m definately not going to be able to have a stand at the IKnitLondon show next month.

It’s sad, especially since the show last year really launched Oxford Kitchen Yarns as a business, and I had a WONDERFUL time there, but it’s a huge amount of work less that a month away from my due date, and what I really need to do in concentrate getting the shop stocked, and getting some rest (while I can.)

It’s sad, but there you go.

Hopefully I’ll get to do some shows later on next year.

I had such a great time at the show! I am exhausted and beaming, and happy and buzzy on it all. *grins*

It was wonderful to chat to so many lovely and interesting knitters. It was great to finally get my yarn out there and see what people thought of it. I just got to sit behind the stall all day and admire everyone in their knitted finery.

Oh it made me happy!

(A blurry-coz-I’-nervous shot of the stall just before the doors opened, being presided over by the lovely Lazulus who was an absolute star.)

Today I have been getting the shop back up and full of goodies. The 4ply is in stock for the first time, along with new colours in DK, Sock, and Lace weight. Various colour sold out at the show, but I’ll dye more of them soon. :)

THE SHOP IS NOW OPEN (AGAIN)!

I’m planning to write a proper post about the show in the next few of days, with links to a load of wonderful people that you should go check out…

(THE SOCKS!)

…however, given the response to the raspberry socks we showed off, I wanted to direct you to their creator: Thomasina Knits.

More when I’m not falling asleep into my keyboard. :)

The dyepot is finally out of the kitchen. Everything (pretty much) is labelled and ready to go. The banner is finished (though not photographed, hense another ‘in the process’ shot), the table layout is sorted, and I need to get up a 4.30am tomorrow morning.

I am as ready as I’ll ever be.

Please come say hi! I’ll show you the scarf I’m working on for my grandad. :) And the minimalist cardigan, which I’ll have with me. Oh and Oxford Kitchen Yarns yarn. Obivously. ;)

(Important note: All the stock has temporarily been removed from the webshop since it’s coming with me to the show. I’ll update it on monday.)

So I said I was going to be manic-busy for the next couple of weeks, but I didn’t say why, since it deserved it’s own post.

I’m doing my first show! Oxford Kitchen Yarns is doing it’s first show!

Thus I am dyeing like a mad thing, trying to get enough stock together to make a good showing of it. Thus there won’t be any shop updates until after the 1oth.

Anyway here is the information you need:

When: Saturday 10th November 2007  (9.30am to 4.30pm)

Where: Royal National Hotel, Bedford Way, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H 0DG

How much:  £7 in advance / £5 knitting group discount / £9 on day

How to book (and get more info): I knit London.

There are workshops, and booksignings, and stalls (obviously ;) and entertainment, and exhibitions, and LOTS and LOTS of knitters. :)

And me. So please come by and chat if you’re coming along. It’d be lovely to see you. :)

(The images at the top? That would be the Oxford Kitchen Yarns sample banner. Or rather, bits of it. :)