It was a beautiful, sunny morning, and we had a nice walk across the river to the Michell warehouse. As always, the sheer quantity of colors and types of wool was a little overwhelming at first, but we soon got settled in near the smaller section of baby alpaca wool and started hammering out our color palette for the collection. (Read: Lexi consulted notes and the master plan in her head and worked out different color combinations then matched them with her designs, and I tried to look busy running back and forth to different shelves looking for cones of the colors she needed and returning those she didn't. Definitely not my domain.)
After selecting our colors, it was time for a rendezvous with the llamas and alpacas kept outside on the Michell compound. We were quite enchanted with the alpacas, but they seemed a little less so with us (note the disdainful look on the one we're admiring below). Just give us time -- we'll win them over... [For all you camelid fans, the proud specimen pictured below is an alpaca of the suri variety.]
Back at the workshop, we were excited to see progress on three of the samples which were well on their way to being ready for a second round. Below, Lexi models the Marta, knitted by Maria Cruz. All of the sweaters and accessories bear the names -- or variations on the names -- of the sisters, mothers and daughters of the knitters.
Sebastiana is shown here clutching her labor of love, the Dani, which I promise you'll see in more detail in future posts...
... and I'm wearing the Adela, knitted expertly by Josefina (also mentioned in previous posts as Maria José, or just José). I cannot tell you how wonderful it feels to have this sweater over your shoulders and am secretly hoping it will eventually end up in my closet...
Samples are being finished and modified right and left now, so keep your eyes open for upcoming posts!
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