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Always...

I always feel a little sadness when I wrap up a knitted gift to give away. You spend so much time with the project and the joy you feel when it's all done and put together is hard to put into words... I have a harder time with knitted toys because they take on a personality as they come together.

All the sadness however is replaced with joy when you see the look on the recipients face as they open their gift. I can't wait to see Boyfriend's face, as well as his parents, when he opens up his gift today and see's Jerry.

Happy Sunday!
Carmel

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Unknown said…
What a wonderful sentiment and so true. I would love to see the finished monkey.

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