We had a great inaugural knit-in today. Susan provided home made millionaire's shortbread and we had a small but select group of Mrs Moon friends knitting and chatting away... Our group hailed from Australia, USA, Richmond and St Margarets, so very cosmopolitan. Admittedly I don't think they made the trip specially, but it made us feel loved...

There were great projects on show.. Fiona and Monica were showing us all how it should be done , Robyn was picking up where she left off years ago and Vanessa managed to finish her second project with real success.

Well, the pom poms have come down from the window, so Christmas must be over. We had a lovely first Christmas and met lots of new people in the shop so we hope you'll all come back and see us again soon.

Lots of exciting things coming up which you'll read about in our long-awaited first newsletter, but most importantly, we're going to start opening on Mondays from the 11th January. We hope this makes us more convenient for you and means less wasted journeys.

If you are looking for a gift for a knitter, or have been asked to think of something for you, here are a few ideas:

Jade Sapphire Cashmere Scarf Kits.... seven patterns for men and women's scarves in luxurious cashmere...just in, going very quickly.. £60

KnitPro Symfonie sets... circulars, crochet hooks, straights, dpns... from £19

Knitting needle rolls from Blueberry Park just £18

Beautiful knitting bags from Amy Butler from £56

Stitch Up Designs tapestry kits £60

Just a quick update to let you know that Addi Bamboo circulars have arrived after a bit of a wait. Worth it though, they're beautiful.

We've also put together an Easy Peasy scarf kit for all those people who want to get back into knitting after a few years. We've got three designs, all really simple using Rowan Big Wool or Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky and Brittany Birch needles. They're so quick to knit and really gorgeous to look at and wear.. perfect for a pre-Christmas treat or a pressie for someone special.

Hope to see you soon.

It's the St Margaret's Christmas Fair this Sunday, so, for one week only we're opening from 11-4pm. If you've not managed to pop in yet (and if you have) do come down on Sunday. There will loads going on including fairground rides for the kids, Santa's Grotto plus a panto. I'm even coming back from Center Parcs early, so it must be good.

For more info on what's on, look at www.mystmargarets.com

Wow, what a couple of weeks! We've been completely overwhelmed by all the good wishes from our lovely new customers. Thank you so much to everyone who has come in (some of you many times) and spent some time with us.

We have lots of new things in stock. Brittany needles have come in and virtually gone again - they've been so popular with SW London knitters. I wanted to let you know about some of the other things that we have in stock ... we're not just for knitters.

We are open!

Our hours for now are 10am to 5pm Tuesdays to Saturdays. We are also open on Sunday 6th December when there is a street fair in St Margarets - see www.mystmargarets.com for details.

We've met some lovely people over the last few days and look forward to meeting many more over the coming weeks and months.

OK, so things haven't quite gone to plan and it looks like Tuesday is a tad optimistic for our opening... We could in theory open, but we'd be displaying the yarn in cardboard boxes which wasn't quite the look we were aiming for.

We've had quite a hectic half term and to be honest it hasn't been the most exciting one for the kids, but we've made loads of progress with fitting the shop out. We're really lucky to have some good friends doing all the hard work - special thanks to Stefan, Mick the Painter and Steve who are pulling out all the stops to get us open.

We've been putting in a few exciting orders this week and have just been ogling beautiful ribbons and trims from VV Rouleaux. The choice is endless so we've tried to be a bit restrained!