Knit Sisters

Well.  Ellen’s care package to me arrived on Friday, and, boy howdy, I’ve got to say that this is my idea of what care packages should be.  If this is what she felt she could part with, I wonder just exactly what she kept for herself.  Perhaps straw spun into gold?

I’ll enumerate the enticing and exciting contents.

First, a cone of a wool/cashmere blend, which I’m certain contains many, many yards.  Stunning.

Second, a very large hank of 100% cashmere (1,000+ yards) from a domestic producer.  Gorgeous.

 

Third, two balls of 100% cashmere.  Beautiful.

 

Fourth, one hank of Harrisville Designs Shetland.  Wow.  You know what this means, don’t you?  Yup, that’s right–I’m going to have to invest in many more colors of this yarn, so as to make myself a Fair Isle sweater.

Fifth, two great books.  The Anna Zilboorg book on top is one that I have long coveted, and in fact is on my Amazon wish list.  (Guess I should go delete that, huh?)  There was actually another book, which I already owned, so I gave the duplicate away in the guild Christmas gift exchange on Saturday.

 

Sixth, a few other little sundries, including a delicious tea called Pixie Mate, Chocolate Mate Solstice.  (OK, there’s an accent mark over the “e” in Mate, but I can’t figure out how to put it in there.  No doubt someone more computer-savvy than I could fix that in about 2 seconds.)  This stuff is really good–so much so that I got seriously peeved with Rob for taking one tea bag for himself.

Thank you very, very much, Ellen!  Everything is beautiful, and I am touched that you wanted to share with me.

Greater love than this no woman hath than to lay down her luxury fiber for her sister.

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