Meet Ping. Ping is a blend of 90% Pygora goat and 10% merino. And yes, it is as soft as it looks. I've felt pashmina shawls and they feel like sandpaper compared with my pygora cowl. A little of Ping goes a long way. Last summer (maybe?) I bought a small sample of Ping to try. I think it was an ounce. It was more than enough to knit a nice lacey cowl. I loved it so much, I bought more Ping. All that she had. The plan was to spin it fine and knit a shawl with it. It sat in the plastic bag (bad me) until now. Last month's guild meeting on down fibres scared me into bringing this out to spin. They had samples of what would happen if you hoard your fibre. Someone had brought a sample of supersoft angora fibre that felted in the plastic bag and it was scary!!
It may not look like much now but once it's plyed, washed and whacked, the yarn really blooms and it is yummy stuff!
I still have a bag of Ping's sister, Apple when I finished this. Ping and Apple came from Mountain Springs.
Thankful:
1. Willpower not to eat all the leftover Halloween chocolates.
2. The bus came on time today. Never did find out what happened to the missing bus.
3. Seeing someone do a good deed.
That looks really lovely. I'm glad you're using it. It's like the expensive perfumes I never wear that go rancid in the bottle. I'm trying to enjoy the moment and not hoard. I might have to get some of that now that I'm learning to spin better. Yummm.
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