Oh, and now that I'm done ranting, yesterday's mail contained a delightful surprise birthday gift from an anonymous Knitter's Review friend - some Cascade 220 and a lovely soft gray fiber and a spindle. The latter two are entirely alien to me, of course - I can only hold and admire them, like a chimp - but the Cascade 220 will be put to good use in some felting project, I'm sure. Thank you to my anonymous friend with the Saugus, MA postmark, and I hope you'll identify yourself soon. :-)