Friday, February 24, 2012

The (Happy) Fiber Revolving Door

Well, happy Friday my fibery friends. I am still in Deadlineville, but can report that this


and this


have gone out the door to their intended destinations (all made into lovely projects, of course).

I have also been a-swappin' happy fiber and other fun stuff. In one swap, I have received my first skein of legendary Wollmeise yarn directly from the German Wollmeise store. So take that. Isn't it an awesome color?

 

It's almost 600 yards of light fingering weight superwash merino, so I'll need to pick a special shawl pattern for it.

In another swap, The Blog Hub Swap, we've been tasked with creating a package of 7 different gifts for our swappy partner, and then blog about each gift for 7 days (and we've also been given some gift categories that must be included in the package). I'm about ready to send my package out to my recipient swap partner, and I received my swappy package from Tanya a/k/a Goddess Jasmine (it's a round robin swap, so person A sends to person B and person B sends to person C - you get the idea). I opened my Royal Mail package to find this:



Oooh yes - shiny, happy little packages. Now, other than the card (which has specific directions to open it last), I can open these in any order I choose. I know that each of us must receive at least 100 grams of yarn. I also know that the package wrapped in orange is the yarn. Am I going to wait to open it? Heck no. I'm going for the gold first, people. Delayed gratification is great in some instances, but this is a swap for cryin' out loud. Delayed gratification - exit stage left. And now for the awesome yarn (snapped in fading light, so sorry for the less than perfect shot - I'll make up for it before the 7 days are over):

It is an absolutely ecstatic variegated shade of orange. It's also super soft. Of course it's perfect - it's orange. I am wondering what exact type of perfect this skein is, however, since there was no tag. Maybe Royal Mail, or customs on this side of the pond, really did open the package. Tanya, o Goddess Jasmine - you haz done good. What a great way to start off my 7 days of bloggy gifts.

Do make certain you point your fibery compass at Andrea's blog and check out what other fiber is flying around the blogosphere this Fee-Fi(ber)-F.O. Friday.

16 comments:

  1. That Wollmeise yarn is stunning! I received a skein in a swap last year and it has been waiting for a very special project as well.

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  2. Sorry, all of the information about your gifts is in the card, that's why I wrote on to to open it last so it wouldn't spoil the surprises. The yarn is a hand dyed 80% Superwash Merino & 20% Bamboo 100g=400m. I was going to make a tag for it, but didn't have time or I would have missed the post for that day. Pleased you like it though, I thought it was very summery. :0)

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    1. Ah, well that's good to know about the final day's card! And sunset is an appropriate name for that awesome colorway. I love it.

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  3. That sounds like such a fun swap and the yarn is gorgeous!

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  4. beautiful yarns, I haven't had the luck to work with Wollmeise yet, but I keep hearing it's wonderful, thanks for sharing and that swap sounds like fun...

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  5. Ohhhh, what a lucky girl you are!

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  6. I love love love that subtle orange yarn; and your Wollmeise ...this kind of rich olivey green is really growing on me, when I am out and about it is this color range that is catching my eye ... :-)

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  7. I was gonna guess that yarn came from YarnYard, she has a colorway in those hues on her banner, but I guessed wrong.

    As for Lustra... how much do you love the sheen of that yarn? I am making Norah Gaughan's Sprouting Cloche hat, but I wonder if it wil get pill-y?

    I am squirming in my seat here waiting for my Blog Hub Swap package. Squirming I tell you!!!!

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    1. I admit, the Lustra was amazing - loved the stitch definition and sheen. I'm not certain about the pilling factor, because it calms down considerable when blocked.

      I can imagine how excited you must be waiting to receive your package - these have been a lot of fun, no? I'm enjoying reading everyone's reveals.

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    2. Oooh the orange is just gorgeous .... like sherbet and sunshine!

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  8. The Cascade yarn is delicious, love that color. Thanks for the nice compliments on my felted bag. It was fun, both the knitting and the felting. Mostly I'm just glad it's done. I do love the colors of the Wollmeise. Greens are always my favorites. Have a wonderful weekend and fun swapping.

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  9. The green and orange yarns are amaahzing, Denise!
    ...and yes...shiny swap presents are the very definition of joy! XXO-

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  10. Echoing the Wollmeise adoration... I've been hearing about this yarn lately... I haven't used it, but I do love (LOVE) that colorway.

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  11. I really love that Wollmeise. My favourite yellowy green colour.

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