Archive for November 2012

All Colors of PacaPaint Hand Dyed Alpaca Yarns Now in Stock

Paca Paints by the Alpaca Yarn Company is one of our most popular yarns.  We now have all 12 colors in stock.  It is the same weight as our Classic Alpaca yarn, and they can be used interchangeably in patterns.

A favorite pattern uses both yarns together for a chunky, warm alpaca scarf.  Holding one strand each of Paca Paints and Classic Alpaca yarn as you knit, this beginning knitting pattern works up quickly to a beautiful scarf.  You can see a few examples here.

The scarves are knit using the Celebration Scarf pattern, 1 skein of Paca Paint and 2 skeins of Classic Alpaca. Pictured from left to right, scarves are knit using: Paca Paint 408 Spiked Punch and Classic Alpaca 0500 Black; Paca Paint 409 Emerald Isle and Classic Alpaca 1417 Wintergreen; Paca Paint 407 Wisteria Way and Classic Alpaca 1822 Lavender; Paca Paint 412 Into the Pines and Classic Alpaca 0410 Oregon Timber Brown.

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New alpaca hats now online

We have a great selection of reversible cable knit alpaca hats, alpaca chullo hats and other styles in our farm store and now all online.  Take advantage of our Thanksgiving sale to get yourself a warm alpaca hat for winter, or to buy soft and warm hats for those on your Christmas list.  Online, use the code Nov12 when you check out.  In the store, just mention the sale at the register.  (Expires Nov 2012)

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Last Weaving Class of 2012

We had our last weaving class for the year the end of October. Yet again, we saw some fabulous alpaca shawls created during the class. You can see pictures of the weaving class and beautiful alpaca shawls on our Facebook page.

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Our weaving and other fiber classes are held in our fiber art studio located in our upper alpaca pasture, providing an opportunity to watch the alpacas as we work and greet them on breaks.  The alpacas are usually pretty curious about the lovely alpaca shawls woven during the classes, or maybe just whether anyone has a treat to hand out.  Either way, our classes are always a fun way to learn more about the fabulous things we can create with alpaca fiber and an opportunity to learn more about the wonderful animals that produce this lovely fiber.

We are through with classes for the year, but will start classes again in May 2013.   We will post our 2013 schedule online early next year.  You can also keep up with all the farm news, and be notified about classes as they are scheduled by signing up for our email list.

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