Sunday, January 13, 2008
Now y'all know it is a new year so I will be in some new swaps! :oD
I really like the short-term swaps - 1 simple package and BOOM! You are done!
Well I signed up for 3 swaps already for the 1st quarter of the year. :o) A secret scarf swap with Ebony Elite (you know this is a big deal for me since I don't like knitting swaps), a Valentine swap I am organizing with Charlotte Purls called "My Purly Valentine" that I am really excited about, and the last swap I couldn't resist is a Malabrigo Swap on Ravelry.
How about the last swap that I signed up for and the one that is "due" last (February 28th) is the 1st package I get!!!!!
Dang! My spoiler was F-A-S-T!!!
She even F.edEx it to me!!
Bree sent a fabulous package! It was filled with WONDERFUL yarns!! Malabrigo of course! :oD
She sent me the lace weight that I have been wanting to try and in velvet grape that none of the LYS here carry! Yah!!!!
Also, in my package was a hand knitted scarf in Malabrigo!! That was not part of the swap!
Bree knew Velvet Grape is my favorite Malabrigo colorway, but she went a little further in spoiling me and did some extra research (my Ravelry que!) to discover that I wanted to knit up the Bainbridge Scarf one day in the future ;op and she did it for me!!!!! Oh My!!! So unexpected! She is GOOD!! :oD
I love it!! And did I already mention it is my favorite yarn & colorway?!? :oD
Then tucked in my package was another surprise of yarn not Malabrigo! Refreshing!
Of Blue Sky Alpacas 'Suri Merino' in a crimson color!! This is my first time having Blue Sky yarn (I know! Really!) and then in this delightful uber soft merino...very niiiiiicce! It is in colorway #419, 60% baby suri 40% merino.
Included in my package was also 4 patterns that Bree sent, and one of them I could use my Suri yarn with called the Matchgirl fingerless gloves! Which the yarn is the exact weight to make for them! I was just thinking not too long ago how I really wanted to do another pair of fingerless gloves!
In haste to get a good daylight photo shoot of my package I forgot to show in the main package pic my cute Lantern Moon project bag that was included too!!
That was because it was already in use!! ;op Shhhh! My Ebony Elite secret scarf is in there! :o)
I really love these cute project bags and have one in purple, so the CRIMSON one was just perfect!! I want a few more of these because you can never have enough mini project bags! ;o) Which again I have yet to see any of my LYS in the area carry these. So it was a great surprise!
Let me also not forget to mention that my sweet pal sent me a sweet Caramel Truffle candy bar by N.estle which just so happens to be in a purple wrapper. Yum! I sure know what will be for dessert today! :o)
Thank you Thank you Thank you Bree for my so very thoughtful reveal package!!!
I am thoroughly enjoying it! :oD
Today is also a day that I must take notice!
I must say Happy Founders' Day to over 200,000 of my sorors in Delta Sigma Theta!!
*keeping my fingers crossed that he's not a knitter*
*immediately blocking all email spam from knitters*
Gwyneth
EE - OOP ! ! !
Happy Founders Day!!!
ps: where can I find that scarf pattern?
I finally realized this and bam over 85 new post to catch up on.
Love your swap goodies and looking forward to the CP Purly Valentine Swap!
Love the scarf! Lucky!