This and That

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 94 year old neighbour visiting and she fell in  love with  my  wild Koigu gloves, so they  went home with her.  So have another wild pair on the needles for the mild -  wild challenge.

And  of course have a pair of socks on the needles as well..  Start of the sock with  lots   of leftovers to be used in the patterns.


White Hawthorne with variegated greens plus.  

                           

            		                                                                                                                      

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