Mail!

I have been waiting patiently for my "wee" sock to come in the mail (for the most part I have been very patient). I did receive an email from my swap partner letting me know she was not in the continental United States so it would take a "wee" bit longer to get to me. So when I checked the mail today I found an envelope tucked in the mail for me! Fun mail. Not to be confused with junk mail or mail that decreases your yarn fund.

Check out the stamp . . . no wonder it took so bloody long. I don’t care who you are, mail from South Africa is a very cool thing! I did not rip it open while standing at the mailbox, but instead I walked calmly to the house. Let Miss Blue out. Sat down at the kitchen table and opened my mail from SOUTH AFRICA.

Can you even stand it . . .and it’s green! Apparently my swap partner is a physic knitter. Ladies meet Ruth! I am thinking it will make a lovely Christmas pin. Thank you so much Ruth. It really made my day. I love the colors. And when your husband is in Washington D.C. make sure Koigu is on the list for sock yarn. You will love it. This weekend on the yarn adventure Koigu is on the list as well as yarn for a top down hooded vest.

Greetings from Amazon.com.

We thought you'd like to know that we shipped your items, and that this completes your order.

Thank God, I thought I would look like this before I received the bloody package! I think this poor soul is so unhappy because she has no knitting companions . . . poor thing.

Count Down!

The count down has begun! Guild members get your needles and yarn money ready, we are on the road this Saturday (also known as AJ's Birthday--Yeah!) We will adhere to our original plans of meeting at Starbucks for coffee at 8:30 and then departing for Country Colors by 9 to arrive there when she opens at 10. The journey will continue on to the Yarnery!

Scouting Report: Country Colors

ASJ and I, self appointed scout team for the Guild, set off today for Country Colors in Roberts. It was a very successful trip. Yes, they have Kathmandu, so my sweaters are no longer in jeopardy. But more important than my quest for Kathmandu, was the overall quality of the shop. It had beautiful colors and styles of yarn. Yarn for every knitter and project. Sock yarn (sorry CB no Koigu), mitten yarn, yarn for bulky sweaters, yarn for felted projects. Lots and lots of beautiful yarn. Country colors is a must stop for the yarn outing on the 31st.

From the Knitting Activities Director

Sunday, July 22 the Minnesota Twins or Tuesday, July 31 the Milwaukee Brewers. For more information check out http://www.stitchnpitch.com/default.asp

Online Again - Who Knew!

With a great deal of help from my friend, CB, I am again attempting to be a Blogger. I can say with certainty that I'll never be as accomplished as CT, CB, and NK, but at least now I won't be totally lame. Wow! People will now know all my deepest darkest knitting secrets. Or not.

Last night I knit for 2 hours, lying on my bed with Joey lying right beside me, his nose 2 inches from the yarn, while watching the movie "Carolina". Not the most efficient way to knit, but knitting nonetheless. Joey has finally learned that he may not live another day if he eats my yarn, so now he just watches intently. He's very interested - wants to join the Guild. Too bad he's a boy. Too bad he can't knit. Too bad he's a dog. Three strikes against him won't get him the guild.

I'm working on my diagonal scarf (or whatever it's called) and I'm loving it. The 40% off yarn from Threade Bear was just the ticket, and it's going to be my fave scarf. I'll take a pic and post it when it's done.

No Christmas in Whoville

Really. It's the last time I try to be clever. Apparently it just is not in the cards for me. I stumbled across something on Amazon for the "Chicks" for Christmas. Awesome. Place order. No problemo . . .I did make note of the fact that it would not ship until published (yeah, yeah, who knew). Not a problem. It will be a late Christmas gift. Totally worth the wait. I was still psyched about it!

I kept checking my calendar, knowing that they would ship this week! Yeah!!! I ordered four (I needed one for myself.)

Then this morning I received the email from Amazon. Hello from Amazon.com. We wanted to let you know that there is a delay with some items in the order you placed. Hello?!?!? How can they be backordered . . .they took more orders than for the books then they ordered themselves? How did this simple mathematical problem arise exactly. What happened to quality control people? Could you not had let me know this a couple of months ago?


Whatever . . .so my second email from Amazon: Items not yet shipped: Delivery estimate: May 25, 2007 - May 29, 2007 ; four of: Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting Sold by: Amazon.com Merry Christmas Girls!

But wait, there is more. I read Steph's blog. She has been obsessing about the book release and tour. My comment as follows on her blog . . . Grief and Despair . . . Amazon has apparently more orders than it has books . . . delivery not anticipated until late May. Good for you (this totally rocks for you)! Bad for me. She responded to me in one word . . "Seriously?" (BTW I almost fell over when I saw the email in my inbox from the Harlot).

So what is the moral of this story 1) "Try not to get to clever with gifts for knitters, the Knitting Godess will smack you down." 2) "Never underestimate the buying power of knitters."