Purple Swap

So, yesterday I received some goodies from the lovely AmandavW in the Aussie Swappers Purple Swap. I received the packaged delivered to work and was going to open it at home but I was tempted and so I opened it! And what a wonderful package! I could barely wipe the smile off my face as I unveiled it all.

The goodies all wrapped up with purple ribbon

Package unwrapped and look at these goodies! Misti Alpaca 4ply yarn (this has alpaca, wool, silk and nylon in it), a purple sunset card, a bunch of Cadbury chocs in purple wrapping and a Stockholm Scarf which I've been wanting for a while! I'd knitted with Misti Alpaca lace for Evelyn's WWFY Hanami Stole which is in progress right now and I thought it was wonderful stuff. To get a purple 4ply version is great!

Here is the scarf in action. It's knitted with Bendigo Woollen Mills Moorland which is an alpaca and wool blend. I love how soft alpaca is. I was actually starting to think that I'd asked for too much by putting the scarf on my wish list but here it is now:

And then, just as I thought I'd covered everything, Amanda mentioned that there was also a yarn cutter in there somewhere. YARN CUTTER! I so needed something of the sort since I'm planning to go on a trip in July and I'd need something to cut yarn on the plane perhaps. I was thinking of bringing a dental floss pack but I won't need to since now I have this!

It was all very exciting and I'm thankful to Amanda for putting together such a lovely bunch of purple fun. I LURVE purple.

Snapdragon Flip-Tops

These flip-top mitts were knitted for irkutskaya (Hilary) in a WWFY job. The yarn is lovely, it is Madeline Tosh DK in the colourway "gilded" which is the same colour as the one featured in the pattern photos. Hilary picked these beautiful purple buttons which I think are BETTER than the ones in the pattern photos.

I submitted this in a Nerd Wars challenge as well for the Man-Made Overlords Nerd Culture category to demonstrate how flip-top mitts made it convenient to use high-technology like laptops and mobile phones.

Ball Sack

So I knitted a BALL SACK *snickers*

Looks like this without the yarn in it:

It's for my swap partner in my Aussie Swappers Purple swap. I sent it off today so hopefully she won't be nosey and start stalking me back to see what I've made! I've used leftover Moda Vera Noir self-striping sock yarn. It didn't take much yarn and only took me a day (i.e. a day knitting during my free time, not an entire day). Hope she finds it useful.