Happy Cary ~ Fiery Mittens

Happy, happy, happy ;)

I received my mittens, tucked away amidst many other thoughtfully wonderful surprises all the way from Washington state and my swap partner, Chris

Here is a snapshot of the goodies:



But since the mittens are the star of the show, I felt they deserved a photo all their own:



Aren't they scrumptious? I believe Chris designed them herself. She titled them Firebrick and the picture of them along with the other things really shows the color more accurately. I LOVE them!!!

Now, also in the package was lots of yummy tidbits of luxury and unusual fibers...a sampler box. Since I am a spinner as well as a knitter this was a truly thoughtful gift! And then, totally unexpected, a Japanese knitting book full of mittens, hats and socks!!! Can you believe it?!? Of course, I can't decipher a bit of the written instruction, but the charts should be easy enough to follow and I have been savouring the artistic photos...they are really neat! I also have some Maizy yarn to try out and a soap that smells so good ~ very fresh and clean and spring like.

But of course, the best thing of all from this swap was the chance to get to visit with Chris. We have a great many things in common, and I look forward to keeping in touch and following her career as this year goes by.

Sure have enjoyed this swap! The weather here in Michigan is definately still cold enough for mittens, but I am also looking forward to trying out the Maizy yarn Chris included for some summer time knitting...Thank you SOOOOO much, Chris, for being such a good partner ;)