I've been living a little bit of a lie in this blog -- for a good reason. I've been writing about selling alpacas and moving, but I've been writing as if I were still in Oregon. I'm not. I left Oregon on January 22nd and I've been working in Alabama sinc… more »

I finished the hat. Due to the small size of the yarn, I ended up modifying the pattern. Normally, when I work this pattern, I use a front post double crochet to create ribbing and put some give in the pattern. When working top down, the fpdc usually… more »

A while back, I mentioned some undersized yarn. Then I found this link and this exhibit. Wow! I don't think I could do that without working under a magnifying glass! I'm not even going to try spinning anything that fine. more »

I am not a veterinarian and I am not giving veterinary advice in this post. I am providing opinions and breeder to breeder advice based on my experience and my discussions with other breeders. Many alpaca breeders rely on progesterone tests to assess p… more »

I'm making progress on my crochet hat. I'd show you, but the camera is still unavailable due to the move. The pattern I'm using is a top-down double-crochet with front post ribs crocheted in a circle. To start the brim, I use seven rows of single croc… more »

When we first started breeding alpacas, we were told we had to do pregnancy tests right after breeding and then every once in a while during the pregnancy. After several years and a little experience, we adopted a very different philosophy. By the end of… more »

Famous simply for being famous. I read, recently, a number of commentary blogs about Anna Nicole Smith with the many comparisons to Paris Hilton. Apparently, Paris makes about 7 million per year by being famous, well, for being famous. Seven million.… more »

When I packed the yarn, I left out a large cone of what I thought was lace-weight alpaca. I didn't pay much attention, but I figured a nice, large cone would last through the move and allow me to work on various projects until the stash and spinning whee… more »

The boys are gone. There are no more alpacas on the farm. Actually, it happened Monday. Tears were shed. I'm only now writing about it. The good news is that by delaying the post, I can say that the boys have arrived safely at their new home on a f… more »