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I’ve been spoiled…

Published July 3, 2007 Flashin' the Stash , Secret Pal Stuff , Things I Love 2 Comments

I got my final secret pal package yesterday! I was sorta expecting it, but unlike normal, I forced myself to NOT stalk the mailman this time. What was in it:

Some size 1 sock needles (which is good because I have like 5 sets of US 2… and only one of US 1)
The book Home Knits by Suss Cousins - which is so full of cool stuff I want to knit for my new apartment - and for my mom It was a perfect spoil because it’s not something I’d have bought for myself… but I totally love it! I’m sure you’ll hear more about this book from me in the future!
Some yummy trail mix that had some chocolate in it…
A sock pattern
A cool magazine
a gift certificate to the Loopy Ewe - where I bought me some sock blockers!!! Something I’ve been wanting for a while!

Thank you Miss Secret pal! (She lives here if you want to visit).

Know one thing: Packages are the best thing in life for college students.

Published April 29, 2007 Knitting Updates , Not Quite Knitting Related... , Secret Pal Stuff , Socks , Things I Love 6 Comments

I got this on Tuesday from my Secret Pal, but I haven’t had time to blog it yet…. so viola!

There’s some Fortissima Sock yarn in a really fun green/blue color - with a metallic thread running through it so it looks like it’s been sparkled with glitter. As soon as I saw it, I knew the perfect pattern that would do just the simplest amount of work and show off the glitteriness best… Uptown Boot Socks from the Favorite Socks book. Check it out:

I got this package on Tuesday (it’s finals/moveout time, I hadn’t had time to blog it yet, I know I’m bad!) and started these socks on Wednesday - and look how far I am! It’s an awesome pattern - and I forced myself to learn how to cable without a cable needle - and now that I know how to do that, they’re flying! I’m having a lot of fun knitting these!

Next up in the package was a cotton washcloth.

It’s really soft and it’s so nice because I hadn’t spent the time to knit myself one lately. So this was wrapped around a box that had some oh so yummy stuff inside:

This is hand-made all natural soap from the Gudonya etsy shop (which I’ve marked as a favorite- and bought a few more things from…) which I just absolutelyLOVE!