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Apr 15, 2005

I received a long awaited package today, people. Feast your eyes:

Peace Fleece

It's Peace Fleece and a Surina wood crochet hook from knitpixie. The colour is Samantha-Katya Pink.

Now. I'm having a weird flashback moment. Bear with me.

When I was in grade 4 in Brooklyn, our class prepared and prepared for the visit of a girl from the USSR. I remember that her name was Katarina. This was a very. big. deal. We studied the USSR, and we were made to appreciate, if not understand, the huge significance of this girl's visit. Considering the Cold War. And Gorbachev. And glasnost.

I just read the story of this colour on the Peace Fleece web site: "In 1983 Samantha Smith from Maine visited the USSR and during the winter of 1986 Katya Lycheva of Russia visited the U.S. Both girls made their voyages as ambassadors of peace and goodwill."

I have chills.


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missa wrote
on Apr 15, 2005 5:35 AM

incredible! simply amazing... i'm sure that whatever you make with the peace fleece will become a family heirloom

Kelly wrote
on Apr 15, 2005 5:37 AM

Man, this yarn is gorgeous, I can only imagine what it's like in person! I immediately clicked on the knit pixie link in search of the wooden hooks & ordered 2. I LOVE working with wood hooks!

Vera wrote
on Apr 15, 2005 9:42 AM

What stunning yarn and a beautiful hook. What do you plan to make?

Even wrote
on Apr 15, 2005 10:19 AM

I love peacefleece! Their felting fibers are great too and their whole story is so inspiring, I hope we see more of them on crochetme...

Sara wrote
on Apr 16, 2005 11:49 PM

why o why did you link to knitpixie?????? I don't get paid for another 2 weeks??? LOL!

Kelly wrote
on Apr 19, 2005 9:41 AM

I received the hooks I ordered from knitpixie! Man they rock! The service was top of the line, I ordered Friday, they shipped Saturday, I received them Monday about noon! Happiness!:)Thanks for sharing Kim.