[Nfb-krafters-korner] 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

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I agree -- I had never heard it.  I forwarded it along.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theresa Taylor" <tct71887 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 2:52 PM
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This is awesome! Did you write it?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lucy Cox" <septembergirl95 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 1:39 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] 'Twas the Night Before Christmas


> 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
>
> 'Twas the night before Christmas and all around me
>
> Was unfinished knitting not under the tree.
>
> The stockings weren't hung by the chimney with care
>
> 'cause the heels and the toes had not a stitch there.
>
> The children were nestled all snug in their beds
>
> but I had not finished the caps for their heads.
>
> Dad was asleep; he was no help at all,
>
> And the sweater for him was six inches too small.
>
> When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
>
> I put down my needles to see what was the matter.
>
> Away to the window, I flew like a flash,
>
> Tripped over my yarn and fell down with a crash.
>
> The tangle of yarn that lay deep as the snow
>
> Reminded me how much I still had to go.
>
> Out on my lawn, I heard such a noise,
>
> I thought it would wake both dad and the boys.
>
> And though I was tired, my brain was a bit thick,
>
> I knew in a moment, it must be Saint Nick.
>
> But what I heard then left me perplexed-ed,
>
> For not a name I heard was what I had expected
>
> "move, Ashford; move, Lopi; move, Addie and Clover
>
> Move, Reynolds; move, Starmore; move, Fraylic--move over"
>
> "Paton, don't circle round; stand in line.
>
> Come now, you sheep wool work just fine!
>
> I know this is hard semi, it's just your first year,
>
> I'd hate to go back to eight tiny reindeer."
>
> I peered over the sill; what I saw was amazing,
>
> Eight woolly sheep on my lawn all a'grazing.
>
> And then, in a twinkle, I heard at the door
>
> Santa's feet coming across the porch floor.
>
> I rose from my knees and got back on my feet,
>
> And as I turned round, Saint Nick, I did meet.
>
> He was dressed all in wool from his head to his toe
>
> And his clothes were handknit from above to below.
>
> A bright Fairisle sweater he wore on his back,
>
> and his toys were all stuffed in an Aran knit sack.
>
> His cap was a wonder of bobbles and lace,
>
> A beautiful frame for his rosy red face.
>
> The scarf round his neck could have stretched for a mile,
>
> And the socks peeking over his boots were Argyle.
>
> The back of his mittens bore an intricate cable,
>
> And suddenly on one I spied a small label.
>
> SC was duplicate stitched on the cuff,
>
> and I asked "Hey Nick, did you knit all this stuff?"
>
> He proudly replied "Ho-ho-ho, yes I did,
>
> I learned how to knit when I was a kid."
>
> He was chubby and plump, a quite well-dressed old man,
>
> And I laughed to myself for I'd thought up a plan,.
>
> I flashed him a grin and jumped up in the air,
>
> And the next thing he knew he was tied to a chair.
>
> He spoke not a word, but looked in his lap
>
> Where I'd laid my needles and yarn for a cap.
>
> He quickly began knitting, first one cap then two;
>
> For the first time I thought I'd really get through.
>
> He put heels on the stockings and toes in some socks
>
> While I sat back drinking Scotch on the rocks!!
>
> So quickly like magic, his needles they flew,
>
> That he was all finished by quarter to two.
>
> He sprang for his sleigh when I let him go free,
>
> And over his shoulder he looked back at me.
>
> And I heard him exclaim as he sailed past the moon
>
> "Next year start your knitting sometime around June.
>
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