The Wool-mobile has been collected from Inverness:

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and is packed with barely room for my suitcase:

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Tomorrow will find me heading south down the A9 to pick up my friend Lizzi, before heading further south to Darlington to prepare for the Trunk Show at A Fine Yarn on Skinnergate in Darlington on Friday and Saturday.  Then we'll be packing the van with what we have left and heading across the Pennines to the Rheged Centre near Penrith, where Dorothy will meet us, and we'll be ready to open for business at the Knit and Stitch show at Rheged by 10.00am on Sunday morning.

Do you think I have packed enough yarn?:

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There are packs of Shetland, Orkney Collection packs, along with all the normal yarns, and a few colour surprises too.  Those of you who have put in special requests - I think I have it all packed in too.  So do try and come to either (or both) events.  It will be lovely to see you.

Stevan is becoming a wool widow for the week while I'm away, so he will be keeping an eye on the shop while I'm gone, but orders won't be posted, or in the case of pre-orders, dyed, until I'm back next week.  The yarn clubs remain open for membership all the time I'm away.  The April club yarn packages went to the Post Office yesterday, so they should be hitting doorsteps in the UK soon.

I haven't forgotten about the "name that hat" competition.  The winner will be selected and announced on my return next week.