Mish mash mosh

Well I did some brushing, spinning and knitting today. I have come to the conclusion that the next batch of alpaca I wash I'm not going to us soap on. I just can't seem to get it all rinsed off and it leaves a sticky residue that makes spinning interesting. Coats my fingers as well.

Things are kind of tight for a bit so I'm starting up a second knitting project since the blanket for my Dd1 is going to have to go on a short hibernation until finances straighten out. Plus I have to get rid of some of the current stash before I'm up to my eyeballs in spun alpaca to start playing with. ;)

So I am starting this.

I am doing one for my littlest first with the main color being white and the contrast color being a yarn that is kind of shiny and will look kind of mottled once knitted up with white, light blue and a light green in it. The yarns aren't anything spectacular, just some acrylic I have laying around but I think that it will look cute and if I can get it done before our trip (not holding my breath but a girl can hope right?) it might work for a nice top for Dd2 to wear in the *big* family pictures that will be done on the first evening of the trip with all of the extended step family.

I'll work on getting pictures of the yarns up tomorrow and maybe I will get a picture of how the brown alpaca is spinning up so far. :)