CKW Christmas Party - 2021 Edition

'Twas two weeks before Christmas, and I was preparing

for knitters to join in the fun!

The tree was decked out with cookies and caramel,

everyone came, but the sun.

Our stockings weren't hung, they were bags on the floor,

just waiting for someone to stuff them.

As each knitter came in, she took off her shoes,

Sweetie made this shoe rack, so great to have!

and headed upstairs with no bluffing!

Then they all sat around, knitting and laughing, 

and we face-timed Alice right in (yay!);

We even remembered to take our sock picture,

to show off the fun of this day!

I love that Alice's "sock" is in the pic!

Of course there was food, my counters were ready,

for cheeses, and cookies and such.

We filled up our plates and ate ourselves silly,

knitters are quite the "foodie" bunch!

The party kept going, and we knitted some more,

then decided to open our gifts.

Brown sugar keepers, sachets, bags and baubles,

notepads and markers for stitches!

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We had so much fun, talking, knitting and singing,

which earned us an eye-roll from Judy;

I think Brenda and Alice and some of the others

agreed with Judy quite fully!

Judy does NOT want a hippopotamus for Christmas!

Back to the kitchen, before friends started leaving,

packing up each knitter's load;

Our party is so fun, but Christmas keeps coming,

just one more shot for the road!

Still not great at selfies...
but I'm in focus...hahaha!

And as each knitter left, loaded down with her goodies,

that wind blew stronger than ever.

But I heard them exclaim, blustering out the door,

"My favorite Christmas party ever!"

Even the Elf on the Shelf is jealous!

Oh, man! What fun it was to host this year's party in our new home! Thank you to all my CKW peeps who joined and participated in Stuffers this year. Everything was delicious, and beautiful, and I love each of you dearly. 

For those of you not in CKW, these friends are part of why I knit. Knitting brought me into this circle, and I never would have guessed how much my connections with them would enrich my life. If you have not found your people, your tribe, your community, keep looking. They are out there.

"Somewhere, out there, beneath the pale moonlight..."

Oops! Still vying for that Judy eye-roll, I suppose! Anyhoo...I hope you are ready for whatever comes next in your world. For me, it is Christmas (next Saturday, what? when did this happen? I feel like 2021 has just flown by!). I think most of my shopping is done...perhaps I should start wrapping? Lol...yes! I should start wrapping (but not rapping, Judy...honest).

The cat will be napping...not rapping!

Thanks for stopping by in this busy season, and Knit (and shop and wrap and sing) in Good Health!