Alpacas, again

It's that time of year again... time for the Alpaca Extravaganza! I drove up to the county fairgrounds in Longmont to check out the scene. As usual, it's not a huge gathering, maybe 20 different stands, but it's always fun to see the cute alpacas and there's some nice roving available. As you can see, I had to buy some. After taking the spinning classes at Shuttles I'm a much more picky shopper; I know that I prefer carded rovings and I like the higher-quality stuff that has all the plant bits and guard hairs picked out. These two are very nice, though, and I'm looking forward to spinning them up.

The caramel (2oz) is from Apple Valley Ranch and the black (4.2oz) is from Three Meadows Ranch. One stand was selling rovings from Alpaca with a Twist, which was really pretty stuff, but I decided to support the locals instead.

In other news, the silver silk socks are past the second heel and into the final stretch... who knows, with enough time on the couch I might even finish them this weekend! I went to the doctor yesterday and everything is fine, though I'm starting to feel large and awkward and uncomfortable. We're getting some things set up in the nursery and I'm thinking seriously about some craft projects, but that'll still depend on my energy, motivation, and mental ability, all of which are in short supply lately. Fortunately, sock knitting doesn't require too much of any of those.