Natural coloured alpaca x 2

Have just completed two scarves using two different 4-shaft patterns. The first is in a natural off-white alpaca yarn using a Canvas pattern. It is 1820mm x 200mm and weighs 170g. It is a long and bulky scarf but extremely soft.

The second is in a natural grey alpaca yarn using a Bronson Lace pattern. It is 1620mm x 200mm and weighs 150g. Not quite so soft as the first but still nice to touch, and a lovely shade of grey.

Both these natural coloured yarns are from Shamwani Alpaca Stud and the scarves will be on sale at my stall at Perth Upmarket on 20 March.

Fawn and white alpaca

Using alpaca yarn from Shamwani Alpaca Stud I have woven one scarf in fawn and white, and a second in fawn. The fawn and white scarf is 1570mm x 200mm and weighs 127g.

The fawn scarf is longer at 1840mm x 205mm and weighs 120g. The lighter weight of the second is due to using a looser weave. The fawn scarf does have a pattern but it is hard to see.

Both scarves are very soft and will be on sale at my stall at the Perth Upmarket at UWA on 20 March.

Last of the Italian alpaca

The latest scarf has been woven using up the remaining black, white and fawn Italian alpaca yarn as the warp. The weft is a grey alpaca yarn from Shamwani Alpaca Stud. It is a long scarf being 1980mm x 220mm and weighs 154g.

You can buy it at my stall at the Perth Upmarket at UWA on 20 March.

Black and grey Italian alpaca

My latest woven item is a long wide scarf using a black and a grey Italian alpaca yarn. The two tone patterned scarf looks very smart and is soft to touch. The scarf is 1850mm x 340mm and weighs 203g.

It will be on sale on my stall at the Perth Upmarket at UWA on 20 March.

Italian cashmere

When in Rome recently I purchased 100g each of a blue and a green Grignasco (Italian) cashmere. I have woven the blue yarn in my own design as used in the previous scarf. The scarf is 1450mm x 190mm and weighs 85g.

The green yarn was woven in a different pattern but being a dark green, the pattern is hard to see. The scarf is 1430mm x 180mm and weighs 81g.

Both scarves are very soft, as you would expect from cashmere, and will be on sale at my stall at the Perth Upmarket on 20 March.

Black and white Italian alpaca

Have completed two more scarves using the Italian alpaca yarns purchased in Rome. Both are using my design used in the previous scarf.

The first one is using a white warp and a black weft. This shows up the two different patterns on each side. The scarf is 1540mm x 195mm and weighs 122g.

The second scarf is all in white and is 1540mm x 195mm and weighs 100g. The lighter weight is due to using a more open weave.

See them both at Perth Upmarket on 20 March at UWA.

White and pumpkin alpaca

I have woven a scarf using the left-overs of some natural white, and hand-dyed pumpkin, yarns from Alpaca Plus. The scarf is woven in a pattern I designed whilst on my recent cruise on the Athena from Rome to Fremantle. Both sides of the scarf have an interesting pattern. The scarf is 1480mm x 180mm and weighs 123g.

Being made from yarns from Alpaca Plus the scarf is very soft. It will be on sale at my stall at Perth Upmarket on 20 March at UWA.

Fancy yarn with cashmere

I have woven 3 scarves based upon a Diamist F-mole yarn, which is a fancy synthetic yarn in acrylic, rayon, nylon and polyester. I used this yarn as the warp in the first two scarves, and then the leftovers as the weft in the third. The weft in the first scarf was a maroon cashmere and resulted in a long scarf 2020mm x 170mm and weighs 99g.

The second weft was a heather (grey) cashmere and also resulted in a long scarf 1960mm x 170mm and weighs 92g.

In the third scarf I used alternate maroon, grey and orange warps. The scarf turned out to be 1450mm x 220mm and weighs 85g.

It is interesting to see the differences in the three scarves based upon the Diamist F-mole yarn. All the cashmere was 2-ply yarn from Knitters Addiction. The three scarves will be on sale at my stall at Perth Upmarket at UWA on Sunday 20 March.

More Italian alpaca

Have just completed two scarves using some of the Italian alpaca yarn recently purchased in Rome in the same Huck pattern in Anne Dixon's book as per the previous scarf. The blue and grey mixture scarf is 1630mm x 205mm and weighs 120g.

The solid blue scarf is 1470mm x 205mm and weighs 111g.

Both scarves will be on sale at my Perth Upmarket stall at UWA on Sunday 20 March.

Pumkin alpaca

I was recently introduced to an excellent book on 4-shaft patterns by Anne Dixon. All the patterns are shown in beautiful colours. I have woven one of her Huck patterns using a hand-dyed, pumkin coloured, alpaca yarn from Alpaca Plus. A lovely textured and soft scarf has resulted. It is long, 1850mm x 185mm and weighs 152g.This will be on sale shortly at Alpaca Plus.

White and black alpaca

My latest two scarves are using a white and a black alpaca yarn from Alpaca Plus. The white scarf is 1500mm x 180mm and weighs 121g.

The black and white scarf is 1600mm x 190mm and weighs 123g.

Both scarves are in the same pattern so it is interesting to see how much the pattern shows up in the black and white one. Both scarves will shortly be on sale at Alpaca Plus.

100% Alpaca

Have just completed two single-coloured scarves using a white and a dark brown 100% natural alpaca yarn from Shamwani. They are both in the same pattern as they have been ordered as special gifts. The white one is 1580mm x 175mm and weighs 142g.

The brown one is slightly longer being 1730mm x 185mm and weighs 160g.

Italian alpaca

On a recent visit to Rome in Nov'10 I purchased 200g each of 6 different coloured Lane Borgosesia alpaca yarns. It was not until I commenced weaving the first ball of the yarn that I discovered it was 45% alpaca, 35% merino and 20% acrylic. Despite this disappointment I have now completed the first two scarves using the green and fawn yarns in patterns similar to my last two scarves. I must admit I prefer the two scarves using the natural coloured WA 100% alpaca yarns from Shamwani, but will wait to see the public's reaction.

The first scarf is 1560mm x 220mm and weighs 143g.

The second scarf is 1540mm x 220mm and weighs 144g.

I will keep both scarves for the Perth Upmarket on 20 March if I am successful in being allocated a stall position.

2 Alpaca scarves

I am now back weaving after an 8-week holiday.

I have just completed 2 alpaca scarves for Shamwani. The first is a brown and white scarf 1500mm x 220mm and weighs 157g. The second, in a slightly different pattern, is grey and white 1580mm x 230mm and weighs 174g. Both scarves will be on the Shamwani stand at Kalamunda Market, first Saturday in March.