We had our annual holiday swap and tea earlier this month, and it was so great to take a couple of hours away from holiday craziness and see everyone! We went to Teavolve's Harbor location, and if you're into fruity herbal teas, I highly recommend their Berry Cocktail tisane.
Jody gifted me with chocolate, a wristlet bag, and a Cha Cha Cowl:
This is an original pattern of hers, and I'm more than a little bit in love with it. And I feel I should tell you, she's made the pattern available on Ravelry as a free download or through the non-Ravelry link on her blog post. Thank you, Jody!
I made a Bainbridge scarf from pepperknit for Cheryl, although I left off the ties because it seems like there are more arranging options if you fasten it with a pin.
There was also a crocheted bowl that I neglected to take any pictures of, some cranberry mulling spices for cider or wine, and an "origami" wreath that I made from the instructions at Domesticali. I have more of these on my tree than I care to talk about. I'm obsessed with them.
I'm about 45% done with a Tychus hat for J, to replace the first hat I made him (his nephew usurped the first one). I asked a bunch of times if he wanted a replacement, he said no. A couple of weeks ago, he suddenly asked when I was making him another hat. *facepalm* Anyway, I'm using some teal Misti alpaca (leftover from my Simple Knitted Bodice) and brown Jo Sharp wool (leftover from his first hat), so it's a subdued color combination that I'm hoping he will like. I'm lengthening it and probably adding some ribbing around the bottom so he'll have enough for a 2"-3" brim.
Anyway, I know everyone has been on pins and needles... my shaman hit level 80 a couple of weeks ago. J and I ran all of our quests together, so we hit 80 at the exact same time. We're going to do the same thing with our paladins too. Ah, gamer love.
