Miriam McDonald Simply Knitting's Production Editor

We're now sending issue 66 to the printer, which is why the blog has been quiet this week. The covermounts are being made in this country this issue so if you're a subscriber you should receive issue 66 on time later in March (now I've said that, we'll have a lorry fire or something...). They'll arrive just in time for Stitch & Craft 2010, in fact – if you're coming, there will be someone from the SK team there most days, so please do drop by the stand and say hello. There's usually space to have a sit-down and knit too, so it'd be great to see what you're working on. I'll be there on the Friday.

There's always a lot of travelling to do for shows, but it does make useful knitting time. I'll have socks (because they're simple), a child knit for Pebbles Project or something for my current swap with me. When you're travelling by train, something small and portable, on short needles so it won't inconvenience other travellers, is ideal. Even if you find stocking stitch boring it's great if you have a really early start as it requires so little thought. Complicated patterns and trains don't mix for me!

I've had a FAIL on the yarn diet; one of Elizabeth's friends has started dyeing her own yarn, and I bought a skein of muted green sock yarn from her. That's on top of the pea-soup-coloured laceweight I got as a birthday gift from the SK team. (That's the best way I can describe the colour, but it's lovely in yarn, believe me.) Still, for lapses they're very nice ones, and I've managed to buy just one skein so far in 2010, a vast improvement on 2009's impulse purchases. I'm allowing myself to buy yarn at shows, so I'm looking forward to Stitch & Craft even more. Are you hoping to do a bit of shopping there, or have you signed up for any workshops?