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!

On the Edge~guest blogger Andee

I'm on the edge! Hee hee. Really I am. Despite having tons of company lately and little time to knit. I am finally on the edge of my Quill. I am so excited. I am hoping and praying I have enough yarn to finish! 

 

I'm going to see Miranda Lambert tonight. Woo Hoo! I am so excited. I'll leave you with a song so you can be excited too.

 

MIRANDA LAMBERT MAMA'S BROKEN HEART

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Making Progress~guest blogger Andee

 

I am loving working on my Quill.  I am using a rose gray as the main color.  It is an identical match to my dog Harley. Or it was.... I had to put him down yesterday. It was very hard to loose my best friend of 11 and a half years.  But it was his time to go and I am so glad he didn't suffer for long. He went out gracefully.  I spent my last night with him knitting my Quill, drinking wine and we watched 5 episodes of the Long Island Medium.  In the morning he went to sleep and I am sure he is in doggy heaven.

 

I have really enjoyed how my Quill covers me perfect as a blanket as I knit it.  Last night my son asked if he could cuddle with me on my lap.  It is very rare that he cuddles up with me.  But he got on my lap I covered him with the Quill as I knit and we were extra comfy on couch together.  My Quill is going to be a warm and wonderful memory of my best friend that didn't leave my side for over 11 years.  I love the picture I have of him as a puppy on the beach. He was so mad when I took it. He didn't like having to stand away from me long enough for a picture. He was like my third leg.

 

Rest in peace Harley Dude I'll miss you.

Time to Quill~ guest blogger Andee

What better way to kick off the Summer than to have a fire in the back yard, some beer and work my my Quill. Happy Summer!!!

 

If you are counting the colors of yarn I have there are a few extra. I will narrow down the final colors when I need to. I am using prime alpaca and loving this mindless knitting so far!

 

~Andee