Sunday, August 05, 2007
I have a Knitting Angel!!!
You may have recalled a few months ago I participated in the Secret Pal 10 swap, and I think it is wonderful that I have an angel (and from what I hear a fairy godmother too!!). So the wait was so worth it because I am so spoiled!! AND very appreciative!!
They were so quick to come from out of their magical wings to swoop down and make sure I had a great exchange experience. Thank you!!
On yesterday I was in a big rush to get out and make it to my knitting group (you know how it is running late!). But I knew I was expecting something special in the mail so I went to go pick it up before the office was closed for the day. And LOOK!
My wonderful angel gifts!! And we are not talking Victoria Secret here folks! LOL
I received a delightful surprise in getting a mittens book! The Knit Mittens! book has great patterns that tell you literally step by step what to do in helpful grids. I have seen these books before, but never had one. My Secret Angel really was paying attention!
I have been wanting to eventually branch out to mittens, and since I dream of doing Eunny's Anemoi Mittens one day this is a great start! :o)
During my sock class last month I saw another knitter taking a mittens class and it got me wanting to look into learning how to do them again! So this was perfect!
Here are some of the patterns that I am liking so far:
12 Comments:
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August 5, 2007 at 3:58 PM
ROFL @ not vickie secret gifts. you definitely made out well in the secret pal department. :-D that book is perfect timing for gearing up for fall knitting! ;-)August 5, 2007 at 6:01 PMThat's great you got an angel. I was burned by a SP too and my angels were great. Mittens are fun and easy. If you can work socks, you can definitely do mittens. Enjoy!August 5, 2007 at 6:06 PMGREAT STUFF GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That mitten book looks REALLY INTERESTING! Too funny that you are wondering if you could do two mittens at once! LOLAugust 5, 2007 at 6:39 PMNice swag!August 5, 2007 at 7:16 PMGreat gift! I am sure you will have tons of fun with the book and the cute yarn!August 5, 2007 at 8:52 PMWaaaaaH!... I want a secret pal *pouting*. The mitten book looks worth having, my daughter is a mitten lover... I guess I'll schlep over to B&N and see if they have it. *still pouting*...lolAugust 5, 2007 at 10:07 PMLovin' the angel gifts!! The Lamb's Pride is just fantastic!!!August 5, 2007 at 11:28 PMStacey I sooo want to intercept your mail! LOLAugust 6, 2007 at 11:01 AMlucky duck! You truly have an awesome angel!August 6, 2007 at 2:47 PMVery awesome! Can't wait to hear how mittens go, and LOVE those yarns. An angel for an angel... How fitting! ;)August 7, 2007 at 1:19 AMNice to have an angel!!!Those mitten patterns look nice.Cn't wait for you to make some!!August 7, 2007 at 6:11 AMThat package looks perfect - I love the colorway of the sock yarn and that mitten books looks really cool! I am sure there is a way to knit both mittens at once -I haven't done this myself, but I know there is a way to knit 2 socks at once and I would think it would be the same technique. Try googling the sock technique and I bet you can figure out a way.
