23 August 2013

My Quill ~guest blogger Andee

Look at what I made!
 
 
I finished my Quill!!! I love it so much. I made with 100% alpaca. I bought the yarn at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. I got it for a great price. The yarn was a close out so I only had a few colors to pick from. They were not all my first choice, but I love how it turned out.  The body of the shawl is made out of rose gray alpaca (that color is one of my favorites). My parents have a rose gray breeding program going on at their alpaca farm. I tried to get Smokey their rose gray herdsire to come over and check it out, but he seemed more interested in my camera on the tripod.


 
I really should have had my cell phone to take a pictures of all the alpacas gathered around my camera and tripod. It was like they were the ones taking the pictures (but really I was with my little remote).

 



Little Miss Jatoba was a little more interested in helping me out with my pictures. She must have thought my remote was a carrot.  She is such a sweet alpaca.

 
Miss Aponi wanted to come closer, but those pesky toddler boys were rough housing too much behind her and it was just to distracting for her.
 

Sweet Lily I could tell wanted to get in a picture with me, but then she got distracted by my boys whining that they wanted to go home. 

 

 
So there is my Quill. I loved working on it and thanks for all the encouragement!
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21 comments:

  1. melissaAugust 23, 2013 at 1:49 PM

    I can't stop laughing at the fourth picture down. What a perfect Alpaca photobomb. THAT should be your first project picture.

    Great job!!

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    1. AndeeAugust 23, 2013 at 5:59 PM

      I just shared that picture with my alpaca group on FB and they loved it :)

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  2. Melissa ~ twoknitwitAugust 23, 2013 at 3:22 PM

    I'm jealous :)

    I'm glad you knitted with us again ~ even if you were kind of knitting by yourself on this one (Kelli finished in a split second and mine languishes ~ summer kal's are hard for me!)

    this is motivation, though...thanks, Andee!!

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  3. willygAugust 23, 2013 at 3:52 PM

    I love the 'pacaphotobombs. Oh, and the shawl is lovely too! :)

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  4. PennyAugust 23, 2013 at 5:52 PM

    They are lovely! And the shawl is pretty too!

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  5. TrudyAugust 23, 2013 at 6:20 PM

    That is truly beautiful.. love the color and everything about it. The alpac's look
    like they were quite intereted in all, and enjoying it. Again beutiful.

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  6. Leanne CoppolaAugust 23, 2013 at 7:09 PM

    Hah hah!!!!awan photo bomb!!!! Your quill is beautiful and someday i hope to make one too.

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    1. Melissa ~ twoknitwitAugust 23, 2013 at 8:21 PM

      Leanne ~ you could start one now and probably still be done before me :)))

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  7. Lori annAugust 23, 2013 at 9:50 PM

    hee hee, that 4th photo, so perfect! alpaca are so cute, they look like they have such personalities. they almost stole the show here, but no, that would be your seriously gorgeous quill. i love it andee. (mine only exisits in my mind) :)

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  8. karenAugust 24, 2013 at 5:33 AM

    It is so so so beautiful! I wish I would wear it :)

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  9. fjord girlAugust 24, 2013 at 5:40 AM

    Me too..I am giggling from the 4 pic. toooo funny!
    Love the earthy elegance of this shawl-work of art.

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  10. thecrazysheepladyAugust 24, 2013 at 6:41 AM

    Great pics and the quill is fantastic!

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  11. Kelli ~ OneknitwitAugust 24, 2013 at 7:37 AM

    Quite an accomplishment! Your shawl is beautiful. I think that shawl is 2 projects in one, the edge is it's own project. Way to go, I'm so glad you knit with us~

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    1. AndeeAugust 24, 2013 at 6:49 PM

      The edging took a lot of commitment but well worth it in the end.

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  12. Dixie @ Arranged WordsAugust 24, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    The alpacas are beyond sweet--great personalities. And your Quill is absolutely fabulous!
    I'm having fall visions of being wrapped up in one.

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  13. Kelly LightbeamAugust 24, 2013 at 2:00 PM

    These colors are so gorgeous together, great job on knitting a beautiful shawl!

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  14. AndiAugust 24, 2013 at 7:19 PM

    While this Quill is quite possibly one of the loveliest I have seen, I have to admit sweet alpacas stole some of the glory.

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  15. DebbieAugust 26, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    it's beautiful andee....i just adore the colors!!

    and your alpaca pictures are just amazing!!

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  16. CherylAugust 28, 2013 at 9:05 AM

    Can someone tell me the pattern? I have admired these for decades and have not found a pattern I wanted to make til now...this is simply gorgeous!!!

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  17. UnknownAugust 28, 2013 at 12:37 PM

    Beautiful pictures! I love those alpaca grins too.

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