the blue blog archives: yarn aboard!

It's the drill box that I used to send out my sockapal2za socks to Carola. The very same drill box that became one of the boxes for the yarn aboard sock yarn swap! I kicked off one half of Yarn Aboard back in February with the radio box that Carola sent me. Now the swap has come to an end with my receiving that old drill box again, this time filled with goodies from Gracie.

Check out that awesome Chocolate Covered Cherries yarn from Brooklyn Handspun! Yuuuumy! Thanks so much to Gracie for the beautiful yarn and all the little treats too.

And the package arrived just in time, cause in a few hours we're outta here, off to Germany for our annual trip to see the in-laws. I've got a lot of knitting planned - check out the yarn suitcase. (Don't laugh, my other suitcase is half-filled with, you guessed it, legos, as it's the boys' birthday and they'll be needing some pressies.)

For me, it's a few weeks worth of design projects and maybe a little baby sweater knitting here and there. Deadlines, baby - wish me luck!

posted by alison at 7:33 am | in vacation 2006 , yarn aboard

Comments

Have a safe trip! I love that suitcase full of yarn! :)

Posted by: Saffron at July 11, 2006 7:56 AM

OMG!! You'd think they didn't have any yarn at all in Germany. Don't you plan on buying any yarn over there? Then you'll be travelling home with TWO yarn suitcases...

Posted by: Helene at July 11, 2006 8:08 AM

That's the good thing about travelling in the summer - the clothes take up less room! More room for yarn!!

Posted by: Jennifer at July 11, 2006 8:10 AM

Have fun! Buy yarn! :-)

Posted by: Mary at July 11, 2006 8:57 AM

Enjoy the trip -- we look forward to seeing your updates! :)

Posted by: shannon at July 11, 2006 9:00 AM

I have the exact same tea that you recieved... its amazing. I just had to say that.

Hope you have fun on your trip.

Posted by: Ashley at July 11, 2006 9:02 AM

Wow! Has it been a year already!?!

Posted by: Roberta at July 11, 2006 10:06 AM

Happy traveling! I'm with Roberta, has it been a whole year already? Time flies and all that, I guess. Have fun!

Posted by: Jenn at July 11, 2006 10:39 AM

Have a great trip! That's some yummy yarn you're packing.

Posted by: Ina at July 11, 2006 11:08 AM

Have fun and safe travels!

Posted by: Monica at July 11, 2006 11:36 AM

Be safe and have a good time! I would love to hitch a ride in that yarn suitcase!

Posted by: Lori at July 11, 2006 11:59 AM

Have a good time! Look at all the yarn! I'm glad you got some Brooklyn Handspun - I forgot I've got a skein of Thomas the Tank Engine from her for socks for the boys.

Posted by: Sheri at July 11, 2006 2:58 PM

It seems like you just got back from your annual trip to Germany... How time flies. Have fun!! And happy birthday to the boys :)

Posted by: Vicki at July 11, 2006 3:24 PM

Ooooooh Deutschland! And to visit annually, I am uber jealous. I just went back at the end of April after an 11 year gap (this time my dad and I went for ein bisschen Ballonfahren mit freunden - er ist ein Pilot). I'm just guessing you can speak a little Deutsch. I'm also guessing you've been to the Wolle Roedel? I spent 25% of my vacation budget on yarn. How can you help it wenn mann kann Sockegarn im Baeckerei kaufen? Ich wunsche Sie und seiner Familie ein schoenes Urlaub. Tschuss!

Posted by: Sarah L. at July 11, 2006 3:45 PM

Oooh, you're coming to Germany again?!

Give a shout, if you come to Munich. I think it'd be fun if you were there with us at the SnB. :-p

Posted by: Elemmaciltur at July 11, 2006 4:06 PM

May I just say, I'd love to be a fly on the wall when they xray your suitcases. LOL Alles gute!

Posted by: Anne at July 11, 2006 5:50 PM

Have a great trip! As I know you are a soccer fan and a Lego fan, I thought you might find this amusing: http://flickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/185784735/

Posted by: dava at July 11, 2006 7:57 PM

I thought the coolest Legos were only available in Germany!
Hope you guys have a great vacation!

Posted by: Wendi at July 11, 2006 9:38 PM

Have a fabulous time. I hope my people aren't still all depressed about the footie.

Posted by: claudia at July 11, 2006 9:52 PM

I just thought of another 'whatever happened to'. Did you finish the afghan? Are you taking it? Au revoir (I don't think I can spell auf wiedersehen) and have a wonderful trip.

Posted by: Penny at July 11, 2006 11:20 PM

Yay! Let me know if you're coming to Munich, I just picked up a little (very little) something for you the other day that I meant to put in the mail soon. But if you're coming...
And don't forget about the Legoland in GÃ¼nzburg, your boys will love it! www.legoland.de

Maybe we could even manage to go to the Regia-Outlet...

Posted by: Dorothee at July 12, 2006 6:14 AM

So funny. I see you traveling with a big suitcase of yarn, a big suitcase of legos and a carry on with underwear and toothbrushes! Have a great time.

Posted by: Kate at July 12, 2006 7:31 AM

Have a great time!

Posted by: abi at July 12, 2006 8:18 AM

Have a safe trip! Looking forward to the updates! I'll live vicariously through you while you're in Germany. I do miss it so.

Posted by: Caren at July 12, 2006 8:43 AM

Stay safe and good luck!

Posted by: wendy at July 12, 2006 11:39 AM

I love the yarn Gracie sent you! Beautiful colorway. Have a safe trip!

Posted by: amanda at July 12, 2006 11:43 AM

Of course the yarn is amazing, but right now, I'm drooling over the saltwater taffy. Mmmm!

Posted by: Lily at July 12, 2006 12:02 PM

A week's worth? Wow. That's a good bit of yarn in there!

Posted by: freecia at July 12, 2006 4:24 PM

Have fun! :)

Posted by: Samantha at July 12, 2006 4:43 PM

Wow. Already a year went by? Weren't you just in Germany? And don't they have Legos there? Have a safe trip and a great time!

Posted by: valentina at July 12, 2006 11:11 PM

I always have a minor panic attack trying to pick which knitting to bring on a trip - your entire yarn suitcase idea is a good one!

Have fun on vacay!

Posted by: Nicole at July 14, 2006 9:14 AM

What a fun idea -- a yarn suitcase! And your chocolate-covered cherries yarn looks almost good enough to eat!

Posted by: sprite at July 14, 2006 11:19 AM