Swaps

I don’t participate in swaps much anymore. Back in the day I had a ball with them but after a…

Last week I joined a flickr group called A Day in the Life Of . . . it’s a place to post photos of your life on a particular day. Saturday was the most recent day to post and I want to show you the 5 photos I chose but first I need to take…

I received my May Day Socks from Katie of Daily Thread on Monday and boy are they terrific! The green is a lovely shade of sage and the pattern is Artichoke Socks from Soxie. They are so very delicate and pretty. Katie also included some heirloom petunia seeds from her mother-in-law’s garden, a tube of…

All fixed now. Thanks, Missa! Thank you all again for the get well wishes. I didn’t end up going to work yesterday but took another day of rest and recovery. I’m feeling better but I still sound a lot like Kathleen Turner. You know? Anyway, you know what can make you feel great even when…

I love me a good knitting swap and I have to say that participating in Lynne’s “Special Swap” has always netted me a good result. I have had wonderful experiences, first with Beth, then with Kat and now with Elizabeth. Behold the yarn-y, snack-y, movie-y goodness. The red yarn is Duets sock yarn and I…

I went to a Garden Party To reminisce with my old friends A chance to share old memories and play our songs again. My Special Swap partner was Beth and she sent me a fabulous box of goodies so that I could throw my own garden party. It was a really clever idea and a…

The Bloomin’ Feet Swap ’07, coordinated and supervised by the fabulous Amanda, has drawn to a conclusion. I sent a package off to Hillary and a package for me arrived last week. I was thrilled to discover Leah’s name on the return address label. Leah and I have read each other’s blogs for quite some…

I finished the socks for the Bloomin’ Feet Sock Swap at the end of last week and blocked them over the weekend. The pattern is the Merino Lace Socks from the Interweave Knits Favorite Socks book. Aren’t they pretty? The yarn is Schaefer Anne, which I’ve knit with before for my Swallowtail Shawl, but this…

You guys know all about Yarn Aboard 2 by now, right? It’s a really simple but fun swap. You get a package filled with goodies for you. You take out your stuff. You say thank you to the person who sent you stuff. You blog about the stuff. You put in stuff for someone else…

My Toasty Toes socks arrived on Monday and my secret sock knitter was Julie. I think it’s very cool to have had my socks knit by someone that I’ve actually met and hung out with a number of times. If you’ve never visited her blog, you really should go check it out. Just don’t go…

Well toast my toes, what have we here? Finished Toasty Toes Socks, just in time for

I’m nupping, yes indeed, I’m nupping . . . Oh, Hi! You’re here! I was just doing a little singing along to Fats Domino. Can you guess what’s on my needles right now? Sigh. And as long as we’re playing guessing games, would you like to guess who arrived at my house at the end…