Purly Valentine swap 2009

My partner was Chelley and since gifting is one of my love languages, I stress over it, but I also enjoyed gathering and making things for her. This what I did for her package:

I made a set of 6 beaded stitchmarkers, with the main marker being a clasp moveable marker with a Purly Valentine 2009 Shrinky. I first made this type of marker for my MalTraveler's Scarf partners. This is a scarf "swap" project I'm participating in with 12 other Ravelers. We each start a scarf and knit around 5-6" and then pass it to the next person on our list. They knit the next section until all 12 are done. We are all using Malabigo Worsted yarn but the color changes from person to person. I'm anxious to see how it will look when it is all completed and I will post a pic of the finished scarf. I made those markers to give to each person in my group.

Chelley is interested in learing how to make cables so I got her some birch cable needles and sewed a small accessory case.

I also sewed this reversible project bag modified to make it larger, and gave her the book underneath it, Scarf Style from Interweave press.

For yarn, of course a knitting swap needs yarn, I got her two skeins of Malabrigo worsted in Noveiember colorway and I also included some handspun, this 109 yd. light worsted single of Merino Silk from exclusivelylindalee.