Tag Archives: yarn

Follow this Alpaca: Scythia

Posted on February 13, 2013 by aunt_geri

We moved from Denver to Wyoming almost 3 years ago.  One day I called Gordon to see how their move to the ranch was going.  “We have alpacas…” he said, as my brain scanned for “alpaca” – was it a … Continue reading →

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…and more lace weight yarn!

Posted on February 11, 2013 by cliffhousealpacas

Surprise! I spun more lace weight yarn this weekend. I actually made 266 yards (3 ozs) of this stuff last weekend, but I liked it so much I spun another 180 yards (2 ozs) last night. This yarn is 100% … Continue reading →

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Cliff House Alpaca’s Skirting Super Bowl

Posted on February 8, 2013 by cliffhousealpacas_dad

Last Sunday when everyone in the US was watching the Super Bowl, drinking beer and eating guacamole dip Gordon and I were in our barn participating in Cliff House’s skirting bowl. We had no beer and no guacamole dip. This … Continue reading →

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Patty Who?

Posted on February 6, 2013 by aunt_geri

I can’t for the life of me remember why I named these scarves Patty…But they have always been a big hit for us. They are fun, and best of all-reversible! The pattern uses a double knit slipped stitch-known by the … Continue reading →

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Boatloads of lace weight yarn

Posted on February 4, 2013 by cliffhousealpacas

Alpaca yarn is warm. Very warm. Perhaps too warm. Our solution (Mom’s really): lace weight yarn. She’s going to knit a few wide scarves with this very light yarn, hoping people will be able to wear them in the spring … Continue reading →

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Cindy’s Christmas Shawl

Posted on January 25, 2013 by cliffhousealpacas_dad

Starting today, Gordon and I are responsible for the Friday blog post. Because this is a first for us, I’ve chosen to write about another first, a shawl I knit for our dearest friend Cindy. Last summer, while cleaning up … Continue reading →

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Daisy chain throw

Posted on January 16, 2013 by cliffhousealpacas

The first thing I ever made with yarn, 8 years ago, was a blanket for Mom. The colors border on garish (cream, plum, and forest green) and one side is six inches wider than the other, but I loved the pattern. So, … Continue reading →

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Yarn – Baby grey

Posted on January 4, 2013 by cliffhousealpacas

I wasn’t completely unproductive over the holiday break. In addition to a whole lot of sleeping and eating, I spun a few hundred yards of this lovely grey yarn. It’s 50% baby alpaca, 25% Mikayla’s fiber and 25% Loredo’s fiber … Continue reading →

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Second verse, same as the first

Posted on December 11, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

I occasionally (ok, usually) have trouble spinning one kind of yarn for any significant length of time. I just get bored. This is somewhat surprising, since back when I crocheted I pretty much only made blankets, which is a repetitive process not … Continue reading →

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The online store is here!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

I am very pleased to announce that we have finally put our online store together! You can find a link to the store next to the “Home” link above. Holy alpacas, that was difficult. And I do this sort of … Continue reading →

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