The Mailman Came !!!!!!!

What a great day this is starting out to be. I was laying on the couch taking my usual morning nap ...I am a firm believer in naps, and I hear the doorbell ring. I am expecting a "secret" package, so I get up to answer the door ( I usually don't do this as it interferes with my much needed napping) Well, it is not the Fed Ex man with the other package, but a package from Deb . She emailed me yesterday about the package so I was not expecting it until Friday. What a pleasant surprise , (those are the only surprises I like ...the pleasant ones). And what a happy looking package it was, look at all those wonderful colors. And this is what I found inside. Wow, Wow, Wow what a great prize package. Deb had a contest back in Feb. Name the project. I didn't get them all right, but I guess I got enough of them right because I won this great package of goodness, well worth the wait Deb :) Enclosed was Misti Alpaca Lace wt and Addi Turbo Lace needles ( I have been wanting some of these, and I love, love, love, Misti Alpaca), now I can knit the Swallow Tail shawl too. A sock blocker key chain kit, I have been wanting one of these too, I will have to fight my DD1 for that, but I will win this one. Lovely Frog Tree Alpaca, which Deb dyed, I love Alpaca, just ask my sister The colors are gorgeous and some of my very favorite. Beautiful hand made stitch markers, a cute sheep tape measure, I will have to hide that or I will never be able to find it, as DD2 thinks they are the cutest things ever, and it is even a black one, they usually have a lot of the white ones and no black ones in the shops. A little felted pouch, I will store my small knitting goodies in. Rosemary crackers and Cranberry Chutney. I can't wait to try the chutney, I love cranberries...I won't have to hide that from anyone since they don't share my love of all things cranberry. Thank you, thank you , thank you, Deb!!!! I love it all!
Last week the mailman brought me a small package. I have been wanting to try this yarn. The colors are more green than the yellow I was expecting, you know that whole monitor thing, but it is soft and I have heard good things about it. I think I am going to knit the Cross Hatch Lace pattern from More SKS with this. I have a ton of things to knit before I knit this, but I went ahead and wound it. I knew I would be pressing my luck if I saved a bunch of yarn to take to Karen's for the next visit. I think my winding faerie may be on strike after the last visit.

I finished the little baby dress too. I finished it yesterday morning, the shower was yesterday evening. I was worried about it getting dry before I had to put it in the gift bag. I left it out for the hour drive up and put it in with the rest of the goodies before I went in, finally dry. It was oooed and awed over. I had a hard time letting that one go. It was an easy knit, I have no need for a baby dress, but there is just something so darn cute about all things baby sized. She loved the socks and the baby blanket too. I had a great time. I don't often go out with friends without the rest of the family, and the girls I work with are crazy. Get them all together and away from work, give a few of them a little wine, and it is a riot. I have not laughed so much in a long time.

Well I think that is it for today. I am going to sit and fondle the Alpaca. Happy Knitting!