Yarn swap gushing here!

[cme]

Did we ever have a post to gush about the yarn swap this year? (I couldn't find one.)

Anyone mind if we declare this post the Yarn Swap 2011 gushing post? Comment and tell us about how the swap was for you!

(I want to gush, can you tell?)

EDIT: The magnanimous sporkyrat has authorized me to create a yarn swap gushing post! Since this post has some excited gushers already, let's make it this one! Tell us about what you sent, what you got, and what you're planning to knit!

Comments

[afuna]

I would be very happy to have a post where I can gush about yarn swap :D

[havocthecat]

I got some absolutely gorgeous cream yarn that I'm pretty sure is wool. I'm going to go and buy some Kool-Aid on lunch and dye it this weekend, then make a scarf out of it.

[sporky_rat]

No, we didn't have a post. Mea culpa! I give you free reign to make a knitting swap squee post! I have a couple of mod-of-the-swap things to do and then I'll tell you all about mine too (first year to participate!)

[rileybear67]

Hope you liked the selection...

[sporky_rat]

Yes! I did and your package came back to me half torn up, so I'm sending it back out tomorrow. The post office apologized for not getting it back to me sooner. Like that's really helpful, guys. :P at the USPS!

[rileybear67]

Looking forward to seeing it!
Thanks! :)

[indywind]

Yanno, I was so busy with other stuff, I completely forgot to squee publicly. But I sure did squee privately.

I got 2 skeins of lovely soft and springy sock-weight woolly stuff in cheerful variegated color, too enthusiastic to really be called pastel... a colorway that might be named something like "springtime" or "candy jar" or "unironic unicorn." I'm so looking forward to working with it once my queue goes down a bit!

[afuna]

I completely forgot to come back here to reply *facepalm*

I got this gorgeous dark violet / charcoalish variegated yarn and i can't decide what to do! It's either going to be a pair of socks, or a pair of fingerless gloves plus a hat (not sure about the hat), or or maybe a shawl it would be gorgeous as a shawl. I can't deciiide

(Oh AND SOME BONUS FOOD ITEMS THE RECIPIENT KNEW ME VERY WELL \o/)