Just a bunch of stuff.....

Thanks for all the wonderful compliments on Lizzie's Lacy Ribs Socks! I hope you all enjoy the pattern and I'd LOVE to see any of the finished socks you knit!

So, I didn't go to MDS&W again but I did have a fruitful and productive week/weekend nonetheless!

I finished knitting the Mock Pockets Top and it is SO CUTE!! I really love how it came out and I can't wait to wear it! It's blocking as I write this so as soon as it's dry I'll give you a peek and all the specs!

Since it's a sleeveless top and I had 3 hanks of the Second Time Cotton left over, I started a Caryls' Kerchief in the same yarn as a matching shawlette to throw over my arms when the Florida AC is set to frigid! It's a quick but pretty pattern and I think it will make a lovely "set" with the Mock Pockets Top.

In addition to getting lots of knitting time, I also made an amazing find. Maybe I'm the last to discover this but do you all know about USPS.com?

OMG, this is the best thing EVER for those Post Office Challenged like me!! I HATE going to the P.O. because no matter what time of day I go, there is always at least an hour long wait!

Well, no more! You get your packages all ready for mailing, you log on to USPS.com where you are painlessly guided thru the mailing process (including return receipt, insurance, ect.) you pay by credit card, you print out the mailing label AND YOU CALL YOU LOCAL POST OFFICE FOR A PICK UP at your home or office!! Brilliant!!

I mailed out my Sockapaloooza socks, a couple of sock yarn swaps, and Lizzie's birthday present this way and it worked like a charm!! Oh, joy!! NO MORE POST OFFICE!!! You can even order FREE mailing bags and boxes thru the site and have your postal carrier deliver them right to your door! Try this service, you will be thrilled!!

Speaking of Sockapaloooza, MY socks arrived and they are perfection!!!

First my generous and thoughtful pal sent some needle protectors in the shape of socks and this lovely all purpose school knitting bag with a beautiful picture of her adopted city, Santa Barbara, California! Isn't it cute?

You see, her name is Malle and she's a Danish ex-pat! She's a very talented knitter as you can see from her blog here and thru the most beautiful socks she sent me! LOOK!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these footies! They are *exactly* what I wanted! The color is perfect, the fit divine and that pom pom is just the bees knees! Thank you Malle for making me smile and for knitting such adorable socks!

Now the P-Man didn't want to steal Lizzie's thunder so he sat out the last post but we here at FKD know his fans find it hard to live without a Pumpkin fix for a whole week so he agreed to a little P-Man beefcake....

A little blurry but a fuzzy P-Man is better than no P-Man at all, right? Mom promises me someday we'll get a real camera, not a Fisher-Price one :)

Be back soon with a FO and a Global KIP!