I am addicted to the new tea I bought from Adagio teas.  It was an assortment and I can't even remember all of the names of the tea that I had gotten but  I love it.  I am a pretty hard core coffee person but I have to say that this stuff is good and I am going to have to buy me some more.  I am not quite sure what it is but it does not taste like other tea.  It has more flavor or something.   I have to thank Michelle again for giving me a little gift certificate.   MMMMMM

On the knitting front I have completed this hat for my dad and I keep forgetting to post a picture. 

This hat is knit with love out of alpaca.  I have lost the tag but I bought it at the alpaca extravaganza last year and it was spun by a local farmer in Ft. Collins.  It is super thick and soft.  I love it.  I was going to make Pete some socks with this yarn but my guage was off and next thing I knew I needed a fat yarn to knit dad a hat and since I have been pressuring him to go into the alpaca biz I figured the hat should be out of fancy alpaca.  (Trying to win major alpaca points)  It is a belated holiday gift and I will be giving it to him on Friday.  He is doing some mule thing (should be alpaca) at the National Western Stock Show and he called me Monday to hint at the fact that I should come.  I will post pictures as I know the knitting world is all about MULES.  (Note: these are not the shoes mules but animals with big ears!)

Other knitting news is that I am 95% finished with my scarf exchange scarf and I need to finish the fancy fringe, weave in ends, and block it.  Then I start on the mittens.  This is a knit picks yarn that I have been wanting to try.  It is Andean Silkfrom Knit Picks and so far so good.  It is very soft and should not be scratchy so those are characteristics that a scarf should have.

I have also been plugging along on this baby blanket.  The pattern is Wild StripesfromKnitty and due to being super busy I went ahead and used the yarn that was used in the pattern. 

I did not want to have to think of a yarn mix by myself.  If I had to do that then the thing would still be in the "what colors should I use?" phase.  I am not sure which baby will get this sucker.  I think my cousin is due in February so since she is first to give birth she may be first to get a blanket.  I have two other babies to knit a blanket for and one is my soon to be nephew and a good friend is due in the mid to late April so I have some time for those.

Other exciting non knit news is that I have bought my ticket for England and I will be leaving on April 4th for 10 days.  I have a very close friend who has moved out there because her husband was offered a job he could not refuse.  This gives me the opportunity to hang with her at her house and then we will be flying to Scotland and drinking beer there!  We are both pretty excited.  I did have to renew my passport so I sent that out in the mail yesterday.  I hope to have it by March.  I hope they give it to me since my picture looks like a totally stoned person and not really like me.  If I see any shady characters following me around I will know that I am under observation.  

Ta Ta for now and happy knitting.