What You Doing Wednesday

I won't be adding the linky at the moment but I wanted to show you

what I am doing.

I might not be able to post every week but I will when I can.

My spinning is getting better with every skein.

As I am enjoying the spinning so much my hubby

said I could purchase some fleece.

Previously I have been buying wool tops

but I decided to purchase some Alpaca Fleece.

I decided to wash it as Alpacas love rolling in dust.

It was just a quick rinse as Alpaca doesn't need as much cleaning as sheep's wool.

I decided to comb a sample to see how easy it was.

It feels fantastic. I have never felt anything so light and soft.

I'm really excited about the thought of spinning it.

I decided with the yarn I have already spun (merino) I would make a granny blanket.

This will probably take me years to finish but each ball used

is Merino that I have spun.  At the centre is the first one I span and the outside

is the latest one.

It will need blocking once it's finished due to the different thickness's of yarn.

I could of never afford to make this blanket if it wasn't for the fact that

I took that extra time and spinned the yarn myself.

Thank you ever so much for bearing with me.