Scarf Pattern Made of Hand Dyed Baby Alpaca Yarn

Araucania Rehue Hand Dyed Baby Alpaca-Silk Yarn

I’ve been looking for some extra special yarn to make a shawl for my mom for her birthday and stumbled across this
Araucania Rehue Hand Dyed Baby Alpaca-Silk Yarn at SHOP.COM. Now I have to admit that I am an affiliate of Shop.com but I also have to admit that until today, I wasn’t aware that they carried yarn by Alpaca Direct, or any yarn at all.

I love knitting special projects to give as a gift, because I let myself go a little crazy, purchasing more expensive yarn than I might ordinarily use. I like to get hand dyed yarn from Etsy.com because I like buying from the person who spun and dyed the yarn themselves. However, on Etsy, you can usually get just one or two skeins of a certain color of hand dyed yarn.

At AlpacaDirect, you can get unlimited numbers of skeins of hand dyed alpaca yarn, which is what I”ll need for my mother’s shawl. This Broome Street Shawl pattern, which I downloaded free from Lion Brand, needs about 1100 yards of yarn. (You need to create a sign-in for Lion Brand patterns but it’s free and they have many great patterns available.

I’m using Size 10 circular needles, 40 in long. I am trying these
40′ Addi Turbo Circular Knitting Needles I haven’t used Addi circular needles before and I’m eager to try them. To order from the AlpacaDirect link, you see the 40″ circular needles and then click on the size you want.

Here is the easy shawl pattern from Lion Brand that I’m making:

I hate knitting swatches and since I’m changing the yarn called for in the pattern, I figured I’d just knit til I run out of yarn! The pattern calls for Jiffy yarn and the size indicated in the pattern is 25×70. I don’t think shawls have to be very precise though – which is why I will love knitting one.

Cast on 260 sts.

Begin with a knit row, work in St st (k on RS, p on WS) for 7 rows.

Next Row (WS): Knit.

Beg with a k row, work in St st for 3 rows.

Next Row (WS): Knit.

Repeat last 4 rows until piece measures about 23 in. (58.5 cm) from beginning.

Begin with a k row, work in St st for 7 rows. Bind off.

Finish by weaving in ends.

One thing I really like about AlpacaDirect is that if you want to wait for a lower price on any product, you can put in the price you wish to pay and create an “alert” to let you know if the cost goes down. I created several alerts for different hand dyed yarns I’d love to buy.

Now I just need to force myself to wait until my Christmas knitting is done, before I start on the shawl because my mom’s birthday isn’t until May!

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