KIPping in Pasadena, Part Deux

At the weekly gathering of the Pasadena Daytimers the usual rip-roaring good time was had by all. There was an additional touch of festivity however in the form of chocolatey goodness--have I mentioned that Zephyr is notorious for its delicious baked goods? Those are miniature Chocolate Lava Cakes, replete with deep dark chocolate fudgy filling and extra-special chocolate chips. Madge is making a 70's-style wrap. It's a joke, she says. Luckily it's crocheted and going quickly. We are all split on whether or not we'd do that much work for a joke, but she says it will be worth it. She's been photographed in her favorite style--hiding behind her project.
In case you were wondering why the extra festivities, it was a Bon Voyage party for Azusa (soon-to-be-Seattle) Marie. Even though her house hasn't sold yet, we knew we'd better catch her while we can, since she's heading up to Seattle next week for a visit--class reunion, family reunion, that sort of fun. We are SURE she'll be back--but she might be packing up her house by then! If you wonder what's in the baskets, be sure to check out her blog (My Crafting Ramblings, and there really is a link to it here on this page) since she laid out all the goodies and photographed them.
More Daytimers--Annette and Kille and of course Our Joan, who orchestrated all this hearty-party! Notice how they are "appearing" to concentrate on their knitting, thus ignoring the siren call of all that chocolate...

Okay, so no one really wants to show her face? This is a second view of the Candleflame Shawl, before I ran its tails in. It just felt so good to be finished! The top border is only 9 stitches, but it's garter stitch, and it takes two rows to reduce by one stitch. When you've got 300 or so stitches to get through, it feels like the worst kind of Knitting Black Hole.