Quote Originally Posted by Brandi View Post
Ohhh the debbie bliss alpaca silk. I have touched that stuff and it is sooo dreamy. I am drooling just thinking about it. I am not aloud I would ruin anything made out of it I am sure!
I did a sweater with alpaca many many years ago, and loved that sweater. It was a bulky yarn, and I was able to toss it in the washer/dryer, gently. I don't know what ever happened to it, but it never got worn looking or stained, or anything. You'd LOVE an alpaca sweater.

I recently bought a new batch of alpaca yarn, and it's heavenly -- beautiful, gossamer, and a delight to work with. The worsted weight alpacas work up nicely too -- and when I felted a project a couple of months ago, the felted stuff is still VERY soft, even though it's firm and thick and has great body.

My current passion is socks -- I've got at least five pairs going, so I can keep moving from yarn to yarn as I get temporarily bored with each of them!

This is really cutting into my sewing time -- good thing it's ski season and my bike is hiding from the chilly air!

Karen in Boise, who's not as tough as Tater