What is baby alpaca yarn?
Contrary to common belief baby alpaca yarn is not from a newborn alpaca it comes mainly from the first shearing and the finest parts of the adult Alpaca.
Some facts about Alpaca sheering and fiber:
The first shearing of an Alpaca happens 18 months after their birth.
Alpacas are shorn once a year: between November and March, which […]
Introducing monthly FREE knitting patterns
To coincide with the launch of our blog we are introducing monthly FREE knitting patterns in gorgeous Alpaca yarns. If you would like to receive these to your inbox please click here to sign up to the LATEST YARN. The first one will be released later this week and is this gorgeous scarf below in […]