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Celebrate with me :-)

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Thu, 2009-11-19 20:49 — teejtc

I picked up some Alpaca roving the other day during the Men's Midwest Knitting Retreat and our visit to Circle R Ranch. It was my first time spinning Alpaca - loved it.

Anyhow... my first alpaca and my first attempt at plying... It isn't a terrible lot of yarn, but I'm really happy with it! I had to celebrate with someone who knew what they're looking at.

Grace and Peace,
`tim

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Fri, 2009-11-20 16:05 — Joe-in Wyoming
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Fantastic spinning and

Fantastic spinning and plying, Tim. I keep hearing great things about Kromski wheels. However, I spin so seldom it wouldn't be worth my while to invest in one. That ought to knit up gorgeously. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.

Fri, 2009-11-20 15:31 — Kerry
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That's beautiful looking

That's beautiful looking yarn Tim, well done. I love the softness of alpaca, and the natural shades look great.

Fri, 2009-11-20 14:47 — Bill
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Tim, That's beautiful even

Tim,
That's beautiful even spinning!
I love alpaca to knit with...but I'm not a spinner yet...
...and the photo is handsome, against the black and white squares!

Fri, 2009-11-20 13:44 — Thor
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Wow!! Which spindle did you

Wow!! Which spindle did you use?? That is absolutely beautiful!

So the retreat wasn't a total drunken debauch for you??? (kidding, really...

Thor

Fri, 2009-11-20 14:09 — teejtc
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Actually, this was done on a

Actually, this was done on a wheel (Kromski Minstrel)...

As for the drunken debauch... y'all pushed that off to the evening after I left... oh well.....

Grace and Peace,
`tim

Fri, 2009-11-20 09:41 — albert
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Impressive!

Impressive!

Fri, 2009-11-20 08:29 — vsidart
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Pretty pretty pretty!

Pretty pretty pretty! Congrats!

Fri, 2009-11-20 07:23 — QueerJoe
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I have to agree with

I have to agree with MMario...that is exceptionally beautiful spinning, and the color of the natural brown alpaca is incredibly rich.

Fri, 2009-11-20 08:58 — MMario
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*grin* hard to believe that

*grin* hard to believe that yarn is a "first" .....that appears to be the type of handspun that people (who don't know any better) look at and say "Oh - that can't be handspun it's too even!"

Fri, 2009-11-20 05:32 — Aaronknits
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I love alpaca! Great job!

I love alpaca! Great job! Some day I will learn to spin. Hopefully soon.

Fri, 2009-11-20 00:05 — Crafty Andy
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It looks fantastic!

Thu, 2009-11-19 22:39 — WillyG
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Yay!! I'm impressed!

Yay!! I'm impressed!

Thu, 2009-11-19 22:26 — Tom Hart
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Really well done. You must

Really well done. You must be quite pleased with it. And excellent photo of it too. Grace and peace back atcha, Tom