It's a Sockapalooza Party

We returned from our vacation to the beach and today I went to pick up our accumulated mail. Jackpot! Look at this box...



I tried to be real cool and not rip it open right away. I was right to savor it, like really good key lime pie.

Whee! Look at the socky goodness. A big thanks to Marie -France for all the wonderful goodies and the socks, oh the socks! Monkey sock pictures have been shown on so many blogs which has induced coveting on my part so it has been on my to-knit list (a very long list) for a while.

They fit so nicely and they're knit from yummy Colinette Jitterbug yarn.

And there are stitch markers...

and candy... and more yarn, soap, candy. Sigh, the goodness of it all. I am overwhelmed so I will go sit and savor it all.

getting ready for sockapalooza send off

Tantalizing bits of sockapalooza goodies to be sent to my pal....

Sockapalooza ponderings

All sorts of thought flitting through my head...yarn...pattern. Should I used yarn from my stash or buy? Should I make another pair of seduction socks...or go with the flow socks or chevron socks?

What am I thinking??

I'm to help a friend with wedding invites and bridesmaid jewelry...and I'm knitting some socks for "socks for soldiers"...then I go and sign up for