Jananas

In my last semester of school, I had a conversation with a professor about Twitter and how it provides value. Here’s a real life example.

Back in March, I finished my first ever pair of thrummed mittens and promptly blogged about it. My blog updates my twitter account, as its an easy automation and helps get the word out there (or more exactly, helps my friends follow all the fun stuff I get up to).  My now friend, Mary (of Marajane Creations), must have been following/searching yarn/knitting related references on twitter and somehow came across my blog post. We started talking and she asked if I’d make her a pair. I still had some Malabrigo leftover in the Tortuga colourway (the lovely dark/slate grey) so I figured why not!

She hand dyed some rovings in the exact colours that she wants in her mittens and mailed them up to me. They arrived while I was away on vacation, so it took me an extra week or two to realize. Here’s a picture of their lovely easter egg-y goodness.

I’m pretty stoked on getting to start these this week, because the colours are just so lovely and fun. I’m also pretty stoked because the rest of the deal is that I get a skein of handspun in exchange for my knitting labour.

Overall, I think its a pretty cool story about the neat connections and fun opportunities that can present themselves through Twitter.

p.s. spot the feet tattoos?