Alpaca yarn is one of the finest yarn nature has to offer
and is made from the hair of alpacas, a domesticated species of South American
camelid. They are kept in herds at an altitude of 11,500 ft to 16,000 ft above
sea level and resembles small llamas in appearance. Alpaca yarn is soft, warm,
fire and moisture resistant and naturally hypoallergenic.
Baby alpaca yarn is the most precious and finest type of alpaca
yarn. Alpaca wool is light weighted, stain resistant and durable. What better
natural fiber can you think of for a making adult and baby clothing!
I wanted to know more about Marisol and her BelPunto shop so
I contacted her to find out more about her. Here is what she is sharing with us
today:
"I do not
remember the first time I held knitting needles, but I have been knitting my
whole life! This is a past time that my grandmother passed to my mother and she
did the same with us. When my son Renato was born, and many people admired the
clothes he was wearing - made by me and my sisters - we decided to start a baby
clothing company, which we called Renattoni.
I love using these beautiful
fibers and am now starting to write some of the patterns, in order to share
them... there is only so little we can knit, so much else can be done!!!"
So if you are looking for some quality yarns for your new project please
stop by BelPunto shop to see if there is anything for you.
Or, if you are
looking for already made children clothes made with either pima cotton or baby
alpaca wool please stop by Renattoni shop. Marisol and her sisters will be glad
to help you with your order!
Children with llama
6 comments:
many thanks!
nice story!
i like alpacas!
Hi!
Do you happen to know if Marisol uses suri alpaka or huakaya? Are they the same when spun in yarn or have different qualities?
Thanks!
Hi, Thank you for your comments! Suri Alpaca is more rare, only 10% of the Peruvian alpacas are Suri, and their wool needs to be combined with other fibers because by itself it is very slippery, almost impossible to knit.
We use 100% baby alpaca wool from Peruvian Huacayo alpacas, specifically from a company called Michell, who breed their alpacas in the Andes of Peru. Some more information about the types of South America Camelids and their wool can be found here: http://www.michell.com.pe/the_alpaca_story_by_michell#alpaca_breeding
Thank you! I will follow the link also!
Oh, I love alpacas yarn! it is so soft and cozy :) Thank you for sharing the links.
Sometimes I think - time to learn knitting...So great yarn! Thank you Tanya
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