Magic Yarn Ball

This year I decided to participate in a Magic Yarn Ball swap for the first time. I have often seen them happening on Ravelry and wondered what it would be like to take part in something like that. Well now I know and can highly recommend it. It is great fun.

The object is to discover the likes and dislikes of your partner in terms of yarn, colour, patterns etc.. You then collect a number of appropriate little gifts which you then wrap up in the yarn you have chosen for your partner ending with a pattern at the top of the yarn ball. The intention is then that you partner starts to knit the pattern and the further they go the more little gifts fall out of the parcel.

My wonderful partner discosmurf sent me my yarn ball wrapped in this cute little project bag. The yarn she sent me is from Jolly Jumbuck and the pattern was for a Multnumah shawl. This is a shawl I have long been meaning to knit and the yarn was perfect for the shawl. I immediatly started knitting the shawl.





My first gift to be revealed was this wonderful apron.



The further I knitted the more I discovered. Here are all the lovely little delights that awaited me.



And here is the end product.



Thank you again Kate for a wonderful magic yarn ball. I can't wait to do this again.

SOTSIII Hint 7

I've completed hint 7 and now there are only two more hints to go. I can smell the finish! But as to the theme, well, that's another matter. I still think it has something to do with snow???

I thought I would finish the second part of my No Sheep for You swap this weekend but by Sunday evening I decided that I didn't like the look of it. So I frogged the lot and started something else. This one seems to be working for me. Its knitting up quickly and I should have it completed by the end of the week.



I can't resist a mystery! So I'm knitting the Mystery Project # 1 (seven clues in seven days) over on Holiday Mystery Gifts. Here it is on day 2:



I still have no idea what I'm knitting.

All good things

come to those who wait! Last night I received by Australian Bag Lady swap parcel. A kind neighbour picked it up from the post office for me.

I have to thank Kris (aka webgoddess) for a wonderful parcel. A beautiful and very useful bag



and the cutest little dog. I named him Spot and he is already right at home.



And the bag also included chocolate, t-pins (you can never have enough of those!) and a Sudoku book. Now I'm torn do I knit or do a quick Sudoku (or 2 or 3....).