Oooooh! I got fluffy mail yesterday! I saw this ad on the kbbspin free ads for alpaca/targhee roving ($3/oz, including shipping) and seconds of raw alpaca for $1.25/oz and thought I would like to try spinning that, so I emailed the lady:

Cheryl Ross
Mount Ampato Alpacas, LLC
[email protected]
http://www.alpacanation.com/mountampato.asp

And yesterday it came. The alpaca/targhee is sooooo soft!! Cheryl says she has more if you want some, too. And the raw alpaca was just too good a deal for me to let go by--I will try hand-blending some of it with some wool and I'll also try to spin some straight (although I found that difficult last time I attempted it).

On another note, the felted sweater-mittens...Well, the ones I made from the unfelted sweater and then washed were not quite right. The thumbs were the problem. What I ultimately got (after cutting off the too long, too skinny thumbs) were cute but too big for the boys and too tight for me. Maybe a tween kid?? Maybe I will try to sell them at White Hart next weekend (an SCA event in Huntington/Port Oasis). A lady on spindlers suggested I could do the first part of the felting, then cut & sew them up with yarn with a blanket stitch and THEN finish up the felting so I have more control over the size/shape. So, I'm trying that now. Will report later!