Been a long time

It's been a while since I posted, so this may be a long one! We finally opened the box of yarn and books from Bonita knitting store in LA. My daughter and I were supposed to be joining their Stitch 'n Beach cruise with Debbie Stoller in January, but thanks to American Airlines, we missed boat. Literally. (You would think that a plane that had been on the ground for 14 hours would have been inspected before people boarded and that a broken strut in the engine might have been noticed!!) Anyway, the folks at Bonita were kind enough to ship me all of our yarn and books and goodies and we opened it when I took it to St. Charles to visit my daughter.

This is for a scrumptious knitted evening bag using a solid silk blend and a variegated silk blend that is beaded. Everything's here...yarn, needles, directions and the frame.

Books and tools...calculator, chibi, a tape measure that won't retract until you tell it to and lots of other goodies. The Stitch 'N Bitch book is autographed, too!

Our first glimpse inside just one of the bags! We had the same yarns, but different colors. We traded some, but were delighted with the choices that had been made.

Isn't this a yummy picture? It's to make a loooonng scarf, just two rows of each yarn, knitted crosswise. What a delightful way to package it all!
Here's a glimpse of one of their cute bags. The pockets were stuffed with tools, Euclan, rich hand soap, and even chocolate! The yarn comes from Be Sweet and is a subtle blend of burgandy/gray/brown, all 100% baby mohair. Do check out their site...they do a lot of good.

It would have been a great cruise, but we're delighted to get all of the fun stuff to play with!