Blog entries tagged Alpaca http://inapeanutshell.com Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:21:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/chocolate-swirlhtml.html <p>&nbsp;</p><img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN5039.png" alt="DSCN5039.png" hspace="4" vspace="4" align="left" />I&rsquo;m halfway through spinning up my alpaca fibre. I&rsquo;ve got one ounce spun and plied and set and skeined. It looks so lovely and feels even better. It seemed a bit rough when I was doing the plying; I was worried that I&rsquo;d put too much twist into it and made it kind of wiry but a little bath and a bit of a stretch plumped the fibres back up again. I coul... Shelley Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:17:50 +0100 Spin Brown Alpaca http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/mystery-yarnhtml.html <img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/bluesuri.jpg" alt="bluesuri.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" align="left" />My mystery yarn arrived on Wednesday night but I haven&rsquo;t had time to wind it into balls yet. It&rsquo;s hand dyed yarn from Fleece Artist. Suri Blue in fingerling weight. The colours range from whites to pale browns and some light greys. It feels incredibly soft and squashy. I&rsquo;ve got 3.00mm Addi Turbo Lace needles to knit it up with (you can just see them ticking out in... Shelley Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:52:36 +0100 Yarn Lace Green Brown Alpaca