Alpacas of the Coast

Made with 70% super-soft Errington alpaca (~20-25 micron average fibre diameter) blended with 30% merino sheep wool, this 2-ply mule spun yarn (worsted or light worsted) makes this yarn practical for any garment.  ~226 meters / skein.

$17.00 / 4 ounce skein (natural white)

With just a touch of alpaca, this economical 2-ply mule spun (worsted or light worsted) yarn is softer and whiter than our 100% wool yarn.  Great for socks, sweaters, and shawls.  Made with 80% Lasqueti Island sheep wool and 20% AOTC alpaca.  Limited quantities available.

$7.00 / 4 ounce skein (natural white)

Spun on antique machines, this 2-ply mule spun yarn knits up as a light worsted or worsted weight yarn.  Ideal for blankets or sweaters.

$6.00 / 4 ounce skein  (~226 meters)

Made with 100% Lasqueti Island wool, this softly spun yarn is traditionally used in Icelandic sweaters.  It is also ideal for felting.

$6.00 /4 ounce skein (~148 meters)

These batts are designed for making comforters and quilts, but they can also be used for spinning, felting or for other crafts.  Each batt is approximately 96“ X 62” and weights 1 to 2 lbs.  We have two different batts to choose from: 100% Lasqueti Island Sheep Wool or a 70% AOTC Alpaca / 30% Wool blend.

(Special note: the alpaca fibre in our quilting batts was made using of all the fibre that was long enough for processing, but didn’t meet our softness standard to be made into yarn.  Despite, that having felt the quilt batts, they are really nice and soft, and they might be suitable for spinning or wet-felting.

$16.00 / lb (100% Wool)

$40.00 / lb (70% Alpaca / 30% Wool)

If you’re not a knitter, but you’d still like one of our family’s special hats, Skye will be happy to knit one for you using our “Touch of Alpaca” yarn!  Hats are available in traditional natural black with a white stripe in a variety of hand-dyed colours.  Please allow 1-2 weeks for commissions.  70% wool, 30% alpaca.

$25.00           Small (72 sts)

$25.00           Medium (84 sts)

$30.00           Large (96 sts)

$30.00           Extra Large (108 sts)

After much delay, I am finally uploading my interpretation of my grandmother's popular tuque that she knit for family and friends.  Until Randy shows me how to upload .pdfs and add photos to articles with Joomla!, a .pdf of the pattern can be found here.

The tuque can be happily modified for different sizes.  The standard natural black with a band of natural white can be modified or just left out, but the pattern presented is the 'standard' that Nana used for making her tuques.

Thank-you to Marlene Bumgarner for helping me proof read (and test knit, I hope!) the pattern.

This pattern is a free download, available to everyone for non-commercial use.