Dawn Brocco's Life & Design Blog

I finished the Alpaca Boucle jacket last night, and washed it, and the fabric is heavenly!

It's a cozy fabric, and unlike some other alpaca yarns, the bouclé structure looks like it will alleviate any shedding. I love alpaca, but don't like the way it can shed on my other garments, even when knit more snugly than the ballband gauge. I just called Plymouth Yarns and ordered 4 more bags of it so I can get the 2nd sample made and add to what I have for the jacket for the Alpaca Collection booklet. I've chosen the blue and purple tweed for the main color and am betwixt the natural white and the black, as the border color. I wish the black frogs I am using on this sample came in other colors. Anyone know of a source for other-than-black colored frogs?

I will definitely enjoy wearing these jackets come autumn! And the pattern is not difficult, so I hope knitters will also enjoy knitting and wearing it. If you'd like to be apprised of new patterns/kits etc, when they are available on my website, just email me, with the word subscribe in the body, and I'll add you to my website update email list.

I made up another mitten, today, for the collection in the ladies' large size and it is soaking. One more mitten and the jacket, and that covers all the collection garment samples.

I pulled off the painter's tape in that bedroom I've been working on - I let it sit 2 days to make sure it was good and dry. Tomorrow, I'll get the bed out of the smaller attic and dress it. I also did some hand washing (there's *always* hand washing!) and regular laundry, picked peas, and helped hubby with dinner. Should get some exercises in before my shower.

I remembered I have a few seams to redo in our bedroom, as well. But I'll do that tomorrow. I have patterns to work on tonight and Gazette things to work on in the am. It's hot again today and I'll really rather not have to sit at the computer, so I'll see how long I last before it becomes too much, then I'll go start that other large women's mitten sample and sit in the other room where it's a bit cooler.