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Secret Pal Question #4

I've missed a couple of questions and was happy to see these two easier questions:

1) What yarn (that you don’t have/haven’t used) would make your stash “complete”? I have never tried cashmere yarn and think it would be neat to have a little sample.

2) What yarn do you never want to be without?  I'm really loving the Malabrigo worsted and lace weight yarns.  I also love Dream in Color Smooshy and Classy.  Don't really need any of the Smooshy until they release some new colors, though.

Thank you Secret Pal!

My terrific Secret Pal made a special effort to send me a box in time for my birthday tomorrow.  That's pretty special considering that the swap officially started a few days ago.

My birthday goodies included 2 bars of dark chocolate, a neat Japanese notepad, a copy of Cookie A's Monkey sock pattern and a gorgeous skein of yarn from Pagewood Farm.  It is so soft and squishy.  The name of the sock yarn is Denali and the colorway is named "Greens".

Thanks so much my Secret Pal for making this birthday extra special!

Lots of catch-up going on

For a change, I have quite a few things to blog about today.  Be forewarned that this is a photo heavy post.

I'm still busy on Plurk and having lots of fun.  You should join if you haven't already signed up.

Today, I went shopping for goodies to include in my Malabrigo Magic Yarn ball for my swap partner. (Ravelry link).  The weather was fantastic on the bay at Alamitos Bay Yarn Company.  I was there early, though, and it's much hotter this afternoon.  Weathernet says it's 87 degrees at 5 p.m. 

Here's a bird enjoying a rest on the rocks

Knitting-wise, I started Summer of Socks 2008 with a sportweight toe-up sock using some great yarn by Miss Babs.  It's called Yummy Superwash, and that is a great description.  The pattern is by Wendy.

Clue 2 was just released in the Goddess Knits Mystery Anniversay Shawl knitalong.  I will be starting that after dinner tonight.  The first clue was pretty simple, but #2 ends with a decrease round that takes the stitch count up to 288 stitches!

My last bit of knitting news for now is that I finished the first of Wendy's Nanners socks using the Dream in Color Smooshy "Butter Peeps".  This yarn is so nice and the color is very pretty.  Remember, the pattern is exclusive to Plurk members--join us and you can have some Nanners socks, too.

I will make a seperate post about my first box from a great Secret Pal 12.

SP 12 Question

Today, the hostesses of the Secret Pal 12 swap asked everyone to answer a question:

What is your favorite summertime drink? I love iced-tea, no lemon please, in the summertime. Well, all year round really. At home, I make it decaf but enjoy a glass of the fully leaded while eating out. Another favorite is lemonade.

In other SP related stuff, I have ordered my first item to send to my pal. Of course, I'm not giving anything away but must say that it is a pretty cool item. Another order may be placed in the future so I can have one, too. My first package will be going out in the next few days.

Plurk?

If you are a reader of WendyKnits, you've no doubt heard of Plurk.  I joined this afternoon and have been having fun getting acquainted with the site.  Plurk makes it easy to follow what your friends are doing and microblogging about.  You can earn Karma points for various levels of participation and then have access to a few perks on the site.  Come on over and try it out!

My plan is to blog more frequently since that is a requirement to participate in the Secret Pal 12 swap.  Since the daily blogging in November, I've been a bit burned out but will do a better job for at least the next 3 months.

I'm collecting goodies for a couple of Ravelry swaps, too.  I really enjoy spoiling someone and searching for fun little things to send.