So when my friend Shelly asked me to meet her at an alpaca farm shop near her house yesterday, I thought it'd be good for me. I was missing my friends at Victory Ranch, and my visit there last October.
The alpaca were predictably adorable. Six Paca Farm has a coffee shop in its farmhouse shop too. In training for my pledge to be decisive and acquire some yarn this weekend at the NY Sheep & Wool hooha, I forced myself to practice.
I am not meant to be a stasher. Instead of working later today, I just know I am going to dig around and see if any of my alpaca leftovers might be similar enough in weight to knit a stripey Felicity hat. Or I'm going to do what I began at 6 am: go through every freakin' sport weight alpaca project on Ravelry, in search of the right one.
Note to self: make shopping list before Saturday with quantities/projects . Or else, stick to the wine.
7 comments:
I'd be happy to help you shop at Rhinebeck. Just a little service I offer for my friends.
Thirteen mile - you must have some-- would be nice with that I'm sure. Or, you'll just have to buy some other yarn at Rhinebeck to help it along.
Oh come on, Gale! You could make a very nice scarflette or skinny scarf with that teal alpaca...it's gorgeous.
Just keep in mind how many yards/oz. you need for a full-on sweater. Buy, Buy, Buy! I need about 1200 yards. You can really find faboo bargains at the festivals. Have a GREAT time!
or you could make a hat, fingerless mitts or that new "Pretty Thing" cowl...
Ah, alpacas. They are just so. Photogenic.
I'm with Ellen - use your beautiful yarn to make a skinny scarf. So warm for the winter.
Good luck at Rheinbeck. I'm sure you will manage to perservere and buy yarn.
i miss those perfect new england days!! hey, thanks for the camera info. Doing some research now!!
Homespun Handknits has a lot of great projects for small amounts of yarn.. you could buy the book at Rhinebeck! I agree about making a list.. did very well at a festival a few years back that way. I made a list of projects I wanted to make soon, and quantities needed so I would remember the right amount.
You could always send me the alpaca... I love the color combo.
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