More of that wonderful RAK

I finally took some individual photos of the gorgeous yarns Michiele sent to me.

The first one is a hand-dyed skein bought at a pottery festival in Sanford. It is 15% nylon and 85 % wool.I'm seriously thinking shawl for this one. I love the colors and how they blend into each other. I hope that it will do some gorgeous pooling when I finally use it.

The second yarn is 3 balls of Shibui knits. I absolutely love the blend of colors, reminds me of spring. I must think what would showcase those colors best. May not be socks though since I really don't want to practice making socks with this gorgeous yarn. I'd hate to ruin it.

The third yarn is 2 balls of Regia sock yarn 100% virgin wool. Again, love the colors! I'm waiting for it to tell me what it wants to become.

The fourth yarn is 2 balls of Caseria Copperbeach 100% merino. Feels more like silk to me than wool. Never thought that merino could feel so nice!

Surprise! It's a RAK!

I get home tonight to find a fat envelope sitting on the shelf above our mailbox. I notice my name is on it and the envelope is covered with hearts of all colors. I look at the address, my husband walks by and asks me "What's that?" My brain is still processing the address and then it hits me, It's a RAK!!!

I tear open the top of the envelope and out tumbles these beautiful jewels also known as balls of yarn in the most gorgeous colors. I'm thinking to myself, "but I didn't post a wish list for January..." and the one I posted for December was decidedly sad in content so how did this Angel know what to send me? I don't know how she knew, but all I know is I'm thankful for these gifts. Thank you Michiele!

Now to figure out what to do with these gems of gorgeous soft color. I know I want to make something really special for me out of some of these at least and maybe something special for a very good friend of mine who happily stepped up to the plate and helped me out when things were going badly in the past few months.