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Evidence of being in heaven:
I am right now on my bed, working on my 12" Apple iBook G4, via wireless internet. No, it's not a dream.
My SP sent me wool!!! European wool, from Muench/GGH yarns and from umm…Narvik Froya yarn. One is 100% pure new wool and the other is 50% wool, and 50% acrylic. The yarn is begging me to be made into something, but what?
Oh and I've been sneezing from the moment I woke today (only touched the wool after I started sneezing, so you can't tell me it's that, but maybe it made it worse?) Can someone with wool-allergy tell me if you get sneezing or other forms? Anyhow, so now I have to get back to "phus-phus" (my nasal spray) every night. Sigh!
I have a lot of catching up to do on my blogging, and I promise I will.
This is late in coming, but I had a bit of work last week. J kindly sent me two balls each of fun fur she found in Lucknow, made in our very own India, made by our very own (whatever, have to alliterate) Vardhman. For the first time I present…
The blue one (Feather Fresh) is definitely softer than the pink-multicoloured stuff (Fun Feather). Each ball cost Rs 55. Thank you J!
Not being a yarn snob yet (Maybe I'll scream the next time I see another Red Heart skein ;)), I think these will add to scarves and things…hmm
I DO NOT HAVE A STASH!
Yes. I don't. (Or should that be No, I don't? whatever!)
On this mailing list I'm on, people are talking in terms of hundreds of skeins…I don't think I've even used one measly hundred all put together!!!
Yes, shameful, I know…But it doesn't stop the guilt whenever I buy more…Been using up my thread stash a bit with Kathy's doilies, and got a couple of projects with some of the yarn stash…and I suppose it certainly helps to not have yarn stores available either online or off!
Yes, he does! I know for a fact that there are 3 packages (yes, count them, t-h-r-e-e) on their way to me since last month or before…and how many have I got? Zero, z-e-r-o! In fact I haven't got any mail for at least the last 10 days (that's t-e-n). Why does he hate me? Danged if I know!
Oh, and my stalker has deserted me, too. Dunno why, but I miss being ambushed…was it something I did?
On the yarny front, I picked up my SWIP again today and made some progress. Let's just say it's made of diamonds and I've got about 11 (yes, e-le-v-e-n) of them done, with maybe another 9 (n-i-n-e) to go. It's nice and easy and I'm enjoying doing it. But pictures will have to wait, of course.
Also, I finished last night another doily I tested for Kathy, and it is being crucified blocked right now. As soon as it dries off, there will be images, I assure you.
Today I also had my first tea from my elfing, the Mixed Berry flavour. Had it cold, of course. It was…nice and berry-like 😀
Also please welcome India's second third crochet blogger, Pearlin! Go and check her journal out!
Why does the postman hate me?
Yay! I got my first Crochetville elfing for the Xmas wishlist in the mail today! Took 7 days to reach me (fast by some standards), but what yummy stuff!
Here is a pic:
The yarn is Made in Italy for Yarns Brunswick (the company seems defunct now), colours are Ocean Blue and Hollyberry. It’s a fuzzy brushed 100% acrylic. Yummy!
Also in the package were 4 different flavours of Lipton tea: Plain, Honey, Lemon Ginseng and Mixed Berry. Should I drink these cold or hot? I’m more a cold coffee/iced tea person….
One Hershey bar (in fridge right now for resuscitation after the long journey reduced it to pulp).
Two pattern sheets (for baby cardigan and Xmas runner), a recipe for caramel corn (what is Karo syrup?) and a handwritten greeting card from Mumbles, my elf!
Yay again! Sure feels good to know someone thought of me…
Well, it’s official (more or less). The guy at the shop I bought some yarn at yesterday told me categorically that we can only get woollen yarn in Pune and Nagpur and similar cities (Vardhman, he said). Hmmm. Wonder if I’ve ever bought any…No woollen yarn available in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Sad!
Cordelia sent me this lovely package of thingies….
Yarn, of course, Red Heart Baby Sport, which I plan to use for a sweater for my niece:
Bernat Handicrafter Cotton (I could get used to this….)
One skein of Yarn Bee Wild Child eyelash yarn in Fiesta: Funky, isn’t it? I see many fringes in my future….
This delicious cat notepad:
And one Burt’s Bees lipbalm which is pepperminty and I love the tingly sensation and the smell it leaves….it’s already nestling in my purse.
What a wonderful fairy she is! Not only does she keep me company the whole day almost every day, but also sends me stuff! Mwahh, mwahh!
I got an absolutely wonderful CAT PAC from Christal in Germany for my September CAT PAC. I was thrilled to actually get a real live box in the mail…She packed it full of so many goodies, I lost count!
I got my second set of G-K Crystalites, this time from Susan Bates (and yes, they were made in India as well). Christal also included a bright yellow plastic case so that I can find my hooks easily wherever they are
She sent a soft white yarn doily that she made herself:
And a heart bookmark in multicoloured thread: (she’s a booklover (and Bookcrosser) too!)
A scrubbie and a dishcloth in cotton in a colour combination I can’t resist!!!
Two skeins of Red Heart Super Saver (navy, purple) and one of Mainstays (cream)
But the piece de resistance were these absolutely scrumptious fridgies:
And Christal thoughtfully included a note to explain all the different things she had sent, which added that personal touch to the entire thing. Thank you so much, Christal!!!
There is an unCAT (unscheduled, unhosted) this weekend as well, which I’ll be logging on to as, I missed the last one.
There was a sale of books surplus from American libraries in Vizag and I got lucky!!! I got this book, Crocheting for Pleasure, by Mildred Graves Ryan for Rs 95 (about US $2)
Then this British book, called simply Crochet, for Rs 195 (about US $4)
This one, McCall’s Needlework Treasury, for Rs 295 (about US $6)
And of course, I had to have this:
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