Chicken bald back

[HENthusiastic]

WOW look what I made! I know it isn't perfect, but its my first attempt.

It is an amazing feeling to have made some useable yarn from my very own alpacas and I did every stage myself (except shearing them!)

 

I did every stage from starting with a big bag of alpaca fleece

 

Its taken me ages to get this far, but now I feel I'm able to relax and enjoy doing it

 

I'm going to knit myself a scarf. This particular yarn is made with half Kyros and half Lief. (I shall have to give them extra portions of tea tomorow to say think you).

 

[Sunshine]

Oooh wow that is really cool! I love the colours too, they go so well together.

 

It looks so warm, soft and snuggly!!

[Blackrocksrock]

Looks wonderfully soft and will be lovely in a scarf to keep you warm

[Plum]

How exciting, I want to touch it. Beautiful, look forward to seeing it made up

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Mega joy-LOL and mega wow!

 

How did you spin it? On a wheel or a hand spinny thing? LOVE the two-tone! And what do you mean it's not perfect? It looks perfect to me! Rich and warm and handmade. Wow!

[chick wiggle]

Wow! You clever thing, it looks brilliant, so impressed!

When were they sheared? was it before or after we saw them?

[Redwing]

That is beautiful and very special, well done Hen

[The Dogmother]

That is gorgeous HEN, you'll treasure it even more knowing where it has come from

[ClaireG]

Wow I love the colours Hen, it's going to be one very special scarf

[HENthusiastic]

Thanks guys

 

How did you spin it? On a wheel or a hand spinny thing!

 

I did it on a spinning wheel. I got it from my inlaws for my birthday present. Besides being able to spin on it, I love the look of it. It looks great in my living room.

 

When were they sheared? was it before or after we saw them?

 

They were sheared back in May! They have re-grown a lot of fleece, but are a fair way off being fully fleeced. Photobucket seems to be playing up at the moment, but I'll put on pics of them fully fleeced when I can.

 

[ubereglu]

Ooh pretty! I like that a lot!

 

It looks like it will be nice to knit with too, perhaps a little slubby, but that's quite nice really!

[Plum]

Ooh pretty! I like that a lot!

 

It looks like it will be nice to knit with too, perhaps a little slubby, but that's quite nice really!

 

No that's good, adds to the texture.

[mostin]

Well done Hen , I love the two tone colours, it's fab. I agree with Plum too, that slubs just add to the texture and allure of fibres that are so soft .

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Slubs looks great - natural and characterful. Better than coloured plastic shop-bought double knit by a country mile.

[Brown Betty]

OOOh that is gorgeous, I love that. Did you get much or just that skein. Bet it would sell brilliantly.

[The Dogmother]

There used to be an alpaca stall at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh, they sold clothing made from alpaca woll and it cost a fortune it was sooooo soft though.

 

I have a cardigan knitted by an old friend of wool from her jacobs, it's very old now, the sheep are no more but it is the warmest ever. Same colours as your wool and slubs too

[HENthusiastic]

Fully fleeced Mr Alpaca

 

 

Do you like my new haircut Mr Alpaca

 

 

[Couperwife]

awww, how gorgeous

 

cathy

x

[HENthusiastic]

Did you get much or just that skein.

 

urrr, no. I think I will be able to make a smidge more .

PS that red thing is a pack of cards for scale

 

 

ps whats SLUB??? Never heard that word. Does that mean the big baggy bigs??

[TAJ]

Dis you see the them on Countryfile last weekend? They said their fleece is 50 times stronger than sheeps wall - so it will be a last a lifetime scarf.

 

Tracy

[mostin]

yes slubs are the lumpy bits along the thread . I imagine you'll get more than a couple of scarfs out of the rest of those bails .

[The Dogmother]

Socks!

 

I bet that Alpaca socks would be sooo soft and hardwearing

[Chucky Mama]

That is seriously

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Wowsers!

[ubereglu]

Wow, that's a lot of fibre.

 

Looks fab though and would be great to knit with