I had a wonderful weekend, then I followed it up this morning with a trip to the Post Office :)
I had a lovely pile of parcels waiting for me! I've been trying to get a hold of the newest Patons Patonyle book for some time, and finally, it arrived in stores last week. Anita from The Wool Inn came through for me! I rang her on Friday, and it was here today! (Keep in mind that we don't have Saturday mail here in Australia)

It's full of sock patterns, gloves, scarves and hats, and it also has shorty socks in it. You can see all the patterns here at the Patons website.
A blog reader, Carol (Hi Carol!), had a look through her bookshelves, and found a Trixie Belden book that Em didn't have and kindly offered to send it to us. She also put in some extras! Blinky Bill, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and The Magic Pudding. All classic Australian childrens books. (And adults, too!)

Thank you, Carol!
And a couple of weeks back, I asked if anyone at the Summer of Lace knitalong wanted to do a swap with me. I got heaps of offers, and some Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud arrived today, courtesy of a lovely lady named Beth.

This stuff has come from Heaven, it's gorgeous! I must finish something so that I can get this on the needles!
Knit Picks won't deliver to Australia, which is why I wanted to get some swaps going. Boo, Hiss, Knit Picks!! Then again, maybe it's a good thing, or I'd be surrounded by Alpaca Cloud ;)

And finally, the last parcel contained Rowan Kid Classic. I got the most recent copy of the UK's "Simply Knitting". DH calls Em "The Wild Monkey" Then Emily saw this in "Simply Knitting"

What choice did I have? None! I've never knit with Rowan before, because in Australia, Kid Classic costs $AU18 a ball. I got both balls here, with postage for $AU21.50, from English Yarns.

I am in Yarn Heaven. Now I just need to make time to knit it all up! Em has her Ballet exam this afternoon, and her Tap and Jazz exams tomorrow. Send good vibes!!