Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Presents!

I had an AWESOME day today.

1st out, a big huge Thank you! to Liz, my sockpal! Although your parcel came at the end of last week, I wasn't home yet and couldn't get it until today! Without further ado:


The world's most beautiful kneesocks! They're made of handspun merino, which is softness itself. I adore pink, and these socks just shout out to the world that they're pink! Not weird Barbie pink either, but just a bright, cheery pink you see in wild roses and cherry blossoms. The pattern is so nice too, I just love it! I need to know the stitch pattern.


Another picture of the socks. Aren't they gorgeous?


You'd think that handspun pink kneesocks, would be enough, but my Sockapal went above and beyond! She gave me a little skein (45g) of (I'm guessing) her own handspun, which I'm sure I'm going to knit into a little headband for the fall - or maybe a little neck scarf. There's also two presents from LUSH, the French Kiss bubble bar in the picture, and the You've Been Mangoed! bath melt that is solidifying in the fridge (it got a titch mushy in the car today). I got a cute change purse that will also fit a lipstick, and a bunch of postcards! Thanks Liz, you are the best pal EVER :D

I also got a present from Sean today, as a "yay! you're back!" type gift. He took me to Build-A-Bear Workshop, and I made this:

His name is Sean, and he's wearing khakis, stripey button-up, argyle sweater-vest, and leather shoes. He's asthma and allergy certified, as long as you freeze or wash/dry him every 4 weeks. He makes me squee every time I see him :D

And lastly, the presents I got to send to MY sockpal! Her things are going out tomorrow, in a mass mailing I need to do.

I tried to go Canadian in the package, without being TOO stereotypical. We have my favourite Munsch book (for her kids), a soap made in Winnipeg, two Canadian teas (Maple and Icewine, both made in Toronto), maple syrup candies, and some postcards! I can't wait to mail it off tomorrow.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The socks are absolutely beautiful.

Mom

Liz said...

Yay!! I'm so glad you like them...I really enjoyed knitting them. The pattern is not really a pattern - just a generic toe-up sock from here http://www.knitty.com/issuesummer06/PATTuniversalsock.html
with a really simple stitch pattern which comes from my head! Just two little one-stitch cables crossing towards each other, on every 4th row, with 4 stitches stockinette in between each repeat. I love the tartan you've photographed the presents on....it looks like Ferguson which is my family tartan! We must have been sockpals made in heaven....!!

Linz said...

I love your new bear!!!

Also...
I've nominated you for a Rockin' Girl Blogger Award:
http://linzknits.blogspot.com/2007/09/rockin-girl-blogger.html