Was I spoiled or what?!!

Geez, I got a parcel!

And what a parcel it was!

My pal from SP10 sent me some amazing and gorgeous and wonderful and totally sweet things!

Have a look:






Now y'all go and have a look at that amazing woman's blog and doings!
Purplejen

This week was really annoying...

REALLY annoying.

No parcel. Not at my place, not at my downstream pal's.

This means a disapponted downstream pal. Me being moved to a blacklist of people who don't fulfill their obligation of sending parcels. Me being extremely annoyed.

Then, I have an upcoming exam. I will pass that exam, that is sure for I have been sucking up information. I will pass, but the exam is on Tuesday. This means two more days of waiting. Me being annoyed at all the time being wasted.

I have a cold. I have a bad cold. So bad, I had to sleep for three days and it still is not over. This means sneezing and coughing and annoying everybody around me...especially myself. Being ill is stupid.

Knitting:

In between all that, I have started on the 52 Pair Plunge again, which I had to abandon previously. Three pairs on the go, one for a friend of mine, the green kneestockings and a pair of historically more or less correct over the knee highs for an upcoming 1780s costume *yay*

Nice, eh?

So, to add it all up, three annoying things versus three very nice things...mhm...should make for a less annoying week, but I guess the stupid things weigh a little heavier...*lesigh*

Parcel still missing...

No news...parcel still missing...I hope they at least return it to me so I can send it off once more...asides from the fact that I spent quite a sum to fill it with nice things, I feel very bad about my SP...the postmen went on strike again on Friday and I just can do nothing about that...this has never happened to me before (except once during Christmas when bazillions of parcels were sent around and one of mine went missing)...
Keep your fingers crossed that the stupid thing resurfaces and reaches its destination!!!

I am worried...

I am really worried stiff.

I sent of the reveal parcel during the week when the Scottish postmen were going on strike and since then it has not turned up!

This is horrible!

I put down my address on it too in case something goes wrong and they send it back to me but it hasn't been returned and my SP hasn't gotten it yet...it has almost been one week and I filled it with so many things and I just hope it will arrive safely...Please Turn Up and Make My Secret Pal happy...Please...

Wehell, here we gooooo!

These past weeks have been really busy...and I didn't have the time and quiet to post, but there is something I do have to tell:

I passed my exams!!! Whohoooo!

And to top it all, my secret pal sent me the greatest parcel ever!

Since I don't have my camera at hand, I will describe the contents:

Two balls of a lovely green/blue Jojoland Melody...sooo soft and beautiful!

A Book by Louise Roberts "1000 Great Knitting Motifs"...just chock full of awe inspiring motifs which I will certainly work on in th future!

A sweet little book by Wendy Cope..."Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis"...I just love discovering the works of formerly to me unknown authors!

And another book by Jan Messent "Have you any wool?"...about making funky little things with wool...

And, you won't believe it...a pattern for making sheep...how great is that???

And then a couple of what we call in German "Pfeifenputzer"...pipe cleaners? Ideal for stiffening the little creatures!

And last but not least, a lovely card and a lovely letter...

Dear Secret Pal, I am so very much intrigued and charmed by all the care you put into your parcels...Thank You Ever So Much for making me happy!

And if anybody of you would like to share my enthusiasm for that wonderful person, go and visit her blog: http://zephknits.wordpress.com/

And as a short recap: I loved and enjoyed Secret Pal 10...and apologize for my being absent a while...I just hope my downstream pal got the parcel (she's off to some event concerning lots of wool ;o) and will come back blogging on Tusesday...)!

Good news and...

not so good news...

Good news first:

Got my second parcel from my great secret pal! Will post picture as soon as the digicam decides to turn up again but let me tell you: I was COMPLETELY spoiled!!!
Wohoooow!

More good news:

Nonibag is currently drying on the block...mhm, felting IS kind of experimental, maybe I will have to felt a few spots by hand to get a more even look.

And still more good news:

I am knitting.

The not so good news:

Some things are seemingly just not meant to be -> Clessidra and I are having serious issues. I guess it has a lot to do with the yarn being white...well, this item is on hold and since I believe in closing a post with good spirits:

I am knitting green socks. (Get it? Green like spring like colour like not white!)
The yarn is yummy, the pattern mine *hehehe* and the colours just...a lot of greeny-beany-springtime!

Busy weekend...

Didn't do much this weekend, had to work on Friday and Sunday and then there was my boyfriend's birthday on Thursday and a big party on that day and Saturday...so no real news to report here.

But something great arrived by mail today (a package) and I cannot show you the content or even go into details, since part of it will go to my secret pal...will send the parcel off soon...*happydance*

My lovely Secret Pal...

sent me a lovely packet!!!

Pic on my SP site!

Thank you so much, I am completely in love with that gorgeous yarn!!!

A contest, a contest...

I headed off for a spontaneous mini-break this weekend and will not be home until Wednesday, so please forgive me if I haven't been responding to the comments and mail!

But one thing I want done is the first sp10 contest of our group...yeeees, I would love to get that prize! *hehehe*

I will post the answers on the sp10 subpage...

Greetings (sun is shining, must go outside to shining sun...*gnahaha*)

And books...

I was in town yesterday and bought myself two books by Katharina Buss:

"Das große Strickbuch" and "Warme Socken selbst gestrickt".

And sock yarn...red and pink and lovely Regia Jacquard (4 balls)...oh, yeah, 2 sets of dpns (size 2 and 3).

I love knitting stuff...

SP10:

I was wandering around in town today and already have discovered so many things which might please my spoilee...can't wait for it to start!!!

I'm on!!!

Just received my email confirmation for Secret Pal 10!!!
*jumpinforjoy*

Now I am just bursting to get to know who I am going to spoil!!!

Secret Pal 10

I signed up for it...hope it worked out alright and I created a sidebar link to my SP 10 page :o)