madrid, new mexico

One of the prettiest drives in New Mexico is the Turquoise Trail connecting the East Mountains of Albuquerque with Santa Fe. Along the trail you'll see small mining towns, whimsical hills dotted with pinons, and the funky arts town of Madrid (pronounced MAD-rid).




Some outdoor art in Madrid.




Entering town from the south.



Some of the little shops.



Some fiber related outdoor art.



If you stroll down the alley next to the Mineshaft Tavern, you'll find the Tapestry Gallery which sells some hand-dyed roving and yarns along with handwoven items.

Sport

Flowers Part 1

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I'm calling these the Arctic Spring mittens because they are really quite lightweight. I used four colors of Elann's Peruvian Alpaca Fina which is a sportweight yarn but I used smaller needles than what was suggested to counteract alpaca's tendency toward stretching. I used size 2 dpns for the cuff and size 0 for the hand. They have a peasant thumb and a scalloped hem and the pattern is HERE.






I have one final idea for using alpaca for colorwork. It is going to be a chullo type hat for DH. I am also making some funky socks in gray, white, and burgundy from a very old issue of VK.