The Raven has Landed

My yarn ball arrived! I don't think it could have been more perfect if I'd wrapped it up and sent it to myself. No surprise that I wasn't the patient type that would wait and knit through the ball finding the presents on the way, goodness I didn't even have time to photograph the giant ball before I had to investigate what was in there - answer:
A completely overwhelming haul of lovely, thoughtfully chosen things - Clover Chibi needles and needle holders, Burt's Bees lip balm and cuticle cream, notepad, paperclips, stamp, chocolate, magnets, a shell pendant, handmade tissue holder, a bead S and the world's cutest pincushion:
And the yarn that held all these treasures? It's my holy grail of yarn - the yarn I've loved from afar - the yarn that the Pacific Northwest did not want to sell me last year. Wendy sent me a corvid in yarn form and I don't think I've stopped flapping with excitement yet.
Yes it really is Socks that Rock in Thraven - oh me, oh my - what pattern shall I choose for it?

For how the yarn ball looked before the frenzy of unwinding see it all wrapped up here at Wendy's post. And yes Wendy I'd do this swap again in a heartbeat too! Thank you so much once again and thank you T for organising.