Yes I am! A package arrived last Friday, all the way from Canada. It was a scarf. And it was from Ted, aka Knitterguy. Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Oops. Was that a triumphal laugh, or an evil laugh??? 
Seriously, I am not bragging. It is just that it felt like winning the lottery, hitting the jackpot. I’ve been in awe of Ted’s knitting and spinning skills ever since I met him online. Now to receive a scarf that’s both spun and knitted by Ted. Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Oops. Here I go again. But it feels great!
I think that I can blog about this. I am not giving anything away. The person that I spun and knitted a scarf for already knows that it’s on its way. So there’s no secret there. And anyway, I am only talking about MY, all mine, scarf. Bwah-ha-ha-ha! (Are you tired of that?)
Ted started this Fiber to Scarf Exchange 2008 in January. It was very hush hush. No one knew who else was participating. No one was suppose to blog about it online. Everyone sent in enough fiber for a scarf to Ted, he then randomly selected a participant to spin and knit the scarf. We got minimum info on whom we were making a scarf for. The identity of the recipient was revealed only after the scarf was done. (See his rules page for more rules if you are curious.)
I sent in 8 oz of Ashland Bay Mulit-colored Merino Top in Sandalwood and got back a beautiful scarf:
The pattern is Campus from the book Scarf Style. Very guy-friendly I think. It is soft, springy. Drapes really well. The color is a nice warm brown. Is it winter, yet? The yarn that he spun is so fine. I’ll post a picture to show a comparison of his yarn to the one I spun when I post about my work. For now you can read about MY scarf on his blog here and here. I was going to model the scarf myself. But the weather has been very very warm. So I used one of CB’s sculptures instead. 
Needless to say, this scarf has instantly become one of my treasured possessions.
