sweet surprises!
and the yarn, just like its creator, is sweet and beautiful. the color "rusted" is granite slate, coppertone and various shades of soft greys. it is vibrant and i love it so much that i had to show it to my husband. of course, he loves it so much too that he wants a pair of socks with this yarn. well, i would have said no if it's not for my better pal...
mountain colors bearfoot in redtail hawk, nicely packaged with a set of US1 crystal palace dpns; a bar of soap smells like shea butter; a cutest sheep card and some cinnamon tea, and vermints. how spoilt can i be?
my better pal has a delicate heart, she reads my blog and she reads thoughts. she knew that i love to have some bearfoot yarn, the scent of shea butter, so she gave those to me. and she knew that i always have trouble finishing off a pair of socks so i was given a lovely pattern "whisper rib and shepherd's lace", interesting and beautiful enough to hold my attention. she pays attention to my frivolous, luxurious needs, and i love her dearly already. thank you, better pal!
and you think my indulgence with knitting would stop here, right? no. i just won a pack of noro's silk garden #217 on ebay (at half of the retail price). i have been stalking the auctions for a while and i was pleasantly surprised to acquire them at this price. bliss! and, purply and brown shades of these silk garden yarns will become the famous klaralund. can't wait... well, i do need a copy of the pattern first!
Comments
What yummy goodness. I just love packages, even if they aren't mine. You have a very nice secret pal
posted by Stephanie on September 16, 2005 12:45 PM
You lucky girl, those packages are lovely and I love this Klaralund pattern you are going to get. Happy knitting!
posted by francoise on September 16, 2005 02:58 PM
Holy Cow! I got behind in blog reading and just got up to date with your last few entries - I love the socks, and do think they look kind of blue - and am soooo impressed with your designing foray!! AND I am way jealous of your giftees... shea butter soap?? And that Mountain Colors Yarn? Complete Jeaousy over here!!!
posted by Kathy on September 16, 2005 03:40 PM
Yay! You got the package in one piece! Hope you have fun with the yarn!!!
posted by Felicia from sweetgeorgia on September 16, 2005 04:01 PM
Ooooh I love the colors on both of those yarns. Those will look great knitted up! I like the socks - and the kitties too!
posted by Stephanie on September 16, 2005 06:08 PM
Wonderful gifts! You are a lucky girl aren't you?
posted by Nichola on September 16, 2005 06:17 PM
Lovely gifties, and can't wait to see your yarn for Klaralund. I hope to cast on for mine sometime within the next few months... maybe November. Have a lovely weekend~
posted by Lolly on September 16, 2005 06:58 PM
Oooh, everything looks delightful - it sounds like you're switching into full fall knitting mode!!
posted by christina on September 17, 2005 08:20 PM
I love all your packages, how wonderful! I also just saw all the kitty pictures down below.. they are just too cute :)
posted by Dani on September 19, 2005 10:57 AM
I didn't need to read a post about how wonderful Bearfoot is....no....no....damn. I've been resisting... Now I'll have to go look up both those. And probably buy.beautiful colours!
posted by Alison on September 20, 2005 06:30 AM