Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Friends Come from Germany Bearing Gifts

Friends came to visit from Passau, Germany, and knowing how much trouble I have finding nice wool here, they brought me three balls of this beautiful gray Italian wool (52% virgin wool -- that's 52% more wool than I usually find).

I've started a hat from Catherine Ham's Knitting: 20 Simple & Stylish Wearable for Beginners. For the first time, I'm using the felted join when starting a new ball of wool. It worked like a charm. If you visit KnittingHelp.com you'll see a great little video that explains the felted join. Why didn't I know about this before now?

We've been sightseeing through Prague, and knitting along the way. Should have the hat done any moment.

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