This past Saturday was National Alpaca Farm Day and Jim and I celebrated by visiting the Bald Eagle Valley Alpaca Ranch over-the-mountain and through-the-valley from us. Gosh, these animals are sweet...
and so gentle....
Jim and I are already planning an alpaca farm field trip for our grandchildren.
In addition to mingling with these enchanting creatures, we watched a group of spinners spin the actual fleece shorn from the alpacas living on the farm. The yarn is incredibly soft and incredibly warm, I am told. I purchased two skeins of yarn made from the fleece shorn of the dark brown animal standing with the group in the first photo. His name is Cocoa. I have never knit with yarn that I actually saw and touched the animal it came from. I am excited to cast this yarn onto my knitting needles. Now, I just need to decide what to make.
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