january 5 ~ five tops

The time has come to decide on the first spin of 2012.  I narrowed it down to the roving tops pictured.

On the right is the December ASU-SAL (Allspunup - spin along) fiber.   Four ounces of merino/tencel hand dyed combed top in Water Lilies colourway.  Such a pretty name for such soft colors.  The deadline for being entered in the fibery prize drawing for this SAL is January 16th.  So if I'd like to enter, this would need to be next on the wheel.

On the left are four fine alpaca tops in natural black, silver, dark chocolate and fawn.  There are 16 ounces total.  I purchased these in early November 2011 with a specific project in mind.

So the final question I have to answer is:  Do I want to participate in my last spin along for a whole year (2012 is a spin-down / knit-down stash year for me)... or would I like to do some practical spinning for a specific project?