... Ultimate A to Z Companion to 1,001 Needlecraft Terms Yarn Lover's Guide to Hand Dyeing Patterns in from these ... to miss out on: 36" blocking wires And finally...more alpaca? This just in from Misti Alpaca: 6 colors of hand painted alpaca sock yarn 3 ... painted alpaca worsted yarn 1 color of solid chunky alpaca yarn- PINK! (Don't forget they have great FREE patterns on their website!)

... I talked to her briefly, and petted the sweet young alpaca on the muzzle. The young woman said, "She likes to ... . Ray farms donated two lovely fleeces of alpaca for us to spin. The owner is a spinner, and she raises her fleeces for ... spin-ability of the fiber. So I got some really pretty white alpaca yarn finished. Thanks! So nothing is too new. Going to the Fiber Extravaganza next weekend ...

... and needles for this. I found this awesome yarn that's sparkly and make of alpaca and merino. It's Nashua ... , Verve in fly fishing On top: Misti Alpaca, Hand Paint Lace in Piney Woods) On my way to the LYS I got a package in the mail. It was my yarn from Eat. Sleep. Knit. I was super excited but ... bought. I got a skein of The Unique Sheep Verve yarn in fly fishing (that's the green, blue, ...

... , based on her grandmother’s pattern Yarn: Garnstudio Drops Alpaca, shade 3969, 191 grams ... saw Hanna’s version of it, knitted with Drops Alpaca. It was so big, soft, comfy and warm! And now I have my own version. ... from 151 to 79, and it’s definitely wide enough for me. I had four balls of yarn and managed to use almost all of it. The shawl is long enough to be worn like a regular ...

... fibers from animals and plants. These yarns are: cottons, alpaca, mohair, cashmere, and wools. Each yarn has a different feel and thickness that should be considered when you are deciding ... is correct for the pattern or if you will need to switch needles or adjust your tension. As you can see, yarn and fiber selection is very important for all knitters to consider. If you choose the wrong yarn ...

Pattern: Lace Scarf from Plymouth Yarn Needles: US 9 Yarn: Plymouth Baby Alpaca Brush, less than 2 balls This is a really nice scarf. The pattern isn't free but it comes with three scarf ... that I stopped well before finishing the 2 ball. The scarf is very soft and very light. The yarn is a pain to rip back if you make any mistakes but the finished product is so ...

A friend of mine won 4 oz. of alpaca roving at the fiber festival in Greencastle one year. She invited me to do some spinning for her and share the fiber. It is a super soft fiber, with a slightly orange-y, tan color. This is the yarn for my friend. I plied a single strand of the alpaca with two strands of a blue silk yarn. I'm excited to see what she will weave with this!

Alpaca alpaca alpaca!My knitting has been FULL of alpacas lately. Adorable, soft, warm fluffy little creatures. Watch out though, they spit.First alpaca-y thing: My sweater!Rav pageI cast on this cardigan almost a year ago, with some yarn I got at OABA Alpacafest 2008. Alpacafest 2009 was this weekend, and I got lots of goodies from that - that deserves its own post. I finished the cardigan

... custom order. Mission accomplished. Then finish my custom yarn order. Also accomplished, but instead of moving on, the wheel called to ... of Lou Rawls, Barry White and incense with the yarn) is what did me in. I was alone, no distractions and groovin' to my own tune. Yes, it was a good yarn ... yards Hand dyed BFL, recycled cashmere, alpaca,silk and merino. There's more, but I've put it ...

... multi-year goal of ending the year with less sock yarn than I started with at the beginning of the year. Over the next few weeks I'll ... can easily keep track. {see my list} row 1: alpaca sox legwarmers, springtime bandit, yvaine, ... work well with variegated handdyeds. Since I won't be buying yarn for my vacation knitting I'll be continuing to collect more ...