Alpacas
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Handspun Corridale/Alpaca Cardigan in the Making
Seems I am not very prolific on my blog at the moment – much of my time is being taken up with my online women’s wellbeing magazine Brandlady.com. I have been updating and streamlining the article submission area to make it easier for writers to submit their work. And also adding a few things to the magazine. One addition is “In the News” which is being hosted by Clare Hudd of A Krafty Catch. She will report on items of interest specifically relating to women, the new “Army Couture” currently taking pride of place. On the knitting front, I’m still awaiting delivery of my knitting needles. Having discovered I needed…
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Living with Alpacas
Alpacas are one of the most adorable farm animals you will ever come across. They are environmentally friendly, meaning their feet do not damage the ground, they eat only the tips of the grass and not pull it out at the root, they’re easy to train and love being around children. Being easy to halter train gives children the opportunity to lead them around and be up close and personal with them. If you only have a few of them, and because of their nature, they tend to become part if the family and will follow you around, nuzzling your hands for that extra bit of feed. My experience with…