Strega's Needles & Hooks

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Friday, February 23, 2007


I'm still spinning merino so all knitting is pretty much on hold for now.
This yarn will be for an exchange. I hope to spin even enough and thin enough that the 2-ply that it's destined for will be sufficient for a pair of adult socks.
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These socks were a trial to see if I could do 2-colour stranding with the slip stitch technique. It was a snap!! The MC is handspun, handdyed yarn from an exchange pal in Sweden, the orange is Opal. They are ohhhhhhh soooooooooo warm!

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Carnival in Einsiedeln, Switzerland



The bread tossers!

We caught four loaves ..... ate almost a whole one immediately!