I have been checking the mailbox every day in hopes that my reddit ss gift would arrive, and today was the day! I had just returned from dropping my toddler off at preschool, and I was hoping to also receive some postcards in the mail since I participate actively in postcrossing (if you don't know what it is, and like to exchange/collect postcards, definitely check out postcrossing.com and /r/postcrossing).

As an avid crocheter, I was so glad that the gift contained anything to do with crocheting, yarn especially. In total, I received two cotton skeins, and a super nice loops & threads skein that I must go buy more of so I can make a nice shawl with it; the color is "ash" which is so pretty.

The book is very thoughtful! I pretty much stick to youtube when it comes to learning new stitches, so this book must have known that.

The fact that my gifter sent me a huge hook is actually extremely thoughtful because a regular crocheter usually has the normal sized ones (anywhere from 2-6mm), and only has the bigger or smaller ones if s/he has been crocheting for a while. I do in fact already have this size, but I have doubles and even triples of many sizes because you can never have too many. Who knows? Maybe I'll be working on TWO projects that both require the 10.00mm hook. Currently, I'm working on two projects that require a 4.00mm hook, so it's not out of the ordinary to assume.

And finally, the Grumpy Cat. At first, I thought, Oh another stuffed animal (that my toddler ignores, since he's not too fond of them). But when I picked him up from school today, he immediately snatched it up and even tried to get my 4-month old to play with it.

Thank you so much! I have a million projects already started, but I want to use the ash loops and threads yarn so bad right now. :)