Oh, er… Hi.
This is a bit awkward, bumping into you like this. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? How have you been doing? Me, er, yeah, I’m fine. You know, had a bit of a hard time there for a bit, but everything is a lot better now. Actually, it’s pretty fantastic and I am happy. The old blog? Nope, it’s gone I’m afraid, but hey, check out this new one. It’s all shiny.
So, what was I up to whilst I was away? Well I moved house quite a few times, and I have lived in quite a few different areas of the country now. From around other areas of the North-West, then right up to the North East, in Whitley Bay, where I met a lovely knitting group who met at Ring-a-Rosie, and then down to where I live now. Oh, and my book came out!
I didn’t really mention on my last blog that I was writing a book. I wanted to keep it a surprise for the day it was released, but by then I had moved, I never had access to the internet and I lost my blog, so perhaps my biggest and proudest F/O to date never got its moment in the spotlight.
So, instead, I’m going to kick this new blog off with a bit of excitement. I’ve got a copy of my book, The Knitting Pocket Bible, to give away to one commenter drawn at random.
The draw will take place on Thursday 1st March, selected by a random number generator. If you would like to be contacted via Ravelry, should you happen to be the person drawn from the hat, then leave a link to your Ravelry Profile in the URL field of the ‘comments’ section. The competition is open worldwide, and if, perchance, you happen to win and already own a copy, just provide me with the name and address of a lucky friend and I’ll swish it their way. Or keep two copies for yourself – you can’t be too careful now.
Of course, if you can’t wait to get your hands on a copy, then it’s available via all good online retailers. UK folks may want to find it cheapest on the very catchily named finditcheapest.com. Alternatively it is available in both the Kindle store and on iBooks, for those who prefer their books to be less papery.
So, there we go, a first post, and that wasn’t too awkward. I’ll get back to updating you with news of knitting and crafting soon, but for now please update your bookmarks and RSS feeds to this new website address and don’t forget to comment for your chance to win.
Oh, that looks exciting, I would love to win. Welcome back to blog-land. 🙂 Laura x
So good to see you back. I can’t believe you wrote a book! So happy for you. Bookmarked you straight away of course! Please enter my name for the draw.
Yay, so good to see you back and blogging 🙂 Congrats on your exciting FO too!
Pleased to see you blogging again and congratulations on the book, how thoroughly exciting!
I’m looking forward to reading your new blog!
Yay, lovely to see you back. I have missed you and your blog heaps. How exciting to see you have a book out too. Can’t wait to see what projects you have on the go.
So glad to see your blog again and to see you doing well. The book looks great!
Yay, you’re back! I’m so excited!
Count me in! and congrats!
craftink on raverly
Hooray! Love your blog! Definitely missed it!
Mimiiiiiiiiiii! Damn I didn’t get to do the ever so stupid ‘first!’ post :p nevermind. I hope I win this as I never win anything and I like to win, err, everything. Anyways, cute blog you got going 🙂
Welcome back and congratulations on your book!!
So happy to see you in blog-land again!!! And, of course, so darn happy.
Welcome back!
How lovely to have you back! And congrats on the book 🙂
Congratulations and welcome back – you have been missed!!!
Welcome back, dear! (Email is vanessa AT mixedmartialartsandcrafts DOT com)
yay! book looks awesome! 🙂 raineoc@yahoo.com
Hey Mimi, glad to see you back blogging. We have missed you, even though you were still on Twitter. Congratulations on publishing the book. It’s a major achievement, and that is a great way to open the new blog
How exciting. Huge congratulations on it all.
Welcome back, and congratulations on the book! I first found your blog through Blogging Week last year.
I’m pdxknitterati on Ravelry & Twitter, and my blog, too (.com)
Lovely to see you again! I already bought your book so don’t choose me! It’s really good by the way x
The new blog looks fab! Congrats on the book too, it looks so pretty. Now I am torn between having the hard copy and downloading it to my kindle.
So glad you’re back! Congratulations on your book. I can’t wait to read it!
Welcome back Mimi! So glad to know you are doing well now. and YAY! New blog!
(I’m pretty sure you know how to find me on rav!)
Yeah I like all the new! How fantastic that you wrote a book…yeah!
I’m so glad you’re back! I’m happy to know that you’re happy (because your own happiness is hopefully at the top of the list, I’m finally getting that) and have a wonderful book to share! I look forward to seeing your book and reading your future posts. Yay!
http://www.ravelry.com/people/bareblueskin
Absolutely brill to have you back !!
Glad you are all happy too, I look forward to reading about all your new adventures and seeing your new projects. Your book is a fine specimen,…. count me in for the draw 🙂 ♥♥♥
Roxyrana on Ravelry.
What a good news! Congratulations on the book!
I’m so glad to see that you’re back to blogging! I only discovered your blog a few weeks before it went kaput. I’m looking forward to seeing more from you!
Ohhh here you are ! Nice to meet you again in the blog land ! We missed you, you know ! and congratulations for your book : that’s a brilliant way to come back !
Welcome back – you have been missed!
I’m so glad you’re doing well!
I’m happy to see you blogging (and on Rav) again!
Welcome back and congrats on getting a book out! It looks beautiful.
Congrats on the book! It’ll be nice seeing you around the interwebs again.
Wow, a book! Superb! Thanks for the chance to own it, too. 🙂
Just bought your book for my kindle fire. So happy you’re back. So happy. Awkward? Please. I’ve wished you nothing but the best and here you are fantastic. Well done.
Congratulations on the book. Nice to see you blogging again.
Glad to see you back again ~ I missed seeing your lovely knits. Congratulations on your new book too :O)x
Hellooo again. Lovely book (well so far from what I can see of it) How exciting! I would love to win one.
Alix of Bigbluebed
Congrats on your publication. I would love to own your book.
Congratulations on your book it looks like it would be a fantastic addition to my library. Thanks for the chance to win a copy. 🙂
Good to know that you are happy after a hard time! Congratulations on the publications of your book, I´d love to read it!
Rebekka on ravelry
Yay! Mimi Blog is back! 😀 xxx
Congratulations on this beautiful book. I’d love to win one.
I hope that you are keeping well, Jane x
http://www.Lovealittle.etsy.com
Congratulations on your book! I would love to win a copy.
Ravelry name – yarnaddict
Congratulations on the book Mimi
menace on ravelry x
I bought a copy for my Kindle last week and I am really enjoying it 🙂
So glad you are back! And life is fantastic for you now! Congratulations on the book! That is so awesome!
Mimi, the new site looks great. Welcome back. It’s nice to hear your voice again. Count me in on the book draw, can’t wait to read it.
Nice to see you back and blogging. I enjoyed your old blog a lot. You can find me on Rav as Closeacademy.
A book….. oooh exciting!
Yay! Glad to see you blogging again! I would love to own your book! You can find me on Rav as Tecrin.
So glad you’re back! And glad everything is getting better!
Congrats on being published! The book sounds like a fantastic accomplishment.
So glad to see you back blogging, I’ve missed your posts and your wonderful photography!
Oh my goodness, it is so good to have you back! Congratulations on the book – how amazing – and now I’m going to tuck in and get caught up… oh how you’ve been missed!!
Rav ID link – http://www.ravelry.com/people/PprmntMochaMama
Congratualations on the book – I found it on Amazon just the other day and promptly added it to my wishlist!
I’m glad to hear things are going well for you, and look forward to reading your new blog 😀
Welcome back, Mimi! and Congratulations on your book! It must be a great feeling. I was one of those who wondered about you on Ravelry. I enjoyed last year’s knitting and crochet blog week and look forward to this year’s edition as well. Thank you for the chance to win your book. 🙂 I’m knottygal on Ravelry.
So darn happy to see you’re back! Missed you while you were gone from blog-land. How exciting to be a published author — congrats! Adding your blog back onto my blog roll.
Your blog’s live! I’m so happy to see you!
Can’t wait to check out your new book!
Congrats on publishing a book! And thanks for having a giveaway. 🙂
Welcome back, congratulations on the book, thanks for hosting the giveaway, and… pick me!
Oh this is so exciting, congratulations and well done 🙂 Going to Tweet it now.
Take care
Linda
So glad to see you back in Blogland. I was a lurker on your old blog! Congrats on your book too!
Oooh your new blog is indeed new and shiny! It looks lovely 🙂 Congratulations on the book, too 🙂
Jaz/goodgonegirl on Ravelry
Looks like a great book! And welcome back to blogland 🙂
Oooh the book looks lovely, although could you please share what it is about (other than knitting of course lol).
http://www.ravelry.com/people/chasingtheyarn
Yay it’s great to see you back online and blogging. Your blog was the very first I followed and I enjoy it very much.
Congratulations on your book! How very exciting
Your book looks lovely so congratulations I hope it sells like very hot hot cakes 🙂
Glad to see you’re back. And your books looks like a useful book that I would keep in my bag.
Congrats! A book, how exciting. I have really missed your blog so I am so happy to see that it’s back.
(www.ravelry.com/people/Taloferia)
Your new blog is lovely. I have a growing collection of knitting books and this one would be a great addition. Thanks for the opp to win one.
projectstashEL (ravelry)
your book looks very interesting.
Oh Mimi, welcome back (or whatever, you know what I mean, loyal reader happy to have found your blog again). So glad things have fallen into place for you, and thanks for the chance to win a copy of your book! Should I be so lucky, I am “Frenchknit” on Ravelry.
I love your blog, which I just re-discovered via Ravelry! Thanks for the great giveaway.
atwistedstitcher on Ravelry
Hooooray! You’re back! I was growing sad because I didn’t know where you had wandered off to and you seemed mostly silent on Ravelry, too 🙁
So, a book, eh? Woo-hoo! A knitter can never have too many books and I could definitely use this one 🙂
renny1780 on Ravelry
Congrats on the book! It looks fantastic. I can’t imagine the amount of work it was but it looks like it’s paid off. Great job!
I’m so glad I finally found your new blog! I was so sad when the old one disappeared! And congratulations on the book!
You did a great job!!
Your photo’s are the best.
Welcome back
Nice to see your blog up and running again 🙂 Hope your year goes great and can’t wait to see more posts!
Happy Dance!! Mimi’s back!!!!
Congrats on EVERYTHING!!
I’m so happy you are back – thanks for stopping by my blog, too!
Looks to be a great place to find answers to knitting questions! Well done.Please enter me in your draw ( I need to understand magic loop!)x
Nice to have you back Mimi… and your book looks fantastic, just had a virtual flick through it on Amazon, even if I don’t win the free copy I will definitely get the ‘ol pennies out and buy myself a copy.
Congratulations on the new blog, book and being happy!!
So glad to hear you are happy! And so VERY glad that you are back in blog land.
Congratulations!!!
Congrats on being published and it’s really good to have you back.
Rav Id: Dnali
Welcome back! Love your newest web site. Congrats on your new book! Three cheers!
Ooooh yes, me’d love to get a copy of that cute little wee book! 😀
Oh and, welcome back 🙂
xo,
wink
So glad to have you back! Wondered where you went! And a book….what a great accomplishment! Congrats! Can’t wait to check it out!
I’m so glad to see you back blogging, sorry it took me this long to find you. I’d love to win a copy of your new book.
Oh gosh, I have been looking for you for months after noticing your “disappearance” and now I have found you again, with a “2012 knitting & crochet blog week” (yay!) and a book (double yay!). Of course if I can win a copy I will be all the more happy but still, finding you back just made my day, and it’s only 9am in France! 😉
Your book looks fantastic, and I’d love to win a copy. Glad you’re back! 🙂
Boooook! It looks wonderful (and helpful!). Yay!
Welcome back! I was terribly pleased to find you again, and the new blog is beautiful and shiny!
Your book looks great but I am more happy to have you back with us in the blogging world.
Missed you but glad you are back. And a book! Wow, way to go. Even in I don’t win, I’m gonna get me that book.