I Heart the Mail

First, there was this, from my Interweave Spin to Knit pal.  Ingrid included a beautiful note in which she told me that the wool is from South America, and that she dyed and recarded it.  She used a cashmere yarn as a binder and added beads, which give it a mysterious, wonderful sparkle.  Most amazingly, she did all of this spinning and plying on a handspindle.  She also included two skeins of her designer yarns–those she makes from recarded bits.  Thanks so much–I can’t wait to knit with it!

Yesterday, upon my return home, I found a box in my door.  I tore it open and had a good laugh when I saw that my kitter was none other than Rae, for whom I made the KSKS kit!  My camera battery was waning, so I didn’t get the best shots of this, but trust me, the bag is fantastic, and all the goodness filling it…amazing!  Rae included two patterns, yarn to make both, roving for thrumming, a needle for trying out magic loop knitting, hand cream, wool wash, nifty highlighter tape (wish I’d invented that), and a milkbone sheep (not pictured because Maddie somehow managed to get it before I snapped a photo…she’s in love with it and has learned the word "sheep" since last night!)

Don’t you just love the fabric she used for the bag?  I may just use this as my spring purse.

Thanks so much, Rae!