The big highlight of the weekend was that Ami learnt how to knit.
Ridiculous. She is an architect, painter, home-improvement person, artist, crafter...all those creative talents of hers that annoy me. And now she knows how to knit. She picked it up in minutes. When Ami becomes a famous knitter, she better not forget who taught her yarnyness. You better remind her.
What can be more irritating than the fact that she has already set out to understand the intricacies of knitting (and it is only wednesday!).How is knitted fabric constructed, what do all these loops really mean....
Ami and I volunteered at a medical camp on Sunday.
This camp was organized by medical students from SUNY Brooklyn at Queens, NY.
Medical student and Ami's elder brother, Samar, in doctor action
The package arrived early Monday morning and I still keep looking at my box, so pleased and happy. This is all the stuff that came in...
A letter. I love letters. Any kind, any form. A letter with my name on it.
I have never made or owned a doily. I have never owned a price winning item. I have never made anything with so much yellow happiness.
Granny Square earrings. How cool is that. 
An embroidered piece! Wooohoooo!
Tea
Jasmine Tea
A house tea infuser! So cute!
Yarn
More yarn!
A crochet sample of the yarn which I am going to use as a bookmark.
A little crocheted trinklet
More Jewelery
I love this and it is already put to good use in my kitchen.
A cookbook for the cookie in me! This was purchased at Catherine's local yarn shop.
Beans. I am going to try out the recipe which came with the packet and post it soon.
A big thank you to Catherine for putting so much of thought into my package. Thank you for putting a bit of yourself and your region into the gifts. I really enjoyed the journey.
12 comments:
What an incredible swap package!!! You lucky girl...
Rima,
What fun! Maybe I will take up knitting too:)
Awesome swap package.
what a great package. Luky you!!!
Wow, you got a lot of goodies!! I love to receive packages!
Sure. Mock me. Go ahead and laugh at your poor ignorant friend Ami and her desperate knitting attempts. So I haven’t quite figured out the whole purl thing yet. No matter. Once I'm famous and can knit with one hand behind my back like all of you experts out there, then you'll see. Then Yarny Days will be flooded with frantic requests, begging you to divulge just one of your prodigious friend's astonishing knitting secrets. Just you wait…
Wow, so many goodies! It fills me with envy...
Hi Rima,
Such a funny post; I LOLed out loud (I watch Monk and keep repeating this joke--it's my favorite). But, seriously, I did.
And that's a really fun swap package! I love the granny swap, and hope there are more.
Leah
Oh Rima what a lovely swap package so fun and personal. It is so fun the way packages let you explore other countries or regions via the interesting contents. I adore the granny square earrings!!!!
And well done to your friend Amy for learning to knit! :0)
Hi! I love the granny square earring you made! I´ll try some crochet jewerly.
And the package is great!
Bye and keep on crafting.
Fran
Wow,enjoy your swap package! I want to learn to knit too,you can teach me when we catch up :-)!!
That's a great swap pack! Lucky you :)
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