Picnic!
July 20, 2007
Picnic! is the Lynne's chosen theme for this go round of Special Swap and Elizabeth, my swap pal, put together a perfect picnic package. (Sorry for the poor picture quality...it was dark and I wanted to open everything...now!)
Can you see the fabulous insulated tote in the background? I opened the front zipper pocket where the dish ware is so you can see how compact and useful this bag is. It's completely insulated to keep things cold and Elizabeth thought of EVERYTHING one might need for picnic. There's a bottle of Perrier, crackers and cheese, ice tea, Off and citronella candles to keep the bugs away, hand sanitizer, sweets, a table cloth, note pads (so I can make a list and not forget anything) and so much more!
Everything was wrapped up in fun, colorful paper with little notes and cute cutouts of summer items attached. To make the picnic completely ants covered almost every item! It was easy to tell which packages contained yarn so I saved them until last. How much fun is it to get Apple Pie yarn for a picnic?! I have yet to knit with any Apple Laine yarns and these two Apple Pie's are moving to the top of the stash. They are such beautiful blues with lovely names like Blueberry and Lady Blues.
Plus! Elizbeth sent a skein of Cherry Tree Hill Super Sport Merino (Monet) that should make up into a quick and dirty fun pair of socks. Quick socks are definitely on the agenda and I love the happy colors. I'm going to be reading through the book to find a perfect sock to knit with my perfect picnic yarns!
Thank you Elizabeth for such a nicely done swap package and to Lynne for coming up with such a fun idea. It will be fun for me to put together a package just for Elizabeth and I've been collecting goodies like crazy.
All this goodness has not made me forget about Flower Friday...
Enjoy your weekend!
Holy cow! Lovely Swap gifts! Love the touch of the ants everywhere-heh. Have great weekend.
Posted by: Manise | July 20, 2007 at 04:16 AM
wow what a creative gal! Your package is fantastic!
Posted by: Kelly | July 20, 2007 at 04:32 AM
It's a fun package and a great theme.
Posted by: Carole | July 20, 2007 at 04:46 AM
Elizabeth was in and traveling through Wisconsin the past couple of days and I'm disappointed that we weren't able to meet up. She certainly knows how to put together a picnic!! Very fun package, Margene.
Posted by: Vicki | July 20, 2007 at 04:50 AM
i have 2 skeins of the blueberry apple laine and it's SOOOOOOOOOO soft! i'm still debating what i'm going to do with it, though.
Posted by: minnie | July 20, 2007 at 06:21 AM
Wow look at all that goodness. What a great swap package. Looks like it was a fun swap for sure.
Posted by: Tonia | July 20, 2007 at 07:54 AM
Cool swap!!
Posted by: Kathleen | July 20, 2007 at 07:59 AM
Holy moley....that is a great swap gift! Pretty pretty sock yarns!
Posted by: Kim | July 20, 2007 at 08:41 AM
Tasty picnic indeed!
Posted by: Chris | July 20, 2007 at 09:12 AM
Wow!! What a fabu package she sent!! Have a wonderful weekend Margenie! xoxox
Posted by: Laura | July 20, 2007 at 09:18 AM
What a lovely package! I've been dying to try the Apple Laine yarn. Be sure and give us your immpressions soon, so we can enjoy it with you!!
Posted by: Leah | July 20, 2007 at 09:33 AM
What a fun package and swap idea!
Posted by: Jennifer | July 20, 2007 at 10:18 AM
Great swap package. I love the ants on the CTH label.
Posted by: monica | July 20, 2007 at 11:24 AM
what a wonderful package, glad you had such a good time with it!
Posted by: Grace | July 20, 2007 at 01:13 PM
WOW! Wonderful goodies!
Have a great weekend!
(((hugs)))
Posted by: knitnana | July 20, 2007 at 02:04 PM
Wow! What fantastic package. Your going to love knitting with the Apple laine yarn, soo soft!
Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Kelly | July 20, 2007 at 02:24 PM
What a wonderful swap partner and package!
Happy Weekend! ♥
Posted by: Cookie | July 20, 2007 at 02:25 PM
What a wonderful swap partner and package!
Happy Weekend! ♥
Posted by: Cookie | July 20, 2007 at 02:25 PM
I'm so glad you liked everything. It was so much fun putting it all together! Have a wonderful weekend, Margene.
Posted by: Elizabeth | July 20, 2007 at 07:41 PM
What a fantabulous swap pal you had!! Elizabeth spoiled you rotten! I love how she carried the theme through. And, the ants! Too cute! I don't think she left a single thing out of that insulated picnic basket. Now, go enjoy!
Posted by: Robin | July 20, 2007 at 11:45 PM
A very nice haul indeed!
Posted by: Carol | July 21, 2007 at 12:37 PM
Wow what a fabulous package!
Posted by: scout | July 21, 2007 at 02:30 PM
So many goodies...and yarn too! Gorgeous flowers!
Posted by: Wool Winder | July 21, 2007 at 07:33 PM
What a great picnic! I really love this theme. I have Lynne this round and am still gathering:)
Posted by: deb | July 22, 2007 at 06:32 PM
Margene, I can't believe I missed this post! Well, Elizabeth has certainly done it again! You must be sooooo pleased with your gift. What a fantastic Picnic package. I'm very happy for you!
Posted by: Lynne | August 14, 2007 at 05:46 AM