Our Hand Knit Farm Animal Ornaments made with alpaca yarn are handcrafted by a company called Lucuma Designs, who team with artists and cottage industries in Peru and Costa Rica. Celebrating the beauty of everything handmade, seeking to benefit people and Mother Earth over making a profit, their love of nature and their traditions is inspiring. You can read their story here. Interestingly enough, people living at high elevations in the Andes mountains often had no access to trees or wood to carve toys, so they knitted their toys. It is said “On the shores of Lake Titicaca, on the frigid Andean mountain plateau at 12,500 feet above sea level, everyone is a master knitter.” The detail in these whimsical ornaments is remarkable.
