This morning was a bit of an unaccustomed early start for me. I was up a 6am (!) to book classes for Knit Nation in July. There is no end to my knitting dedication! Luckily despite me not exactly being my best at that time in the morning, I managed to book a place on my first choice of classes. I will be doing spinning for lace with Janel Laidman on Thursday, Wonders of Wool, and Wonders of Wool: UK with Clara Parkes on Friday, and spinning for socks with Judith Mackenzie McCuin on Saturday. And I booked a ticket for the ravelry talk on Friday night, and the marketplace preview on Thursday night, whew!

I was so excited about it all, and somewhat worried that I would sleep through my alarm clock that I didn’t really sleep well last night. I opted to go back to bed after the booking but was so keyed up that it took me an hour or so to actually get to sleep. Early night tonight I think! I hate to think what I shall be like by July since this was just the booking excitement.

I also have to work out a good way to transport Suzie on the train. I have been experimenting with a luggage trolley thing we have which we bought ages ago for a suitcase whose wheels had fallen off. The suitcase is now long gone but the trolley has been standing by the side of the washing machine for years and this could now be its moment. I think I would like some kind of bag or box though to pad the wheel itself before it goes on the trolley to protect it from knocks while navigating the transport from here to the class. I had considered putting her inside a suitcase, but she is very square and is too deep front to back for even our largest suitcase. Majacraft do now make a Suzie Pro bag, so I am investigating whether it is available in this country.

And I need to decide whether I want to stay over at the venue, or travel back and forth each day. The booking for accomodation doesn’t open til March, so I still have a while to decide.

Time for a cup of Christmas tea (Betty’s makes the best Christmas tea I have found so far), (and possibly some sneaky fudge), and a lie down in a darkened room.