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I live in Bolton, UK, home of the Knitting Noras, the best group of knitting friends anyone could possibly have! We're currently working on producing a Naked Knitting calendar for 2010. Please PM me if you would like further details about this.

I love art of all kinds, Edward Gorey, Chandeliers, yoga, anything Japanese - especially fabric, food - especially Italian, Indian and Mexican food and chocolate.

Some more of my favourite things are: anything pink, pale green or silver, cake, roses, jasmine and lillies, cats, birds - especially peacocks, dachshunds, deer, red wine, the smell of cut grass, day trips to the city or country, flea markets, junk/vintage shops and car boot sales, anything from the 1950s and 1970s, vintage knitting and craft patterns, old cookery books.

I love all kinds of music. My current favourite bands/artists are Tinariwen, Calla and Calexico. But I like a wide range of music - it's always on.

I just read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, which I highly recommend. I read a wide range of stuff though, anything from the classics to modern fiction, though I'm not a fan of "chick lit"

The Wire, documentaries and nature programmes. I'm not a huge TV fan though, I prefer to watch DVDs.

Knitting (I recently discovered sock knitting), crochet (granny squares are a specialty), making jewellery, renovating my dolls house, learning to sew, gardening.

My favourite craft supplies are vintage buttons and beads, yarn of all kinds, fabric - especially Japanese, ribbon with unusual patterns and old photos.

I'm always happy to receive any of the following:

Anything Japanese (but I'm not into Kawaii)

Small embroidery hoops

Button fairies!

Instant Iced Tea (any flavour)

Anything from my etsy favourites

Anything dachshund related

Buttons or Beads - especially vintage ones

Anything 1970s

Vintage craft patterns or cookery books

Johnny Depp (well, it is a wish list!)

I've been flaked on the following swaps

View from a window postcard (heythatsmybike)

Digital Photo Scavenger Hunt (gabs)

Lists of 50 - alter a journal swap (breathesymphonies) - now partially suspended

Greenman artwork (Sharila) - angelled by CobaltGypsy

Horse theme postcard (badgerlore)

BOTMC May Flowers (NekeaVordai)

Mini journal of randomness (Robinn)

I will send items for every swap I'm involved in and will post them on time. I promise to rate all items I receive. If I send you something and you don't received it please let me know and I'll send you a replacement.

I don't like cars, reality tv, dotee dolls, felted wool (the texture gives me the creeps!) cauliflower, eggs, milk, tracksuits (especially shiny ones), sports, R&B music, cottage gardens, snakes, chick flicks or most chick lit.

Please do not include any religious tracts or political items in swaps (but I'm happy to receive religious images, charms etc). And no clowns or monkeys please. Absolutely no clowns or monkeys. I can't stand them. Or snakes or skulls. And nothing yellow (unless it's daffodil related).

Poetry Swap #3 (LMNtalAlchemy and singingsea)

Altered Signature Postcard (handmade3mailart and yvonne1968)

Classic Stars ATC (Cherryblossom)

Oh Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree (Sheilah)

just not my style ATC swap (dangerine)

Something Scavenger Hunt (Emma79)

fun and funky felt jewellery (hurleymurley)

Quick dollar store swap (Slamminissa)

Horse postcard #2 (suninvited)

Photo colours scavenger hunt (Womentrip)

Rainbow photography scavenger hunt (Micrulaa, Bambolitaxxx)

Photog swap (Spring Theme) (ghtwilfan)

Paperback Swap International (free2flutterby)

Small July Birthday gifts (Kacka)

Steampunk Artwork swap (dolphingirl)

International Scavenger Hunt Swap (Sugarvixen - now partially suspended)

$1 retro (Mintcondition)