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News and updates from the UK Alpaca team


Easy as 1, 2, 3…

Here is a selection of our patterns for each of our super soft double knit and 4-ply yarn, requiring one, [...]

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Snakes and Hay

Goodness, I could not believe I had found a whole snakeskin when moving some troughs around. It is a big [...]

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Socks, socks, socks!

What did one new sock say to the other? Great things are afoot... It's been all about socks this week [...]

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Cria Shearing

Back home after four days at the NEC to a pile of work. Unfortunately Chas had a nasty summer cold/flu [...]

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The Festival Of Quilts 2023

Hello and welcome to the 20th Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham. We are a tiny UK Alpaca [...]

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All About Cria

This time of year is all about cria and many more have arrived since the last newsletter. We now have [...]

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Gauntlet Mad

Things have certainly cooled down with this much-needed rain. It is finally the right temperature to get my yarn out [...]

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Summer Solstice Births

The pace of births is accelerating with nine girls and four boys born already. Two arrived on the Summer Solstice, [...]

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Shearing Day

Tuesday was shearing day, a success, with all 85 alpacas looking clean and lean now that their fleeces are off. [...]

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Shrug Season

What a lovely hot couple of weeks it has been. The farm is blooming and cria are coming thick and [...]

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Devon County Show 2023

Last week was Devon County Show when finally, post Covid, it returned to its normal time in May. This meant [...]

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Summer Time

It’s a two plus two for you this time around, with two light and airy tops and two lightweight cardigans. [...]

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New Mule

Great excitement here as the new mule arrives, one amazingly versatile farm vehicle. Our old one that we bought in [...]

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Something New…

That’s enough holiday for a while. It is back to work with a celebration of one of our favourite designers [...]

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Shepherd’s Hut: Open for Business!

At long last our Shepherd’s Hut, the Alpaca Hideaway, is open for business. We have had four sets of guests [...]

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Good Times

Get that confetti (biodegradable of course) the wedding season is coming up, my first one for 2023 is on May [...]

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Shows, shows, shows

Exhaustion reigns, honestly we are dead ducks after a weekend at the British Alpaca Society National Show in Telford, followed [...]

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Shows, A Hut and Family

Alpaca Hideaway At last, our Shepherd’s Hut is ready and up on the Unique Hideaways website.  We are very happy [...]

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British Alpaca Society National Show

When you read this, Chas and I will be stood up at the British Alpaca Society National Show at the [...]

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Celebrate the Coronation

Celebrate the coronation of King Charles lll with our Coronation Knitting Kits. There is a fabulous scarf in blue D/K [...]

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