Yay! I have not one but two, yes two parcels full of yarny goodness!

From DropKickStich :

Uber Sock Superwash Sock Yarn in ‘Bleeding Heart’ and ‘Rigor Mortis’

and from squish :

Yoga Toes Sock Yarn in ‘Sprite’ and Cuddle Toes Sock Yarn in ‘Autumn’

You can see how easily I’m influenced by the name of a yarn, can’t you? How wonderful to have a yarn named Rigor Mortis! I can’t wait to knit loads of socks with these, and yet, they all look so pretty as they are, it’s almost a shame to disturb their skeiny beauty.

For someone who is supposed to be not spending any money on things I don’t absolutely need at the moment, I’ve been spending far too much time on Etsy!

Here are just a few of the treasures I would absolutely love for someone to buy me…

Gingersnap Cookies by SweetPleasures, Sock garters by SWANclothing, Plumavera by zelaya

…anyone?

Hedgehog Mittens by funfinn, 2010 Calendar Pillow by Le Papier Studio, Anatomical Heart Locket by heronadornment

…no?

Oh well – I’ll just drool over the pictures then!

Ghost is ten weeks old today! She’s grown a lot in the 4 weeks I’ve had her, and is now a healthy 176g. She’s a pain to try and photograph though, her favourite past-time is to burrow somewhere dark and go to sleep, and when she’s not sleeping she’s sprinting, and exploring, and sniffing everyone and everything!

In another couple of weeks she’ll be old enough to start playing on her new wheel so I hope to get a bit of video footage of that, and yesterday she had a little explore of her new playground. She’s still very shy and doesn’t like being out in the open much, but she’s getting better at meeting new people.

In other news, I've been inspired by Sarah (The Plucky Knitter) and cast on a Sockhead (Ravelry link) hat with the second ball of limited edition Harry Potter Opal sock yarn I bought in my very first yarn shopping spree in Get Knitted. There’s something quite pleasant in knowing one can wear a hat to match one’s socks. Or maybe I’m just odd. Anyways, it’s a lovely little project that can fit nicely into my bag and the genius of using circular needles is that I can take it on the busy train with me without worrying about the inevitable consequences of repeatedly jabbing my fellow commuters with wooden sticks.