Final SP11 package

My Secret Pal was Bigdee and what a great pal! She spoiled me rotten and this is her last package:



My kids squealed in delight when they saw the Snickerdoodle cookie mix, and I am very happy with Victor, just my color!

THANK YOU SO MUCH, BIGDEE!

Pumpkin Days

Pattern: Knitting Pure and Simple #214
Yarn: Tahki Cotton Classic, 3 balls

Fall is in the air and while most people mourn the loss of sunlight and complain about the shorter days, I can't wait for sundown at 5 in the afternoon. As I said before, sunlight bothers me, especially this harsh and straight-above-your-head California sun, so I long for winter and softer light.
Most people get bouts of energy and startisis in Spring, I get that in the Fall, especially during rainy days. And it has been raining the in the Bay Area, so I finished the baby sweater and the very day it started raining I started not one, but two scarves (one is already done, more details to come.)

My wonderful SP11 has sent me a package just right for the season:



Yummy chocolate yarn, tea, and a nice mug - THANK YOU, SECRET PAL, you could not have chosen a better gift.

And speaking of pumpkin days, if you are in the Bay Area and have small children, dress them in their Halloween costumes and bring them to the Allied Arts Guild to have their picture taken. Bring $5 and a gift for a sick child celebrating Halloween at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital. The event takes place Oct 26 (Fri) and Oct 27 (Sat) from 11 to 3 pm at 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park and it is by the Woodside-Atherton Auxiliary, benefiting the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.

SP11 Contest - Flash Your Stash

Do not forget my contest, I am keeping it open for few days!

Catching up

I have become the worst blogger, I received this wonderful package from my very wonderful Secret Pal and it took me a week to post it here:



The book is one I have been coveting forever, so I am super-excited, and the yarn is a very shiny merino tencel blend from Minds's Eye Yarns. The bag is roomy enough to hold a medium project like a baby sweater, and I never have enough project bags since my chronic affliction with startitis.

Thank you so much, Secret Pal, you are the best!

In knitting news, I have finished my Lace Mock Cable Socks, but no photos yet - sorry!

May I distract you guys with the photo of a project I finished a while ago for FTA?


Twin Set - Shrug
by Sharon Shoji
from Knitscene, Fall/Winter 2005
Yarn: South West Trading Company Oasis Multi

Yes, I know, the shrug is still missing ........

SP11 Questions

1. What is the one knitting accessory you could not live without? Measuring tape.

2. If you're heading on vacation, do you take knitting with you? If so, how much and what type of project? Of course! Way too much, if I am lost on a desert island, everybody is going to have socks and maybe a sweater.

3. Where have you traveled to that you'd consider your favorite spot? Home.

4. What is your favorite knitting book at the moment? Do you own it? Every time I go to my LYS, I lust after Victorian Lace Today.

5. Do you listen to podcasts? Which is your favorite(s)? Stash and Burn, Cast On.

6. If you could only knit with 1 color for the rest of your life, what color would that be? Red.

7. If you were far into a project and then noticed a mistake near the beginning what would you do? It depends if I can live with it. I have no problem in frogging an entire project if I can't live with the mistake.

8. Where is the most unusual spot you've ever knit? There is no such a thing as an "unusual place" for knitting.