Almost a vest

I am 3/4 done with the alpaca vest. i finished the first front panel the other night.

i finally cracked and ordered some handpainted
yarn. good thing, too since they are currently completely out of worsted weight! I swatched it and it looks
great.

i found out that the fleece (Maxine) that gen and I reserved from SkyLines Farm is ready and will be shipped
soon. This one was coated, so i am hoping that it will be pretty clean. A
while ago Gen and I ordered a fleece kinda randomly. It is super-filthy and I
attempted to wash a bit of it to see what would happen. It went okay, but I am
glad that Gen will be coming over to help me tackle the rest of
it.