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Richmond knitters Christmas party 2020 - in person!

Every year the Richmond Knitters have a Christmas party (I blogged about last year here, 2018 and 2017). We got to do it again this year! We haven't been able to meet up as a group since March, and here we were, finally together.

Longstanding traditions were upheld:

Dani from  Halfbaked Hand-Dyed made us a particularly beautiful ichmondKnitters colourway 

There was an ornament swap. I made these the night before. They are from Elizabeth Zimmerman's Christmas Fiddle Faddle. They looked pretty scrappy, so I didn't include them.

The Richmond Knitters ornament game is strong - I wish I'd got some pictures of the gnomes, they were so cute.

I did win a door prize of this beautiful Madeline Tosh Laceweight yarn.

Mainly though it was the delight at catching up with friends in person, laughing and chatting and knitting together.

  

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  1. Jeannie Gray Knits07 December, 2020

    Okay, so I've been following your blog for over a year now and I can't believe how excited I still get when I see you post about something knitterly happening in Richmond.... And then I remember you aren't talking about Richmond, Virginia, USA. Oh well, it looks like you had a fun party despite being on a different continent. :)

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    1. Sharondoubleknit07 December, 2020

      I thought of you when I mentioned the Richmond Knitters. One day you'll come visit!

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