Andean knitters knitted with alpaca and llama fibers Sweaters were knit from tightly spun 4 or 5 ply worsted to make them wind and waterproof. Both stranded color knitting and Guernsey sweaters and mittens are knit with charts. The Guernsey chart
Anna O Brien: The Hoof Beat – Frederick News-Post
With fiber much more fine and soft than a llama s, the alpaca s fiber is its reason for being in the U.S.; socks, blankets, sweaters, hats, and more have all been woven from their fiber and I speak from experience: alpaca socks are the best in
Nation & World – Journal Inquirer
Alpaca s savage beating in Ohio upsets ranchers CINCINNATI Almost as comforting as the soft sweaters made from alpaca fleece is the affection that the llama-like animals from South America bestow on their owners. Jeff Pergram s alpaca, named