Secret Pal revealed!

My Secret Pal has sent her final Box of Goodness, and has thus revealed her identity. Folks, my Secret Pal this summer is Kit of Kit Knits [or "We Call it Kitting"]! How awesome is that! Again I have discovered a cool new knitblog because of the Secret Pal project. Let's see what she sent this time:



Inside the box is a lot of PINK! I don't want people to be scared of me because I have adopted the color pink as my Online Knitting Signature. (In fact, I recently was electronically accosted by another local blogger who goes by the name of pinky, but for other, non-acrylic reasons. Crazy coincidence!) My actual signature color is RED, something we all know. I am making amends with the color pink, and it looks like my readers are as well. One pink thing was my adorable birthday card, although I realise that I must return the belated birthday wishes to Kit, who appears to be another Cancer. Happy Birthday!! Also pink was the KnitPicks Shimmer in the colorway of Happy Dance, a mix of bright and dark pinks with a shot of lemon yellow running through. Do you think it might become a Cherry Blossom Shawl?



Could be. The pattern was written for a majority-mohair yarn so the openwork would be "filled in" with gossamer fiber, but I think the Shimmer yarn might look very good as a circular shawl. Who knows? Maybe it fluffs up after washing. It's just an idea.

What else? A mix cd, with liner notes! A big fat skein of Fisherman's Wool for any future Dye Parties I might attend. A gorgeous Fibertrends lace shawl pattern (hmm it seems I was born under a lace-shawl sign) and a pair of Addi needles whose insert copy is in CYRILLIC!! In a mo I'm going to take the time to translate (transliterate?) the text and delight in my language, uh, skillz. (Did I mention that I busted out my Greek textbooks the other day and was actually able to read some passages? After eleven frickin' years!) Lastly is a big BIG BIG bag of green Jelly Bellies. I have no idea how long it will take me to eat all of these, but I am considering saving them for National Novel Writing Month (less than two months away!) since I know how Jelly Bellies were able to pull me through that ordeal last year.

THANKS KIT!! You have been a great spoiler, as I do feel truly spoiled! Your next SP is gonna be one happy, lucky knitter!

Meanwhile, I've been sitting in the beautiful weather knitting more on the linen lace.