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This is my treat box. Firstly a really gorgeous 'coffee' illustrated box to store keepsakes in filled with great goodies and a lovely card for me. My Treater was Cheryl of addictedtotheneedles . She spoiled me with really gorgeous things. A fabulous needle case made of 'doggie' bone and hearts fabric. I don't have one so this will be really useful. Can you see that great box? Some delicious chocolates by Lindt. My favourite sort - truffles. They did not last long. I had them with two cups of coffee. (all by myself) Two magazines that I certainly don't have and they are really welcome. Vogue Knitting and Interweave. Two skeins of lovely yarn. Lily n Cream cotton in a lovely buttery yellow complete with pattern on the skein band for a great lacy bag and a skein of really gorgeous 'Nashua' worsted wool/alpaca yarn in a sage green in a lovely little gift box. Some lovely novelty stationery - tiny photo album, journal, post-its and notelets. Some lovely gr...

Sewn up and completed at last. Am pleased enough with them. Although I would not use this yarn again for a baby's garment. It was Wendy 4ply luxury cotton and a lot of little bits fluffed up, so I have had to wash the garments and 'brush' gently off the spare cotton. Perhaps after a few washes it will settle down, in fact I'm quite sure it will from experiene, but its not great when your giving a gift as I can't wash it numerous times. The pattern was from a Debbie Bliss book Number 1 for babies and children. It was easy enough to follow but the bootees were a little pointy at the back, so I might use a different bootee pattern again. Have posted my Knitters Treat package today. Hopefully it will get there in the next week or so. I enjoyed buying the gifts and putting it all together. This is the first time to do an exchange and I really enjoyed doing it. Hopefully the recipient likes what I bought her.

Heard yesterday from my Treater. I'm so looking forward to it. My parcel to my 'Treatee' is almost ready and I hope to post it before the weekend. Hope she likes it!

Had a lovely day today.Spent the morning in Dublin city, walked about and then took coffee on the 'Boardwalk' along the River Liffey in brilliant sunshine. After lunch DH and I took a drive to a lovely garden centre in Co Carlow and have now just finished a yummy steak and potatoes from the barbecue along with a glass or two of good red wine!! I now plan to unravel this mess on the table in the garden and sew up the baby sweater and bootees. Am almost ready with the parcel for my 'Treatee'. Hope she likes her spoiling package. Still have a few more little bits and pieces to add to it. I've enjoyed getting it together, as in my family we usually give gifts of lots of little things and its really great to open them. Looking forward to hearing from my 'treater' still, but there's plenty of time . Success at last, have finished sewing up now and have just washed the garments and hope to press and finish off tomorrow. So hopefully more photos tomorrow. Back ...

Hello everyone, I've signed up for the Knitters treat exchange organised by tea and cakes and tangelled angel . I'm looking forward to it as I have never participated in anything like this before and am a blogging novice and only set this one up December last. Knitters Treat Exchange Questionnaire 1. What's your favourite type of yarn? I prefer the natural yarns, cotton, linen, silk and some wools and wool mixes/silk 2. What's your least favourite type of yarn? Man made fibres such as acrylic, polyester, and nylon. Although I have used some mixes containing viscose/rayon from time to time which can be quite good. 3. What's the first thing you do when you visit a new yarn shop? Unfortunately I don't often have the opportunity to visit new yarn shops because there are not that many here, but when I do I love to look at new pattern ideas and feel/touch any new yarns. Accessories appeal too, buttons, ribbons etc. 4. What other crafts do you do/would like to do? I...