Glittens! Glittens ! Glittens! They are glove mittens where you can pull the top half of the "mitten" off so you can use your fingers if needed and put the top back on when done---without having to take the entire mitten off.
The Yarn Along The Rockies pattern this year was a glitten pattern called "Angel Mitts". They are made out of Blue Sky Fiber's Brushed Suri Alpaca and Silk mix yarn. So they are super soft and warm and perfect as far as what I have been wanting to make ForEver. This pattern also has that same thing for the thumb (so you can unlock your phone without having to take the glitten off). So I got a skein of the BSF Brushed Suri pink skein for less than $20 and signed up for the class for $20. I started knitting my first pair in class (two at a time) and finished them the next day. The owner, Deb, taught the class. She has so many good ideas, and shares them openly and happily. At our second class, I went to learn more things and got more tips on cool things to do to prevent any holes where the thumb is joined to the palm part of the mitten. Or more recently, how to seam and overlap the top better and the best way to widen them for larger hands. It was so fun learning with others in the class too.
Well if glittens aren't your thing, apparently alpaca socks are a dream to wear. And guess what, everything is not alpaca there since there are plenty of wool and other types of yarn, notions, etc. But it is where, if you are looking for alpaca (and even if you are not), I would definitely go to check them out. read more