Thank you, baby alpaca

Last night, I realized I had left some of my unfinished projects at work, so I grabbed all my knitting books and decided to try and figure out what my next project might be since I'm just about done with another iPhone cozy.  I saw a pattern for a simple scarf and was reminded that I have yet to use some of the most luxurious yarn in my stash: baby alpaca.

I purchased 2 skeins of the ultra soft, ultra expensive stuff back in March while on a church retreat in Marin.  I had every intention of one day making it into a scarf, and that day has finally come!  It's so incredibly soft to work with and knits up fast, and I think that's why I became so anxious to use it.  Lately, I've been working with a lot of acrylics on small needles, and I knew with this, I'd be using the good stuff, on size US10.  Awesome.

Anyway, I'm already looking forward to wearing it later in the fall and winter.  I would've loved to have tried a more lacy or creative pattern, but after a handful of attempts, I've realized that it's just a bit too fuzzy to really express a pattern other than a simple 1x1 or 2x2 rib.  That's okay.  I love it anyway :)