Tag Archives: alpaca

Playing Catch-Up With Spring

Spring is later than usual in the PNW this year.  I guess that’s what we get for enjoying all that extra snow!  So the usual early spring flowers have been playing catch-up over the last week, the trees are adding … Continue reading

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The Recovery Zone

I think most crafters would agree: after so many weeks/months of making things for others, there is a strong urge to just make something for one’s self.  This is very strongly felt around the end-of-year holidays.  I willingly admit that … Continue reading

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Tidbits

I bet y’all are a little bored of so many spinning adventures in a row.  So let’s return to the land of knitting, shall we?  I’m playing with color there too, with a little texture thrown in for good measure. … Continue reading

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Spinning Experiment: Alpaca – Round Three

For my third experimental sample of the alpaca fleece, I decided to drum card the fiber and spin it using my default worsted drafting method.  This is as close to commercially prepped fiber as I can get using hand tools.  … Continue reading

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Spinning Experiment: Alpaca – Round Two

For my second sample skein of alpaca spun from a recently acquired fleece, I prepped the fiber by combing it.  (Find the first sample skein experiment here.)  This opens up the ends, separates the strands a bit, and disengages any … Continue reading

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Leveling Up

One of the joys of working with already prepared fiber is that you get to skip the dirty work.  You just simply sit down with your wheel or spindle and start spinning.  But most well-advanced spinners will say that at … Continue reading

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Hopping

Ever have one of those spots of time where it just seems to jump forward?  I have no idea what happened to the last several weeks.  I was there, I did work, I did the normal non-work things, I slept … Continue reading

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No Time To Talk

Have you ever encountered one of those weeks, where everything sort of piles on itself and there is no time to catch a breath?  I know you have.  Everybody has.  Well, that’s what happened to the last several weeks.  Mom … Continue reading

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Goating Around

It’s spring shearing season again, my friends.  And that means a trip out to visit the goats, alpacas, and other critters at our friends’ fiber farm.  I don’t have any shearing photos to share with you this time.  (You can … Continue reading

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Drape-front Cardigan – Finished!

Remember the drape-front cardigan experiment?  If not, you can catch up with my earlier posts about it here and here.  By now you’re probably thinking, “how long could a couple of sleeves take to finish?”  In my defense, you KNOW … Continue reading

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