The island was buzzing for the last week in anticipation of WWIP Day. I had posted an article in our local paper that comes out once a month, and that got the interest going. Our small Island in the Georgia Straight has about 800 permanent residents, so word of mouth got out pretty fast after that. On Saturday June 14th we gathered at 2:30pm under the plum tree in the center of our Co-op Ringside Market, the weather was chill, but the spirit was warm. We were 22 strong, which makes it 3.7% of our population, a pretty good turn out. Our age range went from 20’ish to 80’ish, most of us friends for more than 30 years.
Some brought projects they wanted to figure out...
Some even shared their birthday with us, another knitter was born today, that cake came on her friend's bike!!!
Did I mentioned that the weather was chill....here is another friend wrapped up in my shawl.
I decided that a pictorial of all our hands would show best.
Doris
Marilyn
Bethany
Vicky
Muriel
Christa
Shelley
Deb, she was stuck at work across the way....
Mary
Suzel
Anne
Laura
Jessica
Donna
Serena
Jopie
Helen
Moi!!!
Sabina
Maureen
Gayle
Jean
Caro
Catherine
Louise
We had such a great time. I really missed my friend Cedar but she had to work, so she knitted there. I came home completely stoked, full of that great energy that comes when people are gathered for a common cause. We shared, and I feel especially connected as other all over the world were knitting too. Thank you Danielle for such a great idea...It's 12:43am, June 15, I have been up since 5:15am yesterday, and still flying!!!
Just checked the WWKIP Day site 783 Kips!!!!
Awsome.
1 comment:
It was so much fun!! Thanks for documenting the day with pictures!
I didn't even get my camera out. Bad blogger, bad blogger!
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