Today's mail brought a
huge envelope from my SP8! I opened it up to discover a treasure trove of goodies! She explained in the accompanying note that she decided to send everything all at once and the two wrapped packages ("New technique" and "New skill") are not to be opened yet. I can open one in July and one in August. I hope the curiosity doesn't drive me nuts!
She sent one pattern for a child's sweater, which I think Sylvia might enjoy wearing (especially if I can find a super-fuzzy yarn for it!), and one pattern book. The book has some very nice designs in it...but although there are detailed schematics (with measurements and whatnot) for each one, all of the text instructions are in Chinese...which I don't know how to read, unfortunately.
I think I will take the book to the next knitters' group meeting to get their advice. I don't think any of the other members can read Chinese (if they can, that would be
great!), but they are all so experienced and knowledgeable about knitting that I bet they could look at the photos and the schematics and figure out the directions. And if
that doesn't work, I can always ask my mom to translate the instructions for me the next time my parents come out here to visit (or when we go to Illinois to see them).
Also included was a pair of round drop earrings made of a beautiful brown stone (the photos I took didn't turn out well, so use your imagination). And, not surprisingly, there was some yarn! My SP8 says these three small balls of brown yarn are chenille. I've never knit with chenille before, but these have a wonderful feel to them, and I'm looking forward to taking them for a spin on the needles. She suggested using them for a hat for Sylvia, and I may do just that!
And there was a skein of a wool yarn unlike anything I've ever seen before. It's in a beautiful brown color, with tones of green and purple. (My SP8 chose great yarn colors for me--right in my favorite palette of earth tones.) It looks like the yarn is actually a braid of sorts. Very interesting! I'm not sure what to do with this yarn. I want to knit something that will actually show off the braiding in it. Any suggestions?
Everything came stuffed into this fabulous green bag, which, as you can see here, Sylvia also thought was fabulous. If there had been an SP8 questionnaire item that asked, "Are you a sucker for tote bags?" I would have answered with a resounding "Yes!" Some people have a thing for shoes, and some people have a thing for purses. Me, I like tote bags. This one is not too big and not too small: it's the
perfect size for storing and carrying my current project.
My SP8 kept Sylvia in mind while putting all of this together, even to the point of including some adorable goodies just for her: a top and two dresses. I wonder if this makes Sylvia the youngest sort-of-participant in SP8... Hmmmmm!
Thanks, SP8, for an awesome package! I am really looking forward to opening the rest of it as the summer progresses!
Today's mail brought a huge envelope from my SP8! I opened it up to discover a treasure trove of goodies! She explained in the accompanying note that she decided to send everything all at once and the two wrapped packages ("New technique" and "New skill") are not to be opened yet. I can open one in July and one in August. I hope the curiosity doesn't drive me nuts!
She sent one pattern for a child's sweater, which I think Sylvia might enjoy wearing (especially if I can find a super-fuzzy yarn for it!), and one pattern book. The book has some very nice designs in it...but although there are detailed schematics (with measurements and whatnot) for each one, all of the text instructions are in Chinese...which I don't know how to read, unfortunately.
I think I will take the book to the next knitters' group meeting to get their advice. I don't think any of the other members can read Chinese (if they can, that would be great!), but they are all so experienced and knowledgeable about knitting that I bet they could look at the photos and the schematics and figure out the directions. And if that doesn't work, I can always ask my mom to translate the instructions for me the next time my parents come out here to visit (or when we go to Illinois to see them).
Also included was a pair of round drop earrings made of a beautiful brown stone (the photos I took didn't turn out well, so use your imagination). And, not surprisingly, there was some yarn! My SP8 says these three small balls of brown yarn are chenille. I've never knit with chenille before, but these have a wonderful feel to them, and I'm looking forward to taking them for a spin on the needles. She suggested using them for a hat for Sylvia, and I may do just that!
And there was a skein of a wool yarn unlike anything I've ever seen before. It's in a beautiful brown color, with tones of green and purple. (My SP8 chose great yarn colors for me--right in my favorite palette of earth tones.) It looks like the yarn is actually a braid of sorts. Very interesting! I'm not sure what to do with this yarn. I want to knit something that will actually show off the braiding in it. Any suggestions?
Everything came stuffed into this fabulous green bag, which, as you can see here, Sylvia also thought was fabulous. If there had been an SP8 questionnaire item that asked, "Are you a sucker for tote bags?" I would have answered with a resounding "Yes!" Some people have a thing for shoes, and some people have a thing for purses. Me, I like tote bags. This one is not too big and not too small: it's the perfect size for storing and carrying my current project.
My SP8 kept Sylvia in mind while putting all of this together, even to the point of including some adorable goodies just for her: a top and two dresses. I wonder if this makes Sylvia the youngest sort-of-participant in SP8... Hmmmmm!
Thanks, SP8, for an awesome package! I am really looking forward to opening the rest of it as the summer progresses!
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