I went to get the mail today.

Exotic package! It’s from Iris in the UK!

I didn’t waste any time with the paper ripping.

Quick! What’s inside?!

OhohOH! Opal! I can’t tell you the colorway definitively because the label is in German, but it might be “Hagebutte Partie 17.” You really don’t need the name, look for the skein in sunset colors and you’ll be good to go! The divine purple (called “Sloe”) is from Curious Yarns and comes with a smaller skein in a complementary color for making exciting heels and toes. Both of these yarns have been on my “Gotta Try That” list for a while so I am absolutely thrilled to have them! But wait, there’s more! Iris has also included two of the sweetest little drawstring sock bags – I can loop it on my wrist and knit and walk at the same time, a couple of sock patterns (one is vintage!) and a little book of Yorkshire Teatime Recipes. I LOVE the recipe book, it is full of scones and cakes that have names out of books. If I can get ahold of black treacle* I am SO making the Startforth Gingerbread. I almost forgot (out of sight out of mind), Iris also included some “Clotted Cream Fudge” which is/was really delicious and survived the trip across the ocean quite well.

I gathered up my things and took them inside to hide them from the cats.

Thank you so much, Iris! I hope that the box I send along makes the next person half as happy as you have made me!

Now, you might notice that in the above picture, my eyes have some serious dark circles. I have been insanely tired lately. The lie on the couch and cry when you have to get up to fix dinner kind of tired. Which is why I haven’t been posting all that much lately (that and the computer has been making me feel a little seasick). I have done a tiny bit of knitting, though. Remember when I made the matching socks for M and myself? I had just enough yarn left over to make another matching pair.

It’s a Family of Socks!

*They have it at Amazon if you can believe it!