Christmas in October - It's a Great Day Today!!!
Today I got 2 packages in the mail. One seemed hard like a book, and I was expecting one. The other seemed soft. Did my hubby buy yet another hunting vest off ebay?? A little ripping and lo and behold I see some wonderful yarn....what's this??? A package from one of my stitch marker exchange partners?????? Oh glory be! This one hails from Stephanie in Kentucky. I can hardly believe my eyes. Handmade stitch markers, handmade candy corn beads (guess what I'll be turning those into!), a cute kitty ornament, a gorgeous little dishcloth, and eyeball candy (LOL!), and last but certainly not least, handspun and dyed yarn from Uruguay! This colour is called Robles and can be purchased at handpaintedyarn.com. It's 160 yards/100 grams, 100% Wool, Bulky Weight. I LOVE IT!! I've started to make small totes that don't take more than 1 skein of yarn and I think this amount will be perfect! And if I want more, I know where to get it from because Stephanie told me, yay! They ship to Canada, and you can pay by PayPal, and shipping is so reasonable. I will definitely make a future purchase there and add their link to my blog.
The stitch markers are gorgeous, so very pretty and fallish. These babies will be replacing the ones I've been using, which were the first stitch markers I ever made, very nice, but not artsy like these ones are. Now my knitting will look like it has REAL jewelry on!
THANK YOU STEPHANIE! Yes I'm yelling. I love it all. The yarn is so me, I love autumn colours. Everything is wonderful. Oh and this is my first exchange of any kind. Stephanie you outdid yourself, I feel spoiled. I would have been pleased as punch with just the stitch markers, but thank you for all the extras. :-) By the way, I'm still working on your package, but will be mailing mine out in about a week or so.
Oh ya, my other package, the book. I ordered "1000 Great Knitting Motifs" by Luise Roberts. Boy will this book get some use. I've been wanting a source of Fair Isle charts that could be worked into a small bag, but most free charts online are quite large and would have to worked on a larger bag. They are very time consuming. This is just what I needed. (Blogger.com doesn't seem to want to upload any more pics, so I can't show the book or a few pages, darn it!).
Well, today is my day to feel spoiled. My kids told me I was acting like it was Christmas...well it sure felt like it!
posted by Heidi @ 9:52 AM
10 Comments:
Lucky you! The yarn looks yummy. x
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Lucky you! What a fun package! Can't wait to see the tote you make with that yummy yarn!! (after your clogs, of course ;-)!!)
Nice.... those stitch markers are indeed like jewelry!
such beautiful yarn...what are you going to make with it?
I'm going to try my darndest to squeeze a little tote out of it. I've been making these totes lately (am sitting here with one on the needles right now) that are small but not too small. I'll cast on as soon as I have one of my 3 sets of circs free! I plan to maybe make some to sell on etsy, but I'm taking my time to perfect my technique. I've made 2 so far, and have 3 more on the go!
The one out of this yarn will be mine though! :-)
i am so jealous! that yarn is absolutely beautiful and i love the leafy stitch markers!
Hi Heidi,
I got my Noro delivery today. Whatcha going to make with yours??
Deborah, I got mine too!! Gorgeous!! I'm going to make up some bags in the pattern I've chosen to use to sell. I'm in the experimentation and design phase (fun fun fun!). I'm sure one or two will end up as gifts. But it sure it a pretty colourway, very joyful!
Hey Heidi..just checking in.. Have you started your clogs? I just finished my second pair.. they are as addictive as the purses!!! I'll post a picture of the new pair tomorrow.
Hi Janice, I've been a bad bad blogger, LOL! We're having an open house tomorrow and I've been busy dealing with closets and such. The other day I didn't get to knit once, it was awful! ;-) I almost have one clog made, then it'll be on to it's mate. That pattern is awesome, if you follow it to a T.
I'll try to post some new pics on Monday!
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