So, it's started...

Emails have been exchanged in both directions with my pals, and I am very excited to get started. I am fondling two different yarns, and trying to decide between them. One is the the clear-cut winner in the tactile sense - utterly, meltingly soft. But the color is also soft, and I'm afraid that it may be a bit too much so for my giftee. Yarn #2 is a bolder, stronger color that I'm more confident about for this particular person, but while it's very soft to the touch, it can't compare to Yarn #1. I shall ProcrastiKnit by swatching and fondling and staring.