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Tag Archives: knitting
Three down, Three to go…
After reading about Kirstin’s salsa adventures thanks in part to our “Alpaca Gold” manure; we’re taking you back to “The Ranch” today. FYI my daughter’s tomatilla salsa is dynamite! Our family has a male friend who raises alpacas, and he … Continue reading
Cuter than Cute!
Aunt Geri here – seems like a long time since I have blogged! Did you miss us on Friday? Our apologies, Momma and Kirstin got their wires crossed on that one. Colleen Jepkes, a participating artist at our ACES-Artists Celebrating … Continue reading
“Sugar Plum Fairy”
Our top notch sales team sold the only shawl we had at Western Welcome Week so I (Aunt Geri) was intent on finishing another one for our Cliff House Charity sale benefiting the Colorado Humane Society and Cimarron Sky Dog … Continue reading
A little fiber and a few beads…
…make a wonderful fiber fashion statement! It’s Aunt Geri, and I’m designing and donning some more alpaca fiber jewelry. Just like the jewelry I talked about on Monday; these are all knit with an alpaca and silk blend. The gold … Continue reading
Salmon Patties
Hi – Aunt Geri here. The Salmon Patties are done – no, not the fish salmon but the other peachy colored goodies that I promised in my recent post “A flock of flamingos“. The “Patty” pattern is pretty popular for … Continue reading
Alpaca Baby Bouclé
Momma here, I know you haven’t heard much from me lately, but I’m back in the game. Many thanks to Aunt Geri and Kirstin for keeping our blog posts going. I’m in a boot to stabilize my right foot because … Continue reading
“A flock of flamingos…”
Aunt Geri here – trust me, I am a long way from Florida and this is NOT a common color in Wyoming! I have made a bunch of these peachy colored baby clothes. We all want to snuggle babies up in … Continue reading
“From Dusk to Dawn”
Aunt Geri here. These are just the most fun little scarves! They form a bow by slipping one end of the petals through a keyhole slot on the other end. Customers love them for family or friends that are always … Continue reading
Near the Mississippi with the Caribbean on my Mind
Surf’s up” Aunt Geri here. A recent trip to Illinois provided a lot of rainy days (8 out of 10) and some fragmented knitting time for me. With the great Mississippi river being close to flood level, it was only … Continue reading
Noodle Heads
Hi – Aunt Geri here. I really don’t know where these ideas come from! We sell a lot of children’s hats so I am always thinking about new ideas. Also, I am so easily bored – this idea came to me … Continue reading
Cliff House Alpacas 