This past month, Maple of NorthStarAlpacas sent in the most beautiful fiber and yarn! I had a special treat and was able to spin this 'blossoms and bark' roving into a beautifully textural 2 ply which I knit into a Vertex right away because I loved it so much! This is one of those 'kitchen sink' fibers where everything but the kitchen sink is in there- except when it comes from someone like Maple who raises Alpacas and appreciates fine fiber her everything is so delightful!
This fiber contains Alpaca, merino, silk, cashmere, milk fiber, angora and angelina! Here is what Maple had to say about it:
"This fiber is a blend of many fibers that I have collected over the last few years. I sent it all to Pufpaff's mill where Suzanne prepared it into this lovely roving. Each sample is different and will spin into an awesome, slubby, arty yarn. I hope that you enjoy it.- Maple"
I want to encourage you to visit NorthStarAlpacas today and go shopping- let us know what you like in the comments section below and we'll draw from those comments later in the week for this 5 oz pack of fiber- more than enough to make your own shawl! Be sure and use twitter, facebook and ravelry to help spread the good word about Maple's shop- we'll reward you with extra entries!
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Can't think of anything more delightful than her Many Mixed Fibers. I may have to treat myself for my birthday!
I want it all! I'm really drawn to the Skinny Alpaca Scarf, though :)
It's so hard to chose from an alpaca farm :)
I can see myself spinning the Baby Alpaca - Silk - Angora Bunny fiber for a gorgeous luxury shawl.
I love the handspun white suri alpaca yarn....lovely, indeed!
I like the Black Baby Alpaca Cria Fleece from Magneato. He's so cute!
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always suck yummy samples! I love spinning alpaca!
I think my fave thing in her shop besides the beautiful fiber for may would be her Hand dyed Alpaca/Merino yarn - Zotikos. I looove bright green!
That Golden Prime Baby Fleece has me drooling right now... White on White with a touch of Blue Handspun Alpaca Yarn is another one on my wish list. Every purchase that I have every made from this shop has been unforgetable. The fiber is amazing!
The Swirled Alpaca Roving - Dark Fawn/Black/Light Fawn is so gorgeous and it looks incredibly soft!
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I quite like the Hand dyed Alpaca Roving, with the teal, periwinkle, and fuschia - those colors look so pretty together!
All of her stuff is fabulous! I really love the colors and the look of the texture on the Alpaca Merino Mohair Super bulky Slubby Handspun Yarn - 174 yards - that and the colors are my favorite. I also gave a tweet via @kattalyne
merino dyed with fuschia and periwinkle
I love the hand-dyed and natural fawn swirled alpaca roving. So pretty.
The Many Mixed Fibers batt!
I am so so curious about alpaca. Haven't spun it yet.
I love the grey and white Alpaca scarflette. And the mannequin. She's lovely. :)
I do like the Many Mixed Fibers Roving and how it knits up. I love alpaca!
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Oooh, I like the teal, periwinkle and fuschia alpaca roving.
The Black Baby Alpaca - Cria - Fleece from Magneato is gorgeous!
I love the teal/periwinkle/fuschia right up at the top. My favorite thing about the shop, though, is the pictures of the alpacas in the listings! Cuuuuuuuuute!!
That handknit alpaca switchback cowl is just gorgeous! I love it!
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I love the Hand dyed Plus Natural Fawn Swirled Alpaca Roving! so pretty!
thanks for this giveaway!
The pink and blue roving up front caught my eye right away! Such clear, cool colors!
I would love to have some Charcoal Gray Alpaca Roving. I made some thrummed mittens from alpaca last year and they are so warm and lovely I want to try again in gray.
I really love that charcoal grey alpaca roving!!!
Jess
I love EVERYTHING! I bought some (April's fiber) this month for my shawl exchange project. So pretty and I love that the alpaca's pic is on the label!
not just one goodie, i had to bookmark her store! I adore alpaca, the fibers and handspun she has are wonderful as well as her lacy soft knits.... yum!
Homegrown scarf, hands down!
How beautiful! I love alpaca! Hand dyed Alpaca Roving - 2 ounces would make a beautiful hat or scarf.
I just love Maple's fiber! Today I choose Hand dyed Plus Natural Fawn Swirled Alpaca Roving.
I'm going to Facebook this as well :-)
I would love to get my hands on the Baby Alpaca - Silk - Angora Bunny Roving. I can only imagine the soft amazingness.
I really am liking the Hand dyed Plus Natural Fawn Swirled Alpaca Roving but the Many Mixed Fibers is super cool too!
The hand dyed and natural colored handspun alpaca is soooo pretty.
I love the brown alpaca & merino yarn!
This one is such a nice yarn... such lovely colors... favorited it; will think about it!
I posted a comment early this morning and it seems to have disappeared. I wanted to say that I bought a bunch of the Swirled Roving with Dark Fawn, Black and Light Fawn and it's absolutely delightful. I want to get some of her Alpaca, silk and angora roving to spin and some of her baby alpaca/bamboo roving. I want it all! And Maple always sends those lovely scented sachets in her fiber - they are almost as good as the fiber itself. There isn't a nicer person selling alpaca than Maple - she's a pleasure to deal with always.
Maple's customer service is fantastic! I just got some alpaca roving from her earlier this month and right now I am having a hard time resisting buying some more! I love the swirled roving and I am especially drawn to the alpaca/silk/angora!
I love alpaca, and I love it when the roving, yarn, etc is available in natural colors.
I LOVE that you include pictures of your alpacas in the listing! They are so cuddly looking! The charcoal grey roving is my favorite. So rich, yet natural!
The colors in the Many Mixed Fibers are wonderful! Makes me even more sad that I couldn't score a May box...had it in the cart but my internet (out in the country) was too slow.
Beautiful!
I love the colors of this batt, I was lucky to get a sample of it in my May fluff box :)
I love the alpaca-merino blend yarn in the cosmos colorway. Gorgeous!
How pretty is the Phat Fiber sample! That's probably what I want most!
I'm in a bit of a natural mood lately so I really like the charcoal grey alpaca roving. So much pretty stuff though, it's hard to choose!
Emily
Serendipity
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I love the natural brown alpaca fiber!
I love the whites, both millspun and handspun! They give me the opportunity to dye them myself. All the alpaca looks luscious though!!! Difficult to pick just one.
The Luxurious Roving looks just too good to resist. Love angora,but find it challenging to spin on its own.
Swirled Alpaca Roving is my #1 pick,hard to choose, so many pretty things!
Beautiful fibres.
I love the hand dyed alpacca - Jacquard's Red, Burnt Orange, and Sun Yellow Dyes.
Those Many Mixed Fibres look fabulous too.
I really like Hand dyed Alpaca/Merino Top/Roving - 2 ounces Spring.
Teal, Periwinkle, and Fuschia dyed roving. I love how she puts the picture of the alpaca that donated. They are soooo cute.
nephnie
i think what i want more than anything is one of her actual Alpacas....is that an option?
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I love her dyed alpaca fleeces in pinks and oranges. Bet they're super soft!
Deb
hamptonartisticyarns@hotmail.com
The hand dyed alpaca roving is gorgeous!!
I love the hand dyed rovings soo fluffy and yummy, I especially like the osiris merino/alpaca roving!
Many Mixed Fibres Rovings! I'm not usually drawn to brown tones but I love the pink mixed in with the brown. Nice work overall!
I love the colors in the Helios yarn (hand dyed Alpaca/Merino). The red, orange and yellows remind me of the flowers of spring and summer. Love it!
Swirled Alpaca Roving looks great, and I'd also love to try some of the Charcoal Gray alpaca. There's also a hand dyed worsted weight yarn called Zotikos that I really like.
I love the Nike roving! And of course, all of the lovely alpacas.
I am in love with the Alpaca/Merino - Helios. It's SO gorgeous!!
Everything is so lovely. I'm being drawn to the Charcoal Gray Alpaca Roving - 8 ounces.
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