Parcel from Oz

Just before I left for Yorkshire, my Postie knocked on the door with a parcel. He told me it had been at the sorting office for weeks and was just about to be returned to sender, which he could not understand as he knew we were at home. A card saying it was at the sorting office had apparently been left by a relief postie when he tried to deliver it. This relief postie refuses to use our postbox and just dumps the post on the floor in our porch. If it is windy from the"wrong" direction, the post can be found all over the lane!

This was the parcel he left. My "Russian Doll" swap from Claire

Inside I found this

These two were soon consumed by Ben, who said we have similar, but with a frog

Then there was these. I am looking forward to smelling them when the evenings draw in.

Claire also included something to light them with, far too nice to use!

And most of all, there was this wonderful mini quilt. I LOVE it Claire, have to find just the right place to hang it. I am thinking the lounge when we have managed to re-decorate it. Until then, the wall in my workroom.

Just look at the wonderful smile on her face and the lovely lace around her waist

and the beautiful stitching in the title and the... and the.... and the.... I could go on forever about this

Just look at the great fabric Claire has used on the back. And Claire used a hanging mathod I had not seen before, might use that in the future.

I am so pleased I signed up for this swap, I just hope my parcel finds it's destination. If it has not turned up when I return from "being away" (September 1st), I will make something new and send to Claire. I ill keep my fingers crossed.

Friday 15th Rievaulx Abbey

Thursday South & West Yorkshire Dales

Wednesday, County Durham

Tuesday, North Yorkshire Moors and Coast

Yorkshire Dales

Getting to Know you Contest Questionnaire:

In answer to the questions on Knitty Otters blog for the 200th post giveaway

1.) How long have you been knitting?

Since November 1965 when my Aunt Dagny taught me. I knitted a scarf for my teddy in moss stitch; about 15sts on 3mm needles, I still have those needles somewhere. It was a magical scarf, My Aunt visited every Sunday and that was when I knitted. Every time I got it out, all my mistakes had magically disappeared and it had grown, just a bit, not a lot.

2.) How long have you been knitting socks?

Now, I have to guess here as I honestly cannot remember, but I would think sometime in the mid to late 70's

3.) What do you do with a problem like Maria?

Leave her to run around in the alps singing; I would not be able to hear her from here

4.) What is your all time favorite sock yarn?

I'm not sure. I don't think I have found it yet, currently knitting in Regia Bamboo

5.) Toe Up or Cuff Down?

Until recently cuff down, had never heard of toe up. Now toe up two at a time ( thanks to Totty)

6.) What's your favorite color (this week or for all time)? Do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand?

yellow to red spectrum, though most other colours are nice too.

7.) Do you have a pet(s)?

None at the moment. Have had dog, budgies, guinnie pig, rabbit, chickens, hamsters and tropical fish

8.) Babies: Oven Roasted or Barbecued?

Roasted, have to be, bbq is not big enough

9.) Besides socks what is your favorite type of thing to knit?

Anything I can felt and of course Munkeas

10.) What's your favorite scent?

Anais Anais

11.) What music are you really loving right now? Like a song or a band?

I don't really listen to music. I am a spoken word listener, books or radio 4

12.) How many pairs of socks have you hand knit?

Recently 2 pairs. in total, I really have no clue, but must be around 50 pairs

13.) What's your favorite treat? Salty or Sweet?

definitely salty. Am very much a savoury person

14.) What was the most interesting thing you smelled yesterday. Not good or bad necessarily, just the thing that stuck out most so that you actually took notice of it.

Garlic, when driving past an Indian restaurant

15.) Needles - DPN's: Wooden, metal or plastic?

Bamboo!

16.) What is your favorite sock pattern that you've knit? What do you recommend?

Can't really recommend one as I tend to knit "on the fly"

17.) The last Question: If you were stuck on a deserted island who would you want with you, what knitting would you want with you and would you ever want to leave?

I must be a boooring person, I want my other half and the kids. As for knitting, something very very complicated that will last forever or at least until I figure out how to make yarn from whatever I can find on the island