It seems that my packages arrive in bunches. I'll go for weeks without seeing a box on my doorstep, and then then I get several over the course of a few days. Recently I've had so many on the way to me that I made a list to keep track of them all!
First of all, I got my first installment of the Yarn Pirate's Booty Club! I had never been able to get any Yarn Pirate yarn before, so I thought it would be fun to join the club. It's a monthly subscription that I can cancel anytime, so it's fun to have the club without a serious commitment. If you click the picture you can see the real colors-- I didn't want to spoil the surprise for anyone.
I also took advantage of the Knit Picks 40% off book sale. I also picked up some things that I'd been meaning to get from them but never justified ordering all on their own. I got a chart keeper, a great needle sizer that measures in millimeters so there's no guesswork on which size 1 it is, and a few needles that are in between the normal US sizes. And the Selbuvotter book, of course. It's got a lot of content as well as patterns, and it does a really great job with both.
I have to say that I really like the Knit Picks DPNs. They have pointy tips, and they're shorter than my normal Susan Bates DPNs. I think this helps me knit even faster!
I was also lucky enough to be a runner up in Peaknit's recent blog contest! We have very similar tastes in yarn and projects, so I've had a lot of fun reading her blog. She sent me an awesome package.
There's a little bag sewn by Stacey herself, some cute martini stitch markers, a really cool tape measure, candy (yay), and some beautiful yarn! I've never used the Twisted yarn before, and I like the more muted colorway. It's a merino/tencel blend, so the yarn is very shiny.
At 9:45 this morning, I got this package. I've just finished chapter 5!
There is one eagerly anticipated package still somewhere between Germany and New Jersey! I figured the Wollmeise yarn deserves a post of its own, so there will be one when it arrives.
i got selbuvotter too! seems like a bunch of us had the same idea. i thought it'd be a great way to use up some leftover sock yarn.
the yarn pirate colorway is interesting. it has both kristy and non-kristy colors. i'm curious to see what you do with it.
Posted by: jody | July 21, 2007 at 02:52 PM
I got some knit picks dpn's too. I really like their point and the nickle plating but they're just a hair short for me. Sometimes the far point of the RH needle stabs me in the palm a little bit. I'm still using and enjoying them because despite the palm stabbing, I prefer them at 6" to 8" bamboo dpn's. I love the look of the yarn Peaknits sent you. Thanks for the link to her (new-to-me) blog. I think you and I have fairly similar yarn and projects tastes, so if you like her blog, chances are I will too. I'll go check her out now. Have a great weekend.
Posted by: Jean | July 21, 2007 at 04:01 PM
ohhhh yummy yummy packages!
Posted by: Kelly | July 22, 2007 at 06:28 AM
Nice haul! It's like Christmas in July:) Have fun with that um...last package!
Posted by: Carol | July 22, 2007 at 08:35 AM
That's a great idea concerning the Booty Club photo. I've got mine already and didn't even mention it because I want to make sure everyone gets it.
What I 'didn't' get from Amazon was my copy of Harry Potter. Argh...
Posted by: Sacha | July 22, 2007 at 04:09 PM
Great loot! Have fun reading!
Posted by: tiennie | July 22, 2007 at 06:43 PM
yay! love the goodies!! that twisted yarn looks really neat - i've used merino/tencel once and loved it!
we got our book saturday am also - hubby has been glued to it!
Posted by: stacey | July 23, 2007 at 08:47 AM
Lovely stuff! Happy reading! My DH orders the HP books from England, so we don't have our copy yet. And then I let him read it first.
Posted by: Brenda | July 23, 2007 at 11:56 AM
Aren't packages the best?!? I got an email that one is on the way to me!!!
Been a little out of it since I got HP&TDH...I finished it a couple of hours ago. WOW!
Posted by: Tanya | July 23, 2007 at 08:27 PM
Heh - I got the HP in the mail Saturday too... from a very harassed-looking postman carrying two armloads of them. Hope you're enjoying it and your other goodies!
Posted by: Ariel | July 24, 2007 at 09:40 PM