My two simple afghan knitting patterns, plus links to other sites offering free afghan patterns. One of these easy patterns is made with Alpaca yarn, which I love working with!
Here is my own simple lace knitting pattern, along with links to other sites where you can find free knitted lace patterns for shawls, blankets, scarves and more.
I discovered a great book with dozens of patterns for just one skein of yarn. It includes several specifically calling for alpaca yarn and many patterns look easy enough for someone just learning to knit.
Here is the scarf pattern I’ll be using with my alpaca yarn + some photos of my bead work – which is another passion of mine.
We’re looking for the perfect place in Texas to raise alpacas. I’m picturing rolling green meadows with wildflowers and trees and wide open spaces. We’re finding the wildflowers all right but so far the properties we’ve looked at are also full of fire ants, thistles and junk piles. We started our search for this place [...]
I found this great video from AlpacaDirect.com which explains how to use a drop spindle to create alpaca yarn.
