How to Needle Felt a Leprechaun Brooch
There is unquestionably one strict rule on Saint Patrick’s Day. Wear green, or risk getting pinched! Sporting a green top hat with black headband and gold buckle, this Needle Felted…
Fabric Art Felting
What is Fabric Art Felting, you might ask? Since I have several Fabric Art Felting Classes planned this year at the farm, I thought an explanation might be helpful. Basically…
Knit and Felted One-of-a-Kind Hats
Without a doubt, repeat customers are the best. However, Sheila Saxon is not just a frequent customer, she is a fiber artist extraordinaire! Her knit and felted one-of-a-kind hats are…
Care of Alpaca Products
If you are here, you already know all the benefits of Alpaca Clothing, Gloves, Hats, Socks, Blankets, and anything made from this natural fiber that tends to outperform other fibers…
Paca Paints Ribbed Alpaca Scarf – Free Crochet Pattern
I use this Ribbed Alpaca Scarf pattern over and over with all weights of yarn, from laceweight to bulky. It’s a very easy one row scarf, suitable for beginners. This…
The Alpaca Yarn Company
We carry alpaca yarn from The Alpaca Yarn Company, to compliment our own Farm Yarns. Take a look at the most luxurious yarn products in the world, which we carry…
Yardage Requirements for Suri Rug Yarn Projects
I’ve been having Rug Yarn made from our Suri seconds. Morning Star Fiber Mill in Apple Creek, Ohio does a nice job with this. Some I’ve had blended with a…
Free Crochet Pattern – Granny Square Fingerless Gloves
Granny squares are a great way to use up yarn in your stash. Grannies are simple and versatile with lots of different motifs available, and there are many creative ways…
Free Crochet Patterns – Wanderlust Scarf and Beanie Made with Alpaca Yarn
Patterns with texture nearly always catch my eye, and this is one of them, well two of them! I made both the Wanderlust Scarf and the Wanderlust Beanie out of…
Alpaca Yarn Processed and Back From the Fiber Mill
From farm to yarn, it is all quite a process, and I’m happy to say it comes with great satisfaction! To raise the alpacas, and then be able to offer…
Hand Knit Farm Animal Ornaments Made With Alpaca Yarn
These whimsical animal ornaments hand-knit with alpaca yarn make a positive impact in the lives of the women who make them, as well as for the small-scale farmers that raise the alpacas to produce the fiber to make the yarn. Knitters earn extra income while taking care of their children and farms, where they grow crops and raise a few animals. Your purchase makes a difference to them.
FREE Crochet Pattern – Ribbed Fingerless Gloves
I found a FREE crochet pattern on Pinterest that I’ve tweaked just a little in order to use some of our Snuggle yarn by The Alpaca Yarn Company. The original…
Free Crochet Pattern – Fantail Alpaca Fingerless Gloves
This was a fun pattern that I didn’t get bored with because it was a combination of two different stitch patterns, rounds of double crochet for the wrists and then…
Free Crochet Pattern – Waved Arm Warmers
The Waved Arm Warmers FREE crochet pattern by Mon Petit Violon is a lovely pattern for our Astral yarn. Simple, but elegant. It is a one size fits most pattern…
Halloween Needle Felting Kit for Beginners
In our brand new DIY Halloween Needle Felting Kit for beginners, you will learn the basics of needle felting. The kit includes five different Halloween designs to cut out and…
Free Crochet Pattern – Klaziena Alpaca Shawl
This luxuriously lacy triangular shawl is crocheted with a fingering weight yarn called Mariquita Yarn from The Alpaca Yarn Company. This yarn is 50% baby alpaca and 50% tencel. It…
Knitting Pattern – Tidal Beanie
Erin Gates of Lizzy Knits reached out to me and wondered if we might do some collaborating … so we did! She sent me some of her wonderful knitting patterns,…
Alpaca 4-H Program 2020
Four kids from local 4-H clubs came to Alpaca Meadows this summer, adopted alpacas to work with and prepare to show at the Richland County Fair. This gives kids an…
Alpaca Bird Nesting Balls
What is an Alpaca Bird Nesting Ball, you ask? It is a ball made of grapevine stuffed full of alpaca fiber, for the birds to pluck out and carry away…
Crochet Pattern – Faroese Shawl
This wonderful triangular shawl called Faroese Shawl is a traditional design by Cheri McEwen from the Faroe Islands. Ever heard of this place? Eighteen mountainous islands form an archipelago that…
How to Needle Felt a Frog
If you’ve been wanting to take a stab at needle felting, a roly poly needle felted frog is a fun beginner’s project. Frog Needle Felting Kits are available to purchase…
Handmade Knit Alpaca Ornaments
We are now selling these adorable knit alpaca ornaments, handmade by a not-for-profit social enterprise called Global Goods Partners. GGP is is committed to providing sustainable jobs for women. Give your friends and family a gift that has the power to lift women out of poverty and bring lasting positive change to artisans and their families around the world, and they’re cute too!
Free Knitting Pattern – Darn Knit Cable Hat
This knit hat is called Darn Knit Cable Hat and the design is by Aimee Pelletier. Aimee’s grandmother taught her to knit when she was a young girl. She put…
Knitting Kit – Forget Not Mitt Kit
Looking for a Spring knitting project? While cooler seasons are known to be the height of knitting and crocheting, many of us know that knitting and crochet season never really…
Free Crochet Pattern – Go With the Flow Scarf
I found this pattern on the My Hobby is Crochet website. It is called Go With the Flow Super Scarf, and can be made as wide and as long as…