Call me a dork, but when this

came in the mail today, I was pretty excited.  The yarn is called Cherry Chip and is shades of brown and dark red.  I'm working on making a blanket for my mom.  It was supposed to be for Christmas, but that isn't going to happen, so I am shooting for her birthday in February.  I couldn't find the yarn in any store around here, so I had to order it online.  I'm a bit miffed because when I looked for it online it was $2.50/skein (yep- we're talking real quality stuff here), but when I got around to starting the project and ordering it a couple weeks later it was up to $4 a skein.  Rats.  At any rate, it's going to be beautiful.