I asked on one of my hiking lists about people making their own wool sweaters, caps, mittens, socks, etc. The response: "I can go to goodwill and get a wool sweater for $2."
Bah.
I did get out to an alpaca "spring fling" where they sheared the alpacas, did some spinning demos, etc. and picked up enough of a beautiful three-colored worsted weight to make a 6' multidirectional scarf (or a 4' and a hat). It's almost too pretty to do anything with. :)
-Amanda
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