This was waiting for me when I got home from work today. Well, actually, it was in an envelope but I forgot to photograph it before opening it and the good stuff was all inside anyway. It is my prize from the drawing on the first rest day of the Tdf kal. There is some very soft white yarn for some socks for me (yay) and some point protectors shaped like little yellow socks. These are very cute and will come in handy when using the knitpicks dpns (the yarn tends to slip off of them when I put them down). Thank you Meg and Debbie! I have to finish thesefirst. They are the monkey socks for Kate that I put down to take part in the tdf kal. I have one more repeat of the pattern and then the toe decreases. That shouldn't take too long, (I hope!). After they are done, I can start a pair of socks for me. Maybe the waving laces pattern (from 25 favorite socks), I really like the way it came out the first time I tried it.

In other knitting news, Olivia and I are involved in a swap and let me tell you how hard it is to find yarn that is local to New Jersey. I finally found some lovely yarn but it is from Pennsylvania. Since it is within a day's drive, I figure it qualifies as local. My family is having a good time suggesting local items to put into the box. Unfortunately, it is high summer here and I have to be careful not to put anything meltable in there. Sending yarn to Australia seems a little strange, 'cause don't you all have lots of sheeps there? Anyway, I am waiting for my order to arrive and then I will pack it up and ship it out. I love sending packages. It feels like Christmas.