Even more birthday booty!

I got an extra special treat in the mail a couple days ago - a belated birthday package from my good friend Lori!  Whoo hoo!  Lori said she needed to wait for some etsy items to ship to her in Maine before she could send it, but that's OK, it just prolongs the the birthday season!  One of the cool etsy items is the pretty brown and blue project bag from cheekyredhead's shop.  It's the perfect size for a small knitting project like socks or fingerless gloves.  Also in this picture, though barely visible because I just couldn't manage to get a better shot of them, are a set of beaded stitch markers from Akamaiknitter's shop Opalescence.  This set has green crystals and a mermaid charm.  Click the link to her etsy shop to actually see some of her beautiful work.

Here is a closer shot of the yarn in the package.  This is some of Lori's handspun "blueberry patch" yarn.  It is 360 yards of an alpaca/silk/merino blend that is totally soft and yummy!  I'm thinking I want to make some fingerless gloves with it to take full advantage of the softness, and so it will be fully visible to the world.  I don't think she's selling any of this one in her shop, I think she's saving the rest for herself.  So, neener neener!  

I also got three new books!  A Yarn Harlot book, a book about sewing your own retro style aprons, and a book of patterns for cute little felt creatures.  That means more projects for my ridiculously long queue!  

One last item that didn't make it into a picture was a moose-shaped maple syrup sucker - for a little taste of Maine!

Also birthday booty, but not my own, is this farmer's market bag I made for Danell.  I used the Elisa's nest tote pattern that I used for my own bag last month, but I altered it to be knit in the round.  Knitting it this way made it go much faster than the first one.  Danell's party was last night, so she's all set to use her new bag at the farmer's market this weekend!