One of the groups on Ravelry that I’m both a member of and actually take part in is LSG. We’re a bunch of foul-mouthed, opinionated wenches at the best of times, so when the call went out for a VD day swap, how could I possibly refuse?
My parcel arrived in the post this week, from a lovely tweasel in the UK
A suitably LSG card, some fantastic handmade soap, and a dice bag with “Bite Me” stitched on it. The other cool bit about the bag, which I haven’t snapped, is that it’s lined….and the fabric has booze bottles all over it 
Totally awesome!
This morning, I rose at the horrific time of 5.30am, so that I could take a trip to the airport and pick up the fabulous MorningSprite, who’s visiting from Virginia/D.C. for a bit. While we chatted on the way home, we mostly vanished to our respective rooms for naptime. Her brain was telling her that it was 3am; mine that I’d only had 2 hours sleep.
She did manage to give me an envelope of awesome before heading to sleep though. Inside was
A hand bound notebook of handmade paper and a copy of Made in Brooklyn, which I’ve been trying to get my grubby little mitts on since it came out. The best part?
Tee hee hee.
Jared Flood is fab. So fab that he even spelled my odd Irish name correctly in the dedication.
Tee hee hee.
So now that I’m awake again, have had tea and biccies, and am firmly ensconced on the sofa, I’m feeling much more human. I don’t have the ability to take decent photos of purples though, which are a challenge even on a good day, so there’s no picture of the Clapotis-in-progress. Next time.
Next time will also have photos of either a lovely and perfectly serviceable slouchy beret, or one of me crying as I frog it. It was a lovely pattern. IS a lovely pattern. Simple, but looks really faaaancy when it’s done. Except mine, which is currently blocking over a breadplate. I fear that it may be less slouchy and more beanie on me. Somehow I managed to use the right size needles and yarn, and end up with a mini-beret.
Let’s see how much blocking can actually do. I am both optimistic and fearful.
