Thanks
@Lilian - I'm enjoying doing it even though it's hard to see what I'm knitting most of the time. It's so dark these days, and I usually knit in the evenings as well. I have a good LED lamp beside me but the light reflects off my metal needles so you can't win really.
I think it will be nice and soft to wear as it's pure alpaca - never used that before so am a convert. I was lucky when I looked for more of the yarn as it was on special offer at the only place I could find it.