Going, Going, Gone!

Yesterday we went to my Uncle John Pettinger's 100th birthday party. My cousin Richard and his wife Peggy were going to be there, so I decided to give Peggy her Christmas present early, just so she'd have something to work with when it gets cold:

It all started with a super soft grey wool. I carded it with lots of Tussah silk. Then I spun up some off-white fiber from alpaca and mohair. And then I plied those two yarns together into what you see here. We'll have to see what Peggy comes up with, so stay tuned for an update. It may take her a while, though, because there were 870 yards!