Alpaca

Kinda like a cross between llamas and sheep. So cute. So soft... Such lovely yarn... I went to the Alpaca farm this afternoon. They had an open house. I think lil bug is going to end up in the paper - the photographer took her picture anyway. I learned several things. 1) I do not react to alpaca like I do to regular wool(very very cool). 2) it is super super soft and what they had there was a much lighter weight the I am used to or expected. 3) if my yarn comes from there - and I would like it to (support local people) when I finally get a chance to make something just for me I'm going to need to save my pennies. However they had several things already knitted that I would LOVE to have. Several very pretty sweaters, some scarves, long finger-less gloves, socks, hats etc...but again with me needing more pennies. I don't know if their shop has items listed on their site but if so here's me doing a lil free advertising for them. WWW.stonemeadowalpacas.com . Very cool lil spot. Very very pretty yarns... Must go back sometime.

Jess' baby afghan

This isn't a hard pattern but it becomes Huge. 196 are on a needle it's bound to be huge. And I even went with smaller needles. Oh well still not bad it I just say so myself. Needs washed and blocked oh and wrapped... But it's finished and I am happy.

Thinking

Yes I know that's dangerous. 8) however it's something we all do occasionally. I've had people ask in the past if I'd make things to sell. And its something I've considered off and on. Started thinking about it today after someone mentioned Christmas shopping. Could definetly use a little extra money for that this year. And doing something I enjoy/ makes people happy seems like a better way to make a little extra than a second job I loathe. I only really know how to do flat things. Must branch out eventually if I'm ever going to make my lil band of misfits Christmas stockings to hang (be nicer if we had somewhere to hang them). But in the meantime baby blankets are Always in demand (so many pregnant people in the area. It's nuts!) And they're quick and easy to do. (And I like to think I do them reasonably well). Will have to put some feelers out... Thinking is dangerous.