No Money Miracle

That's the latest Knittyboard swap I'm a part of. And yesterday, I got a package in the mail! A shoebox full of goodness.


Oh, what can it be? The anticipation...


So much wonderful goodness!


From left to right: A hank of lovely Thirteen Mile yarn in one of my favorite colors, a tape measure, a pair of wrist warmers in a deliciously soft and squishy fabric, a ball of Jojoland Harmony in the perfect summery beach colorway, a cute little book, sock patterns, and a super project bag. And to whom do I owe my thanks? The fabulous Verablue. Thank you, Jeanne! I love it.

Summer Swap

I participated in a Summer Swap over on the KnittyBoard. I got my fabulous final box from my swap partner, Aitara! It was chock full of East Coast goodies:


Lovely yarn, lots of little goodies, Maine saltwater taffy, a really neat blank book, and some chocolate covered graham crackers that disappeared before the photo was taken. Thank you for the fun summer packages, Aitara!

In knitting news, I've really been focusing on buckling down on my Diamonds and Triangles stole from Victorian Lace Today (aka: the shawl started in November 2007). I'm knitting on the edging and I'm about halfway down the second long side. So I have the rest of the long side and the last short side and a 32 stitch graft, and then it will be done!

And I want to finish it in less than 2 weeks. In two weeks, the museum I work for will be opening (like, for the first time!), and I bought a dress online that the stole will be gorgeous with. So I need to finish it in time. I really hope the dress fits right when it arrives.

Better late than never?

I like to participate in swaps. I participated in a pre-Christmas swap and never posted the goodies! I took photos, but never posted. Bad form! In any case, better late than never, right?

I was spoiled by the ever delightful KashmirKnitter who sent me this bag full of goodies:


That's a lovely project bag, a couple of sock patterns, some lip gloss (which I promise not to use near my eyes), Hello Kitty pens, and a ball of On Your Toes bamboo sock yarn. I've never tried bamboo yarn before. It will be an adventure. And wound up in that ball of sock yarn? Lots of little surprises! A pair of earring, an anklet, point protectors, buttons, and cute little sayings. Thank you, KashmirKnitter.