Mail call
I have received the most kickass mail this week!
First up, remember me begging for some of the discontinued Rowan 4 ply cotton? Well Caro heard my cries and we did a little swappy action for these 5+ balls. How cool is that? Answer: Very! I think this yarn is going to become a Phyllo Yoked Pullover from Knitting Nature, with (hopefully) a shorter yoke so I can wear it sans cami.
Then, Ashley offered to take some unexpectedly-variegated Koigu off my hands (I swear, the Yarnzilla photo made it look like a semisolid) in exchange for this lovely box bag. How cool is that? You already know the answer. The box bag is the perfect size for two balls of yarn and my in-progress Garnstudio baby jacket.
The baby jacket is such an awesome pattern - simple to execute, yet very cool looking. I never thought I could love garter stitch so much, but in the RYC Cashsoft, it’s downright delicious. Baby-in-law is going to be one pampered boy. However, I’m feeling a bit eh about the colors of this - I’ve had the olive yarn for a while, and just purchased the celery color last week. I was going for a tonal color scheme for the sweater, but I’m afraid that I’m imparting my drab color scheme on sister-in-law’s unborn child. Well, at least it will be a cushy, soft, and luxurious drab sweater.
I also have a swap in progress with NanC, for a subset of my oodles of Lang Fantomas. I really need to complain about my yarn more often, these swaps have been great.
Lastly, I got my Petal package in the mail yesterday. Happy early birthday to me! Yes, I already own that color of 4 ply cotton. I’m warming up my size 2 needles for this puppy!
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Wow, lots of fun stuff there! And thanks for your comment on my ring. I’m still all giggly about it.
Wow, great trades all around! Yet another reason to love this community :)
one great package after another!!! swaps are the best - it always seems like there is someone out there who wants what we don’t and has something we do want!
Oh, Petal looks lovely!
Wow, can’t wait to see Petal!!
I found this site through your Flickr, which I found through Crazy For Knitting. Anywho, I just wanted to tell ya I like it and I’m putting you on my blogroll. :)
Be still, my heart! Such gorgeous stuff! (And you *know* we’ll be pestering you about Petal until we see it finished, so… get cracking! ;-)
I obviously need to also complain about my yarn! Those are some lovely swap goodies. :)
Lucky you, what great swaps! Good luck on the Drops baby cardigan. Simple and lovely, yes, but also a tad bit boring… I just finished one. I love the colours you picked:)
Love the fabric for the bag - I think its fabric designed by Heather from hellomynameisheather blog. Go petal!
Yep, it’s part of Heather Bailey’s Frwshcut line–I’ve seen it called Modern Zinnia, Graphic Chrysanthemum–I don’t have an official name.
Caro is cool: she knows how to work snaps.
The baby sweater is going to be adorable! I love seeing babies in “grown up” colors.
Where would we be without Ravelry motivating us to post pictures of our stash? I’ve already made 2 swaps just based on that alone. LOVE it!
Great swaps! The Petal package is so pretty :)
You mean I can go yarn shopping through people’s stash on Ravelry?? I never thought of that. :)
The petal sweater is so, so pretty. I can’t wait to see it in that color.
Ooh, the Petal kit is making me jealous. ;) And I’m planning on making the Phyllo Yoked Pullover too, but with Calmer.
Wow, that IS a good mail day! I need to stop whining about the teeny needles and just get cracking on a fine-gauge sweater — Petal is going to be lovely in that color!
you are a swapping machine! those are some great trades!
Ohhh, wowwww. Look at all of that good stuff!
Say, can you send your mail carrier to me next? I live in that one brownstone in Center City, Philadelphia. Thanks so much.
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Gasp! I have loved that Petal sweater for a long time! Can’t wait to see it knit up (and you are my stash-swapping hero!).
Which baby jacket is that exactly? I just looked through the tiny images on the drops website and couldn’t find it. I’d really like to make that sweater.