At the end of February, David Smith wrote: Enjoyed your blog. Where do you have your alpacas? I have 6 alpacas here in Huntsville. Hope to see you in next weekend at the show. I will be showing one or my alapacas. He is referring to the the South… more »

In this post, I am supposed to show you the second onion dome hat -- the follow-up to this post. It's not happening today, and there will be no pictures. There have been setbacks. Version 2 was worked in a heavier, black, alpaca yarn -- millspun… more »

I returned about a week ago from an unexpected several-week stay in Wisconsin. While I am adjusted to Alabama winters (see the first line of this post), a proper handspinning alpaca owner does not miss the opportunity to test his wares in a proper climat… more »

In addition to spinning, I have been working on some knitting projects. It's getting close enough to that time of year where not all will be revealed about knitting. I can, however, offer some hints. A couple years ago, when I was recovering from surg… more »

The reveal continues. I knit a hat for my brother. The crown of the hat (fawn) is millspun sock yarn from Drake and others. It's not very soft, but my brother can wear wool and he's still got a full head of hair, so I figure the crown of the hat reall… more »