Alpaca Yarn Destash!

My alpaca farm tour is over and I have lots of very nice 100% alpaca yarn left over. All the yarn is produced locally. Each skein is very soft and luscious! Each skein has been stored in a smoke free and pet free environment. I accept PayPal only. Please send me an email (k j gielen at g mail dot com - spaces removed) if you are interested and let me know your zip code so that I can calculate shipping accurately. Thanks for looking!

Off White/Ivory
- Each skein is Sock/Fingering Wt.
- Skein 1 is 4.3 oz $21.50 plus shipping
- Skein 2 is 4 oz $20.00 plus shipping
- Skein 3 is 3.9 oz $19.50 plus shipping
- Yardage unknown
- Yarn works very well with fine gauge or extra fine gauge looms!
Sold

Black
- Each skein is DK Wt.
- Each skein 2.3 oz and 100 yds
- $12.00 each plus shipping
- Yarn works very well with fine gauge or extra fine gauge looms!
Sold

Rose Grey
- Each skein is Lt. Worsted wt.
- Each skein is 3.2 oz and 100 yards
- $16.00 each plus shipping
- Yarn works very well with fine gauge or extra fine gauge looms!
Sold!

Grey
- Each skein Lt. Worsted wt.
- Each skein is 3 oz
- $15.00 each plus shipping
- Yarn works very well with fine gauge or extra fine gauge looms!

ETA: Alpaca is 5-8 times warmer than wool and up to 3 times stronger. Alpaca does not contain any lanolin. Non-irritating, hypoallergenic for most people. Light-weight, lustrous and silky natural fiber. All skeins above are soft as cashmere. Each skein is the natural color of the animal. No dyes or harsh chemicals were used to produce this yarn.

Alpacas of Minnesota Farm Tour September 27 & 28, 2008

On September 27 & 28, Humming Hills Alpaca Ranch, LLC invites you to join us for the 5th Annual Alpacas of Minnesota Farm Tour. Our doors are open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day!

What is an alpaca? Alpacas are members of the camelid family, which means Llamas and Camels are their cousins. They’re very gentle creatures with a wonderful disposition. They’re approximately a third the size of a llama and produce one of the most luxurious and strongest fibers in the world. Their cashmere-like fleece is 5-7 times warmer than wool and does not contain any lanolin. For people who have sensitive skin, allergies or cannot wear wool because it’s too itchy, alpaca fiber is the perfect alternative. Alpacas are also the only fiber bearing animal that comes in 22 different natural colors and variations.

In addition to educational sessions, children’s activities and fiber related demos (drop spindle and wheel spinning, crochet, loom knitting, needle knitting, and machine knitting, needle and wet felting), Humming Hills Alpaca Ranch, LLC will also be selling alpaca related products, jellies and jams, jewelry, and lots of gift items. There’s something for everyone in the family - raw fiber (used in fly tying), yarn (hand and machine spun) and garments made from alpaca fibers, alpaca toys, make-and-takes, photo opportunities, and more!

Come and enjoy the autumn colors, refreshments and the soothing sound of our humming alpacas!

Name our baby alpaca and win gorgeous alpaca yarn!

Isn't he adorable??? He doesn't have a name though. Tough decision time. He needs a great name. I am a firm believer that an animal takes on characteristics of its name (people do too). Since we want this little fella to turn into a great Sire for our herd (we have female alpacas unrelated to him we could breed with him) we want him to have a worthy name. If you can come up with a worthy name for this little guy, you will snag yourself a skein of gorgeous alpaca yarn! This yarn was spun from alpacas at one of the ranches we are purchasing our alpacas from. It is white (you could dye it if you want). This yarn goes for $6 an ounce! The skein is 3.6 oz and is 300 yards. It is sock weight and there is plenty of yarn here for a couple pairs of soft and cozy socks. Retail value of $21.60! Post your name ideas in the comments section to this post. This contest will run for a week (unless I only have a handful of entries, then it will run longer) and once we choose a name, I'll post the winner's name. We need to check with the Alpaca Registry database to make sure the name is unique before we use it, since alpacas are registered animals. This process will take a little time so I'll post the winner as soon as possible (shouldn't take but a week or so). The winner is responsible for contacting me so I can get the mailing address to send this yarn to. I'll post my email addy along with the winner's name. Good luck!


Win this gorgeous alpaca yarn!

I have been face painting again. I used to face paint a lot and could dig up some great pictures I took of my previous work. I haven't painted a face in a long time. I painted a cat face on my stepdaughter for her play the other night because she begged a pleaded with me so I caved. My youngest daughter watched me paint with total admiration and has wanted me to paint her face two days in a row now! I didn't get a picture of my stepdaughter's face, nor did I get a picture of my daughter's butterfly face yesterday (both were awesome), but I did get a picture of her rabbit face today.


Paige Rabbit Face

I started my Threads of Compassion scarf the other day. I've ripped it out a couples times because I couldn't get the size right so I am not very far. I just started my loom knit version about an hour ago.


Notice the heart?
Needle knit version of my Threads of Compassion Scarf