The title, I realize now, sounds like part of my adventures in Elko, Nevada!  Well, there were some adventures, but none involving snakes — oh, except the trip to The Pet Emporium where there were all these gorgeous snakes and a couple of huge tortoises roaming the shop (only the tortoises were free-range — the snakes were in glass cases… tho it really did sound pretty thrilling there for  a moment, didn't it?).

Speaking of Elko, I don't think I even posted photos showing how wonderfully the colors of my Affection For Elko Shawl matched the colors of Elko — a complete surprise to me!  I cannot call it coincidence.  A blessing, perhaps.

Fabulous, right?!

But back to the Snake Patch. As you may recall, I like to patch my sweaters with amusing knitted appliques.  I have done leaves and flowers, mostly.  When I noticed another hole in the left elbow of my cozy animal-print cashmere sweater (I lean on my left elbow when I knit in the evenings…), I decided that a snake would fit nicely next to the leaves I had there already.

The Hole.

The Snake Patch.  Self-striping sock yarn — I just improvised the design, figuring a snake is basically an i-cord with a head.