Par-tay!

This past week the spinning guild (or at least part of it, about 16 brave folks) held the annual xmas party, at Swinney Homestead. We were masked except while eating potluck and laughed our way through the gift exchange.

I don't know what they call the kind of gift exchange we do. Each participant brings a wrapped present and selects a number from a hat. Person #1 selects a gift and unwraps it. Each subsequent person can either select a gift to unwrap OR steal a previously unwrapped gift (limit of three steals per gift). At the end, person #1 gets a chance to steal if they wish. It's the stealing that produces the most laughter.

I brought a braid of Tasman Comeback. (I can't find a good online description of this roving, but basically it is produced by breeding a merino sheep with a long-wool sheep, then breeding the resulting animal back to the merino, I believe.) I wound up with a skein of Bamboo Blossom thick 'n thin yarn in a colorway called "Spicy Mustard". I think this will become a long cowl.

Knitting: I'm down to the final bit of sock yarn for the Habitation throw, so theoretically I should be done with it by next weekend. Or would be but for the holidays. The scarf is 26" long.

The physical therapy sessions are DONE! I just need to continue stretching most days and exercising my shoulders twice a week. I'm pretty pleased with the results of the replacement. As I go about my daily routine, I don't even think about that joint.