Alpaca

Guess what I received the other day? It starts with *A* and ends with *A* and has lpac as the middle letters. Care to guess? Ok I'll tell you then. I got a pound of Alpaca! Yay me!!

And for those who have never worked with it, well, all I can say is you have no idea how fantastic this fiber is.

The Alpaca comes from an animal that looks like this:

(Not my Alpaca per se, but one that was on the web so my post looks nifty)

And from these animals I received this:

Isn't that something? I could dive into it, but I'd come out looking a bit odd, but it would be worth it.

I received it from another wonderful Ravelry fiber lover named Brook, she was gracious enough to sell a pound to me. It came almost the day after I ordered it, and it was fabulous.

I placed the fiber in a mesh laundry bag and set it to soak in the tub with a bit of Dawn dish detergent. No agitation as that felts the fibers and that's not a good thing.

Last night it dried on my table and tonight will be hand carded. placed in a basket and spun over the next few days.

Watch for more posts on how the fleece spins up. I am totally in love with Alpaca. I really want a pair of my own to raise but Eric will kill me.