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I am about a week late reporting that I received my final package from my Warm Ewe Up Swap Partner. And it’s a doozy! See all that yarn? And Opal too! A sock yarn I don’t have And LL Sock in Vera which I have knit into Jaywalkers before but they are all threadbare and worn. I should take a pic for you.

Plus a sock book, a keychain from San Francisco (my favorite city!), a reusable grocery bag, *chocolate* and a wonderful note to let me know exactly who my partner was.

And it’s Jo Anne from San Fransisco! Thank you! You went above and beyond and I love everything.

 
I am in a secret swap on Ravelry and my first package arrived yesterday! And let me tell you, it was the highlight of an otherwise pretty crummy day. Look at that loot! Yarn, chocolate, coffee from Trader Joe’s (when will they come to upstate NY I wonder!), cough drops, Emergenc-C and echinacea tea, lushish smyrna figs …
 
and this great book, “Made From Scratch,” by Jenna Woginrich. My secret pal wrote “I suspect you could have written this book, but it reminded me of you and your lifestyle so I though you might like it.” If you want to check out more of the book, the author has a website that is now in my bookmarks!
 
And yay! Schaefer yarn!

Thank you secret pal!

My Christmas knitting went slow and is not yet completed. I have 2 more socks to finish. I did buy a lot of the PolarKnit yarn for some quick gifts.

Here is their Skull Beanie pattern knit for one of my step-daughters.

Pattern link

I also knit a neck cowl for my other step-daughter.

Pattern link

I made some other things but I can’t show them yet because (*sigh) I haven’t mailed them out yet.

Thoughts on PolarKnit? Those Polar Fleece stickers are a little hard to remove. It leaves little balls of fleece everywhere – especially if you like to knit with a fleece blanket on your lap. I thought I knit with even tension but some of the ribbing is crooked. I wish they offered more colors. It knits up well-defined cables. Everyone LOVES the fabric it creates – it is soft, spongy and warm. It’s a unique choice of yarn when you want to do up some quick projects.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! Someone in our family received a cute Christmas puppy.

Everyone gave the puppy a warm welcome.

Cutie!