Some Pictures

I promised to find a way to show pictures (Iva deserves to have the mittens she made shown off) and find a way i did. 

I'm officially a knitwear designer

They're not mittens, but they ARE stranded. Take a look at my blog!

http://debsboringlife.blogspot.com/2009/01/theyre-done.html

Last But Not Least!

Yay! I received my package from Iva yesterday. My camera is on the blink and won't turn on, let alone upload my pictures to the computer (i tried new batteries, several new batteries, but all that did was make the camera buzz). But i suppose that story really isn't relevant but i might be able to upload them later. 

In my package i received a tin of wonderful tea (i have already tried it and it's delicious), two balls of Knit Picks Telemark in Squirrel Heather to go with the mitten pattern that Iva sent me, I also received two buttons made from left over wood from the Knit Picks Harmony needles (the mitten pattern calls for buttons, they are convertible mittens), a set of Harmony needles (Whoooo! I have always wanted to try them), a very cute tea cup, a little zipper pouch which is going to be wonderful for notions, a cute notepad, and three chocolate wafer cookie things which i have already tried and are delicious! And last but not least.....Mittens! 

The color is somewhere between Raspberry and Red and the yarn is slightly variegated. Iva told me that the yarn was hand-dyed by a local in her area. They have a 2x2 ribbed cuff that leads to miny cables on the back of the hand and stockinette on the palm. I wore them today and that is saying something since the high today is 5 degrees. Ugh! And the windchill is well into the negatives. 

Overall, this was a wonderful experience and i would love to do it again! I met two wonderful people that i hope to stay in touch with. Thanks, Deb, for letting me be a part of this (and i'll try to figure something out so that you guys can see my pictures).

Courtney

Mailed - Received

Virtual High Five everyone. We completed this round at 100% woot-woot


Amy partner has received, received
Bridget (B) partner has received, received
Cary partner has received, received
Cheryl partner has received, received
Courtney partner has received, received
Denise (chon) partner has received, received
Ebony partner received, received
Irene (reanbean) partner has received, received
Iva (scappyhappy) partner has received, received
Jenn partner has received, received
Jess partner has received, received
Kim (northern toes) partner has received, received
Margaret partner has received, received
Vilde partner has received, received

Late thankyou

Look at the great package I got from Jenn! Aren't those mittens great? Socks that Rock yarn, some of the tiniest knitting needles I've ever seen, and homemade fudge were some of the highlights. Thanks, Jenn!

Fabulous Mittens from the Frozen North!

Northern Toes (Kim) was my pal this round and what a wonderful pal and package full of Canadian goodies!


Start with pretty mittens in a perfect weight for our wimpy Virginia winters.



Then add some beautiful Fleece Artist dyed merino roving (from Nova Scotia), scrumptious alpaca/merino roving (from a local Ontario farm), Mmmmaple candy and Hot Chocolate (from Quebec), a Christmas Moose (?!?) ornament from Kim's hometown of North Bay, ON.

Last but not least, the cutest addition to the knitting bag in a long time,



Thanks to Kim for such a thoughtful and fun package, and for her patience waiting for me to post photos! And Thanks to Deb for hosting another great swap!

Round FOUR deets

Here is the BLOG so you can bookmark it. It's still under construction.

Yes, I think I will participate in this round. It really sucked dust not to get any goodies and have to watch everyone get so many wonderful packages. :( Whose stupid idea was that anyway?? :smirk:

I am hoping that you all repeat. This round was BY FAR the best round and the easiest to manage. Everyone has followed through on all requirements. I didn't get any complaints at all.

Some of you might not know this, but my style of Hostessing is to pair partners in two groups;a group of those who have swapped successfully with me in the past and then a group of newbies. This way, each person who has successfully completed one or more swaps with me, won't get burned by a newbie flaker. That means that you guys will be paired as a group along with any past swappers who choose to come back. I think that is the fairest and safest way to do it. In a way, your very first round is your "audition round".