Jubilee Weekend
Hurrah - made it through the long Jubilee weekend without having to go on a motorway or visit that vision [...]
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News and updates from the UK Alpaca team
Sock Madness
WOW, it's here, our new solid sock yarn colours. There's Yellow Ochre, Sky Blue, Moss, Hot Pink and Cobalt Blue, Aren't [...]
Shearing Day
One big giant PHEW after shearing day. All 94 alpacas on farm were shorn between eight o’clock and a quarter [...]
Shearing Season is Here!
It is the run-up to shearing which means we have to clear out the grading barn, get all the shearing [...]
Tin of Treats
We wanted to celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in a yarnie way and what better than a tin of treats. [...]
Wonderwool
We had a great time at Wonderwool, the sun shone, No Bones Jones’s food was as good as ever, the [...]
DIY Socks
Our new Sock Yarn is almost here... Something very exciting happened last week, the new yarn arrived, well some of [...]
First Night
Best bib and tucker for the first night of my friend Hilary Bonner’s play at the Queens Theatre in Barnstaple. [...]
Easter Treat
Easter greetings from a flowery and freezing Devon. Our Cyd and her family have gone down with Covid so this [...]
Show Time
Last weekend was the first British Alpaca Society National Show since 2019. Some 600 alpacas rocked up along with so [...]
Alpaca Love
Who doesn’t love an alpaca? Children love them and alpacas are instinctively drawn to children as their curiosity about small [...]
Twelve Hours and Counting
That’s the journey time to 1, Shore Cottages in Berriedale, Caithness, just 36 miles south of John O’ Groats where [...]
The Knitter – Schilio Shawl Pattern
This stunning intricate shawl features in this months The Knitter magazine (issue 174). The shawl is a design by Carol [...]
Islington Stitch Festival
We re all horrified by the invasion of Ukraine. We have kept in touch with our friend Magda in Poland [...]
Baby Soft Knitwear
This week it's all about baby soft knitwear for your beloved little ones. We have the cutest little jackets that [...]
Knitting and Crochet Kits
We are now offering a range of our popular knitting and crochet patterns as kit tins. These make a perfect [...]
Very Peri: Pantone Colour of 2022
Pantone has chosen Veri Pery as this year's colour. A periwinkle tone of blue with deep red and purple undertones. [...]
Fleece Grading
We were idly wondering whether we should take up mud skiing on our waterlogged fields. There has been so much [...]
Blue Skies, More Like Grey Skies
It has been a very grim week, with so much rain. Getting to work has been fun, think I needed [...]
Knitting and Stitching Show Roundup
Very happy and extremely tired when we finally got home from the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace at [...]