Package arrived!!! Had already given up hope!

How amazing - after all this time and uncooperative postman, etc, etc. I received my fantastic swap package today!!!! Thank you Dorothee, it is such a lovely package and really made my day :-)
I'm so sorry you had to send it twice. The yarn is fantastic (I love the Wollmeise colourway and the Regia Merino/Silk mix is sooooo soft) and I really like the mug (I have a tea tin in the same design, can you believe it?!) The sweets will have to go to my house mate, as I can't have sugar (she is very excited about the Mozart Kugeln), and I can't wait to try the coffee. I had an eye on the book "Knit one, kill two" for a while, so it's a real treat to have it now. Oh, and the cow milk jug - what can I say ;-) Altogether an absolutely fantastic package and well worth the wait. Thank you for not giving up! (PS. Have a look at all the goodies on my blog: www.dotsandyarn.blogspot.com)

Got my package!

I got my awesome package from Dorothy on Thursday but have been behind in posting! Thanks so much--such a great package full of yummy pumpkin yarn, a pound of delicious Sumatran beans, elegant notecards, and some yummy treats. As a super bonus, she crocheted me this beautiful scarf!!! I feel totally spoiled!! Thanks to Dorothy and everyone else for such a great swap!

Thank You Eva!

Hooray - The Deutsche Post came through! I finally received my swap package from Eva last Tuesday. I've been swamped w/school & Christmas knitting, so I haven't taken the time to upload pictures, etc.
Here's the loot:

Yummy coffee, hard candies, chocolate (my kids have absconded w/most of the chocolate), cool yarn, a calendar w/a photo of my favorite soccer player, Michael Ballack (he's German as well), and cute little coffee bean stitch markers. You can see them peeking out behind the colorful yarn. Here's a closer view:
Aren't they cute? They're already being used in a Christmas knitting project.
Danke schön! Eva!!!

Thank you!

My package arrived today, thank you Cheryl for the all wonderful things! So tempted to try out the coffee or start a new project with the yarn. The yarn colours are called Lobster Mix and Chianti - very good names! Makes me a little hungry actually :-). ... I really need to finish this Christmas knitting soon.... more pictures and details on my blog.
Thanks Knittymama for hosting this swap.

Thank you Susan!

I received the best package from Susan the other day! I feel so spoiled rotten, I just can't help but grin from ear-to-ear. This is just a sample of what I received. More details are on my blog.


My thanks to the swap organizers for running a great swap, and to Susan for being such a fabulous swap partner!

Thank You Kristina!

What a wonderful surprise to find on my doorstep when I returned home after a long day at work...yarn and coffee! What more could a girl want (besides large diamonds)?! Kristina sent me 2 packages of Boca Java coffee, one is Ocean Breeze (which sounds SO enticing as I watch the snow fall) and the other is Tropical Kiss - "chocolate coffee with a smooch of coconut". I can't wait to try that out on my friends during our stitching day! And, of course, what would chocolate coffee be without chocolate macadamia biscotti?

And then there is the yarn. Oh my!! 2 skeins of a beautiful teal Gem sock yarn which I already have a plan for, 2 skeins of Felt It in Wildflowers, and an absolutely gorgeous yarn called Tropical Island. (Do I see a tropical theme going here?) Kristina, did you hand dye it? It's absolutely incredible! Now...what can I make?!?!? It's pretty darn cold outside. I'm thinking Tropical Island would make something to keep me warm and dreaming of tropical breezes. I also received some great stitch markers which were handmade and a handle for a bag. I've never tried felting before but have been itching to try it. I now have no reason not to!

Thank you SO much Kristina. You've been the best swap partner!

it's a traveling box

Whew! My package to my swap pal, Steph, finally arrived via Fed Ex yesterday. This package has been a'travelin' from California to Pennsylvania--the first time I sent it out, it returned (who knows why); the second time I sent it out with a tracker number. Following eleven days (this is for the second shipping) and one failed delivery (even though she was home), it was delivered on the porch. I hope she finds it worthy of such pilgrimages.

A package from Switzerland!

I received my package just before the Thanksgiving break and I was going to blog about it while I was home visiting family, only to find out that my folks had canceled their Internet service!

Just look at all the goodies!!





Thank you so much Andrea!!

Coffee packet arrived!

Ever since my Coffee Swap 3 packet arrived I thought I'd really install the camera software and upload some photos... but as my written exam is only 2 weeks away and the workload is killing me... well, some other time.

Anyways, my pal Tigerduck spoiled me rotten! She sent me

• 2 packets of gorgeous coffee beans from Whole Foods (Espresso Sierra and French Roast) - those beans are almost too perfect and beautiful to grind
• 2 hanks of wonderful Blue Skyes Alpaca in a 50% alpaca, 50% silk mix which is incredibly soft, in a rich emerald green
• beautiful stitch markers in a matching green
• 2 little packets of white beads (after all, I'm planning on making Grumperina's Odessa some time)
  
• a coffee mug
• shortbread cookies
• chocolate chunks
• scented candles
• a postcard with a sheep

Thank you so much Tigerduck, you're the bestest pal ever! I hope to post pictures some time, you might have to wait till my (next) exam is over.

A nice surprise!

A big thanks go out to my swap partner Jeremy!! I found the package sitting on my doorstep today right after I got back from mailing her package. Inside was three skeins of Cascade wool (which will most definitely turn into something felted!), two bags of yummy coffee, biscotti, candies, a cheery smiley face mug and a pattern for some felted clogs. I think I will be sipping on this coffee and dipping the biscotti on Thanksgiving morning! Thanks Jeremy!

buzz of caffeine, rush of fiber

Steph sent me the most delicious package full of fiber and coffee! The coffee will be brewed this weekend...the magazine already has sticky notes...the fiber has been carefully stored until after the holidays. Check out my blog for complete details...but I must tell you, Steph sent me some of her own hand spun yarn {squeal}, as well as wool and linen! Thank you so much for the amazing parcel.

Once again, a special thank you goes out to Knittymama for organizing and orchestrating such a fantastic swap. I must also thank all the co-hosts for whom, without their help, it would have been impossible to have such a large number of knitters joined together to celebrate fiber, caffeine, and autumn.

Got the most lovely packet!

I got my packet some time ago already, but had forgotten to post about it here: apologies! I did post it on my blog, though, and share it with you now: www.worsted-knitt.net presents The Lovely Gift