good day vibes

[purlewe]

Do you ever wake up in the morning and just KNOW it is going to be a good day?? Well today I did. I woke up an hour early, got my stuff done I wanted to get done, spent some quality time talking with SleepySue and got to work 10 mins early! I was greeted at my desk by the mail guy who handed me a lovely heavy box of goodies from my Philly SP. Inside was a scarf that I put on immediately cos it matched my outfit for the day.. and I never wear yellow to work cos it always gets all icky. She sent me yarn, stationery stuff, a photo book and an asian picture. I am soooo happy.

Just when I started to calm down, I got a call from a friend who's back from Japan.. she brought me lovely Noro silk garden in a weight I have never seen: fine. I have about 700 yds of a great yarn to play with.. I see a tank or a shawl in my future.. She told me about trying to talk to the salesperson about the yarn. and then suddenly realizing she had NO idea how much to buy. *laugh* and the translations for the yarns she picked out: summer or winter. and the mime game of how much to buy was a mimic of someone buttoning a cardigan or pulling over a sweater. I'm glad I asked for yarn, but I think the way she bought it makes an even better story. And the beaded purse I sent her sister was well received.. her mother doesn't believe I make such beautiful things. I see myself making a beaded something or other for her mom for the holidays.

I better get back to work, but man.. what a great day! Even knitty is up.. and I think the ideas are great. (sidenote: kudos to Amy for making a very cool pair of thigh high stockings!!)

Comments

[xaviermusketeer.livejournal.com]

Can I see a picture of the beaded purse if you have one? (I'm assuming you knit it?) I've been checking out beaded knitting stuff lately.

sure

[purlewe.livejournal.com]

its located on the blog.. I have made a grey one and a green one.. but if you want to just look at my knit stuff go here: http://home.earthlink.net/~purlewe/ any questions> ask away!

Re: sure

[xaviermusketeer.livejournal.com]

Cute! My KR Secret Pal said she was interested in trying out bead knitting, so I wanted to see what you have done!

Re: sure

[purlewe.livejournal.com]

I could send you a pattern. would you like that??

Re: sure

[xaviermusketeer.livejournal.com]

That'd be fantastic! I'm kind of at a loss with the whole thing (I couldn't find much in the way of instruction or patterns online). So I don't really know what to buy for her.

Re: sure

[purlewe.livejournal.com]

I use rowan 4ply soft (sock weight) its 100% merino. I used 500 size 80 miyuki (or sometimes written 8/0 beads) As long as it is sock weight or finer she should be ok. e-me at amilner AT schnader DOT (remove this spambot) com with your addy and I'll send it to you.

[astuce.livejournal.com]

Colour me envious of gifts of yarn. It's always
wonderful when you get a story to go with.

ps. i think the mail box is one of the last
sites of magic in the world! i do!

have you read?

[purlewe.livejournal.com]

sophie's world? the whole things starts because of a package she received in the mail. I look in my mail box for packages like that all the time.

yes!

[astuce.livejournal.com]

I loved the story in that book.
The actual story... her, the old man, the mailbox,
not all the philosophy.
About halfway through I found myself yelling
(silently) "shut up! let's get back to the story!"

Re: yes!

[purlewe.livejournal.com]

i always wondered what it would be like to rip the book apart and put the philospohy together and read it and put the story together and read it.. you are not the first person I have known who wished the story would get back on track.. still it was a good book.