The world is thiiiiiiiis small

I got my last Christmas present today.  My Mother-in-law had mentioned that she found something she thought I would really like, but that there was a bit of a wait for it.  Today, UPS came by with a box of goodness.

My Mother-in-law Karen, a fledgling spinner who lives in Utah near the llamas-in-law, ordered me some great rare-breed fibers.  From Spirit Trail--a nearly-local business owned by a friend.   Seriously, the world is teeny tiny. 

And you know what?  I can't think of a better present.  I've been needing something to get me spinning again, and this should do the trick.  One bag is Black Welsh Mountain and alpaca, and the other is Black Welsh Mountain and Border Leicester.

In knitting news, Scott's sweater has recovered from the frogging and is moving along nicely, the sock-yarn blanket is exceedingly charming except when it's garish, and socks keep growing here and there.  I have set up all of the photo-access juju in the new laptop, but I'm still lacking in light necessary to take good photos.  Good lord willing and the creek don't rise, I may be able to produce some proof of progress this weekend.

Comments

[rho1640]

wow the MIL has great taste - I don't want to think about how much I spent in her shop at the retreat - :D Lucky you!!!

[rachel]

I didn't actually expect you to include the crazy lime green scraps in the blanket, you know. There was a distinct shrug of my shoulders when I tossed that into the package.