Orange You Glad.......

.....I finally posted my picture! Orange is my secret favorite color. I've liked it for years and have recently decided to tell people and knit wearables in this bold color. I love the vibrant and juicy saturation Ralph achieved. The pattern he sent with the yarn is The Square Cake, which scores points for me since it is knit in the round. I avoid sewing as much as possible. That fabric you see there is dyed silk. It is very shimmery so it looks lighter. He also included grapefruit Euclan, cable needles, and yummy chocolates. Hooray for a project I can take to knit nite!
Thanks Ralph

Confession of a Yarn Swapper

Hopefully, we're all done dying and have sent out our packages! A few recipients have giddily posted there goodies, but we are expecting loads more. As soon as you get over the excitement of your package contents TAKE A PICTURE AND POST IT!

Now having said that, I am guilty as charged. My partner and I have successfully swapped, I'll post pics tonight after children are asleep. If you are running behind in either posting or mailing out your package, please keep in mind that your partner has been anxiously waiting since 3/15 and she needs her yarn fix! You may want to communicate with me or your partner if life is holding up her hand dyed delivery.

Felicia

Yarn From Kena for Meghan

So I got my yarn in the mail on Thursday or Friday of last week but was sorta sick this weekend. I forgot to take a picture and then my neighbor's 7 year old who LOVES knit nite at my apartment was sad that her sister got to wind some yarn, so I asked if she'd like to wind my new yarn. I had showed them the yarn for Kena before I mailed it out and they were excited to see what I received.
Needless to say she was 1/3 the way through happily winding when I remembered that I hadn't taken a picture yet. Soooo here is the yarn wound into a cake instead.
I love the colors, so foresty and snuggly looking!

Plus Kena sent these pretty blue stitch markers( my favorite color) and the cutest sheepy card!

Thank you, Thank you! I loved it all so much. These will definitely make some great RPM socks (the pattern Kena sent me)
Now I just need to finish the others I'm working on!

Yarny goodness!

My package arrived from Jo today -- it's gorgeous!! Two skeins of worsted in lush greens plus brown, blue, and gold! We traded 200g, and the skeins she dyed for me are siblings: same colors, different techniques. The color selections couldn't have been a better match for me; it's like having my favorite cabin in the woods right here in my stash!!!


She sent two patterns: a lovely little handbag pattern from DROPS, and a moebius scarf/shrug from KnitPicks.


She also included a bar of handmade soap, and some hot cocoa!

I can't wait to knit with it, as so on as I decide what to make!!

Packet send.

Hi Cathy.

I got your packet send today, but because of easter it will take a time before it go out from Norway. We have a lot of free days in easter and tomorrow they close very early and open first at Tuesday for work again :o)

Had a fun time dyeing your yarn, almost like I kept it myself, LOL.

Heidi Kim

on the way

Hey Wendy!

your package is on the way. hope you like it!

Yummy!!

I received this yummy BFL ultra superwash yarn from Meghan today. It was worth the snowy, wet, slushy treck to the mailbox!! She labeled it "calming waters" it is beautifully dyed with blues and greens, my favorite colors. She included a fingerless glove pattern and a sock pattern, I think I am going to make this into socks!!! They are the perfect color for my bluejeans!!

Thanks Meghan, and thanks to Felicia for hosting the swap.

Its on the way

Hi Felicia,

Thanks for taking me a little late in the game....I hope you like what I sent out to you!

Fib3rG33k

Hello Carmell!

Look for your package in the next couple of days!!
Enjoy...
Wendy

In the mail

Sent Stephanie's package yesterday. I'm very happy with the way it turned out, almost didn't want to send it. Hope you like it!

Hey, Penny....

It's on its way!!!!

Show & Tell!

Hi, just butting in from the last swap to show off the yarn Celena dyed for me. It was a sock yarn swap. I thought I loved this yarn while it was a skein, but look how it's knitting up:





Beautiful! Thanks, Celena!!

In the mail tomorrow

Jo's package will be on its way tomorrow... hope you enjoy it!! I had such a blast doing this, I only wish I could do a swap every month!

My package is on the way to my pal

Genevieve: your package is on it's way. It will be coming from NY so please allow 2 days. I hope you will enjoy what I put into the package.

Package sent!

My package is in the mailbox awaiting the postal persons arrival!! My partner should have it in a couple of days. I hope she likes and enjoys it, in my opinion it is one the prettiest skeins I have dyed. (ya, I pat myself on the back, but I had a tough time putting it in the envelope to send off!!) :-)