[NFB-Krafters-Korner] ‘‘Twas the Knit before Christmas

[Ramona]

Courtney, thank you for finding this and sharing!!!
Ramona

On Dec 15, 2019 8:16 AM, "Courtney F. Smith via NFB-Krafters-Korner" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> KNITTERS CHRISTMAS EVE By Nancy Masseroni 
> 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 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 a bit thick, 
> I knew in a moment it must be St Nick. 
> But what I heard then left me perplex-ed, 
> For not a name I heard was what I expected, 
> "Move, Ashford! Move, Lopi! Move, Addi and Clover! 
> Move, Reynolds! Move Starmore! Move Froelich –move over 
> Paton, don't circle 'round; stand in the line. 
> Come now, you sheep will work out just fine! 
> I know this is hard; 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 wooly 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 St Nick I did meet. 
> He was dressed all in wool from his head to his toe, 
> And his clothes were hand knit 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 espied a small label, 
> "S.C." 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 might really get through. 
> He put heels in 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 in June!” 
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