UK Swap parcel
It’s arrived! And with perfect timing – I will confess to having started to get just a little bit antsy, but in fact my upstream pal timed it perfectly – John and I are both feeling rotten this weekend – he’s migrainy, and I just feel rubbish – if I could describe my symptoms I’d feel a bit better – mostly I feel utterly wiped out, but I feel like that all day – and I’m on the iron tablets now – shouldn’t I be beginning to bounce?
So what better time to have the postman arrive with a box of goodies just for me?! (And being Saturday I haven’t had that tedious getting home from work and finding a card and having to wait until I can get to the depot thing, which is exciting, but rather frustrating too – extra points for timing pal!)
I’ll stop the wittering and get to the good bit:
That’s a bit crowded isn’t it – have a closer look and drool with me:
– two balls of the most wonderfully soft Italian yarn – Tonalita from Trendsetter Yarns – the colours are wonderful – for a miracle the pic is fairly true.
– lovely lovely fibre for spinning from fibrespace – absolutely my colours, thank you. And some silk hankies – I’ve had one play with silk hankies, and am so pleased to have the chance to have another go – they’ll take a lot more drafting than I dared last time!
Cherry Tree Hill Supersock in Wild Cherry (pretty, pretty!) and a lovely knitting card with a very sweet message.
A butterfly notepad (“Mummy, I never had a butterfly notepad – you’re soooo lucky” – Ruth), a smelly soap – bergamot and geranium – the whole box smells gorgeous – and the soap comes from Arran Aromatics – very appropriate for a knitter, and a black sparkly pouch with 5 bamboo 2.5mm dpns – I keep taking them out and stroking them – it’s good for them, right?
Two skeins of semisolid 100% cashmere in red from Wild Fire Fibres – only problem is that I’ve run out of words on everything else to say just how wonderful this is – it’s utterly pettable, and my only problem is going to be deciding what to make that will do it justice.
So who is it all from – we..ell – she hasn’t revealed herself, but based on the fact that the handwriting on the mailing box matches the writing on the cashmere labels (I spent ages checking ‘E’s and ‘S’s and ‘M’s etc… ), two of the items come from Wild Fire Fibres, and I know that the person who runs that is a UK Swapper, AND the note came on a Knitterella card – and I know that the person I’m thinking of received a packet of Knitterella cards in her UK Swap parcel, my guess is that it’s… drumroll… Vikki (and how embarrassed am I going to be if I’m wrong!) Thank you so much – it’s a truly perfect parcel and I love it. (Oh, and as if that wasn’t enough, apparently there’s more to come – I am SPOILT ROTTEN! 
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seven comments:
Wow, what an amazing swap package!! How sweet and timely.I can’t remember if I’ve asked you about B-12 – the shots totally changed my life and give me so much more energy! Plus taking iron – apparently my iron stores got really depleted, so I’m still working to build those up – maybe you’re doing the same?
Chris () (link) - 15 March '08 - 18:11
Wow! Whoever your mystery upstream is, she’s really got your colours and likes spot on. Hope that you (and John) will be feeling much better soon and hope that you can make this Wednesday’s 5th birthday KTog. I’m going to have to track down Arran Aromatics, the soap sounds….welll, yummy isn’t the right word, but you know what I mean (sorry, brain has been killed by high-strength antibitotics)rosie () (link) - 15 March '08 - 19:14
That Tonalita yarn is utterly gorgeous. Spoiled! And perfect timing it sounds like. Hope you both feel better soon!Carrie K () (link) - 15 March '08 - 23:13
Ooh VERY tasty! I love the colours. And excellent timing!
Hope you’re all feeling more alive now.
Daisy () (link) - 16 March '08 - 21:26
Hi Anne, sorry for being a slow-bum, but I’m glad you like it all :D I loved the soap as well, and I liked the fact that it’s organic as well! I’m pleased to have timed it well :) hope you and John feel better soon. Can’t wait to send you the two other items that are the final installment (again – sorry for being a slow bum on it). :D Vikki xxVikki () (link) - 17 March '08 - 11:36
I’m drooling with you, I’m drooling with you. I just love the colours.And no. You shouldn’t be bouncing yet I don’t think. Take it easy on yourself. When my post-op. blood count went down to 8, they put me on iron tablets and told me to expect the blood count to increase at a rate of “1” per month (if I remember rightly). Mine actually climbed quite considerably faster for some unknown reason. But the point is that it is meant to be a slow job, I think – if I remember rightly. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
ruth () - 18 March '08 - 17:37
Actually, Ruth, I’d agree with you! My brother has a rather strange condition whereby he doesn’t absorb vit B12 (I think… which also meant he was aneamic. He has to have regular injections for life now, but I seem to remember it took a while for his iron levels to stabalize once treatment started. You should start feeling better soon Anne! x
Louise (link) - 18 March '08 - 19:41
