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alpaca roving

alpaca yarn


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round knitting looms


triangle weaving looms


skein winders



(Alpaca Products & Alpaca Fiber)

alpaca wool roving and batts
Alpaca roving

We have a variety of alpaca fiber products and delights for hand-crafters, including:

  • alpaca fiber in many of the 22 natural alpaca colors
  • alpaca roving @$3.00 per ounce
  • alpaca yarn in natural, overdyed, and variegated colors @ $4.00 per ounce

Please with your area of interest and we will be happy to get back to you with pricing and additional details.

Keatin models her new poncho, designed by Janet and made of "Poppy" Alpaca with beads all around.

 

 

This cable stocking cap is made out of our one-of-kind “Anasazi” alpaca yarn, available at $4.00 per ounce.


(Original Patterns for Knitting Socks and Scarves)

These original patterns will be available for $6.00 each in May. for availability and delivery information on the following patterns.


This original sock pattern is “Brambleberry” made from October Sky alpaca yarn (also made with a longer leg for wear with boots). The diamond pattern forms “berries” with a cable in the middle: "brambles."

This original sock pattern is “Hugs and Kisses all the way to the Barn” in grey alpaca yarn, longer leg for wear with boots, sturdy X and O pattern of Irish influence.

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We also have a “Celtic Seas” pattern for a scarf with a Celtic cable motif made with “Siamese Fighting Fish” variegated yarn.


(Handcrated Wooden Knitting Looms)

Knitting with round knitting looms is an easy and fun activity for people of all ages. The process can be learned in a few minutes and allows a person to make hats, socks, slippers, leg warmers, and scarves with ease. The smaller looms are used to make socks, slippers, leg warmers, and scarves and come in three standard sizes - 3", 4", and 5" diameter . The larger looms are used to make hats, cowls, and scarves and come in two standard sizes - 8" and 9" diameter. Complete written instruction come with each loom.

Round Looms, Size Selection Examples:
circular, round knitting looms

Price:
Looms are custom made to order from select hardwoods at $25.00 per foot along the long side of the loom plus shipping. Any size from one foot to eight feet can be provided with a three week lead time.

Small looms (available in 3", 4", and 5") — $15 EACH + S/H
Larger looms (available in 8" and 9") — $20 EACH + S/H
Custom sizes can be made to order, but with a longer delivery time.

Hats: A hat made from an 8" round loom would be 8" in diameter at the base for a medium hat size and a 9" loom would produce a large hat size.

Socks: A four-inch round loom can be used to make socks for the average adult female or small male. The 5" round loom would make socks for a large male or if the sock is felted, which makes it shrink, slippers for an average size person. The 3" sock loom would be used to make socks for older children (10-14 yrs. old). Custom sizes can be ordered.

Scarves: Scarves can be made on any of the looms. To make a standard scarf, instead of going all the way around and around every row, you leave the last peg empty and reverse directions, going back and forth on the loom. On the larger looms you would probably only go half way before turning back so that the scarf didn't get too wide. You can also go ahead and make a long tube and use it for a scarf / muffler by putting your hands in the ends.

(Handcrafted Triangle Weaving Looms)

weavling loomtriangle weaving loomThe products made on the triangle loom are triangular in shape when they are finished. Depending on the size of the triangles you are weaving, they can be pieced together (whip stitched) to make other items of almost any configuration including pillow covers, placemats, ruanahas, couch throws, afghans, or bedspreads.

Weaving on the triangle loom is as rewarding as it is simple. There is no "dressing" to be done; you just start right in weaving from the beginning. Using a single strand of yarn you add both a warp and a weft strand with each pass across the loom. Tartans are a snap since the symmetry is automatic using this technique. Complete written instructions are included with each loom. No previous experience is needed.

Size selection examples:
Size selection depends on what you want to make. A 3-1/2 foot loom could be used to make a shawl for a child or 4 of them could be pieced together to make a 7 foot adult shawl. Two 4-foot shawls could be put together to make a shoulder throw, etc. We will be happy to provide more information on size selection for specific projects.

woven shawlwoven shawl sample

6-foot brown triangle shawl made from alpaca yarn
(from Mangas Coloradas) and woven on a triangle loom.

(Handcrafted Wooden Skein Winders)
handmade skein winder

Built to produce a perfect two yard skein straight from your spinning wheel spindles. One arm is adjustable to allow remounting of the skein after washing, prior to running the yarn off onto a ball winder. Custom made from solid oak.

for availability and delivery information.

Price: $95.00 each.

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Janet and Clark Otterness
Alta Mist Alpacas
13892 South 7300 West
Herriman, Utah 84096
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phone: 801-572-9831
cell: 801-557-4162
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