‘The secret is a well organised list,’ explained my friend. ‘You do the thing and tick it off and gradually it all gets sorted. It works. I promise’. I’ve been doing my level best with the List Approach this December but not altogether successfully. The mix of delivery-unpacking, order-placing, window dressing, Wolf-knitting, gift devising, knitter-helping, … Lists, lists, glorious lists!

5 and a bit weeks to go and it’s getting p r e t t y busy in the wool shop. More knitters means more stories and a fresh crop of lovely new Overheards.. ‘It’s for my cousin. She said she wanted a scarf. But now it’s finished she says it needs to be a … Overheard in the Woolshop

‘Ask her about the drawer.‘ The drawer? ‘Yes [sheepishly], my friend said there’s a drawer… A drawer with wool in in it.. That no one wants.. And everything only costs £2. Is that for real?’ Ahh, you mean the Stash Depot! Why yes, it’s in a drawer but it’s not wool that no one wants. … That drawer on wheels