Showing posts with label CKW. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CKW. Show all posts

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Knitmas 2024!

Well, wasn't that a party? Yes, Virginia, our Knitters' Christmas last Sunday was great fun! Here's a peek, for those of you who couldn't make it...

Festive feet, tangled yarn, Not wine...maybe...
...food, friends, fun...
...and presents!
I sometimes pop this post up, complete with photos of our Stocking Stuffers, as a bonus post mid-week, but this year I didn't want to spoil anything until all the stuffers had been delivered. So I dropped off a bag to Judy this morning, and now that that's done...here's the haul:


Thank you, Friends! 
As usual, the food and time with friends was fantastic, and we all had so much fun! We did forget the annual group order of sock yarn (sad face here), but we remembered the group photo! 


If your foot isn't pictured, and you'd like it to be included next year, mark your calendar now! While I can't say for sure whether it'll be on Saturday or Sunday, there's a good chance the party will be held the first weekend in December!


Since last Sunday, I've been indulging in all the Christmas I can, including handmade (not by me) peppermint soap for my shower...


Cookies, definitely made by me, on the tree for my stomach...



and board games with little boys for my soul! 


Only 10 more wake-ups, and I'm excited for another chance to celebrate with family this Christmas! What am I gonna do to pass the time? Oh! That's right! The knitting! 

Teacher gift, requested by 6- year-old!
I hope you're having a fun December, too, even if it's busy and distracting! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Saturday, December 18, 2021

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!