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December Means. . .

Well, for the guild, it means an annual Charity Kick-Off event! At our meeting next week, Judith will be collecting even more scarves for SOS and will be delighting us with new bags-o-goodies to create for this year's charity focus. Bring a variety of knitting needles so you can have just the right size to cast on next Tuesday. (Or, just bring your current project. . .we're flexible!)

For me, it means knitting like a mad woman to make all of the gifts and random things I feel I MUST have completed for the holidays. . .

I've joined a yarn swap on Ravelry. . .am too excited to see what my secret Santa sends me. . .and am thinking of sending some hand spun yarn to spoil my Santa with.

Always interested in getting hand made items in the mail, I was lucky enough to be the first to sign up for the Pay It Forward exchange hosted by another Ravelry junkie. So, I'll be getting a fantastic surprise in the mail soon. Here's the catch. I need to pay it forward. Want a super duper hand made gift? Be one of the first three to leave a comment, with a commitment to posting somewhere (even if it's the bulletin board at work) and sending 3 gifts to others, and you could be the lucky winner of something fabulous!

c'mon. . .post a comment. Send some gifts. Get a surprise in the mail!

Meanwhile, see you at the Coffee Beanery!
--t

Comments

Anonymous said…
Count me in! I saw this on Ravelry and rushed right over -- I LOVE PIF "swaps", they are just so fun to do! I've done a few over the last few years and I've really enjoyed them a lot!

(BTW, Blogger won't let me sign in to my account, so I hope this posts!)
Unknown said…
Count me in! I think this will be fun.
Well done, that was a quick sign up for your three. I love this idea - it is right in my spirit. Good luck picking your projects. :)

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