Where did summer go??

Wow. I guess the blog took a back seat this summer. I work outdoors doing biological field work (studying lizards) and I spend most of the summer living at a provincial park where there was only dial up. I did lots of knitting though! I even finished my boxleaf wrap. (will post photos. I promise!)

I wore it to Grandma and Grandpa's 60th wedding anniversary. It was a lovely family gathering and the shawl was lovely too. Silk... drapey.... long enough to wrap around a couple times.

This summer my knitting has taken on a new depth. My hubby is now working on a dairy farm and this has inspired us. We would like our long term goals (think 5-10 year plan) to include moving out of the city and having a small acreage with some animals. Alpacas are definitely on my list. The thought of spinning yarn from animals raised excites me so much! We visited the Willow Wind Alpaca farm and got a tour.

They gave me a "sample" of their yarn and I knit this:


I fell in love with those critters immediately. The thing is they're easy to look after! A perfect way to start out for a city girl turned country girl.

On thing though... if I'm going to have all that fibre... I should really learn how to spin...

Maybe a drop spindle from Tracy at WoollyDesigns? Stay tuned...

P.S. I'm going back to school this fall... so if my posting is more sporadic than usual, that's why...