Friday, December 03, 2010

A gift to warm the heart and sole

Yesterday a blogger friend I follow mentioned she'd just mailed off a gift knit for a cyberfriend, and didn't think it at all strange to knit for someone she's never met. That same day I got a squishy package in the mail from one of my cyberfriends. Since I bought some of her destash earlier this year, I thought she just might be sending me a gift skein for Christmas; little did I know how woefully short my anticipation would fall!

In that precious package was this:
A pair of stunning socks knit from the wool of Rechel, one of my first two Shetlands! I had sent Adrienne some of Rechel's roving as a gift. She used it to spin her very first sock yarn (something I have yet to do), and then knit (with mind-bogglingly-tiny needles) a pair of pure Shetland socks. I'm gobsmacked! As Beth (in the first link) says, knitters are "the people most likely to appreciate such a gift of time, materials, and love;" well, king-size my appreciation because I'm a spinner, too!

Oh, and today I wore the brown homespun fingerless mitts Adrienne knitted for me last year.

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16 comments:

  1. A :-)12/3/10, 5:55 PM

    Enjoy, my friend :-)

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  2. Tiggeriffic12/3/10, 7:10 PM

    What a treat...socks...I knitted one pair and just love them...Oh the joy of receiving a marvelous gift ~! You are blessed...
    ta ta for now from annieptigger@aol.com

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  3. Nancy K.12/4/10, 12:17 AM

    Now, THAT's what I call a FRIEND!

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  4. ~~Sittin.n.Spinnin12/4/10, 1:03 AM

    What a wonderful, from the heart gift!

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  5. Marie12/4/10, 7:04 AM

    What a wonderful gift and great friend! Not only hand knitted socks but from one of your first shetlands! Truely a wonderful gift, I would have had tears in my eyes, but I am that way. :)

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  6. Leenie12/4/10, 8:05 AM

    Jealous, jealous, jealous. But you've earned such a gift.

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  7. thecrazysheeplady12/4/10, 10:06 AM

    AWESOME!!!! They are gorgeous!

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  8. thecrazysheeplady12/4/10, 10:06 AM

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  9. Voni12/4/10, 11:19 AM

    They look sooo warm and cozy, esp on this cold day.

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  10. A :-)12/4/10, 1:29 PM

    I snagged your photo - I realized that in my haste to get them in the mail to you, I forgot to photo them for my project page on Ravelry. I hope you do not mind - and if you do, just let me know :-)

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  11. Michelle12/4/10, 2:25 PM

    Adrienne, how could I possibly MIND???

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  12. Anonymous12/4/10, 2:26 PM

    They look so cozy. What a nice gift!

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  13. Leigh12/4/10, 4:58 PM

    Wow! They're beautiful! And oh so special.

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  14. Kelly12/5/10, 7:43 AM

    What a wonderful gift that I'm sure will be cherished for years to come. Good things happen to good people Michelle, this is more proof of that......

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  15. Summersheartjourney12/5/10, 1:33 PM

    Lovely! What a great gift!!
    Enjoy and stay warm!!
    Summer

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  16. Dianna12/7/10, 9:29 PM

    Nice! Have a pleasant holiday shopping season.

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