Bah...

I'm working on designing a project.  I wanted a REALLY soft merino for it (okay, I really wanted malabrigo) but ended up with a merino/alpaca blend since it was all the yarn shop had at the time that wasn't $20+ a skein.  I forgot that alpaca can be quite itchy.  When I tried it on the back of my neck, no problem... cheek, no problem... throat, UGH.. ITCHY.

sigh... I'm soaking it now, but I think I'm going to have to find some malabrigo.  I'll use the rest of the merino/alpaca for something... eventually.