Fiber Godmother 2 package
I got my
Clockwise from upper, we have an ounce of cashmere for spinning. You heard me. Cashmere.
We have delicious treats to eat, including chocolate covered sunflower seeds, a bar of Lindt milk chocolate, and nifty little mints. A jar of honey bath stuff, and a honey bath bear to go with it. Beneath it all, a lovely pinwheel cotton washcloth. Wow. Just wow.
Now, see, for me, that would have been enough. But wait! There’s more!
A lovely green purse. I love green, and I didn’t have a dressy purse, so this is perfect. It’s got a matching little pouch with mirror. Note also chopstick holder which contains not just chopsticks, but also size 5 needles! I actually don’t have size 5 straights, so this is perfect.
Stuffed inside the purse are all manner of knitting doodads. I don’t have a lot of doodads, so I wind up doing makeshift things like “I have this card I snagged from the coffeehouse bulletin board, and I know a business card is 2 inches tall, so let’s see… my gauge would be…” so this is a very handy package to have!
But wait, there’s even more!
Eeeeeeee! Alterknits was on my Amazon wishlist! This isn’t something I would have bought for myself, but it’s one of those that I really wanted and leafed through every time I went to the bookstore. Maybe I’ll knit me a screen door! Woo!
And the yarn! I had mentioned that I liked offbeat and smaller dyers, and my fiber godmother listened! On the left is some absolutely gorgeous laceweight from Extreme Yarns at Etsy. I love the colors. To the right is 350 yards of Mountain Colors Bearfoot in Teal. The color on this is wonderfully rich without being loud. This will be perfect for a complex sock pattern, and the Mountain Colors site has some suggested links that I’ll have to check out. This isn’t something I can get around here, so I’m really, really psyched about it.
I’m overwhelmed by my Fiber Godmother’s generosity. This was far more than I was expecting.
Thank you, thank you so much Tracey. What a wonderful, wonderful gift from a stranger.
Tracey, I know you are deeply faithful, so I’ll point you toward Proverbs 11:25 – A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
Obviously it doesn’t have quite the same import, but let me follow up with a quote my own geek heritage: Live long and prosper. 🙂
I must ask – I could check out the community…
What is a fiber godmother? 🙂
I must ask – I could check out the community…
What is a fiber godmother? 🙂
It’s a secret pal swap. We post a list of thing we particularly enjoy or loathe, and the person who drew our name sends us a package. We, in turn, send a package to someone else on the list. Frankly, the package I got makes me wish I’d sent more to the person I was spoiling, but I did include handmdae stitchmarkers with the likeness of her dachsund on them, so I don’t feel too bad about it.
It’s a secret pal swap. We post a list of thing we particularly enjoy or loathe, and the person who drew our name sends us a package. We, in turn, send a package to someone else on the list. Frankly, the package I got makes me wish I’d sent more to the person I was spoiling, but I did include handmdae stitchmarkers with the likeness of her dachsund on them, so I don’t feel too bad about it.
OMG You’re spoiled!!!
OMG You’re spoiled!!!
That is made of awesome!
That is made of awesome!
Awesome package. And yeah, you can get MC Bearfoot around here but it’s at the shop that shall not be named. BUT – Remi is getting some for Charlotte Yarn. =)
Awesome package. And yeah, you can get MC Bearfoot around here but it’s at the shop that shall not be named. BUT – Remi is getting some for Charlotte Yarn. =)