WELCOME TO PRAIRIE SPIRIT ALPACAS
Prairie Spirit Alpacas is a Canadian farm, nestled amidst the rolling hills of Millerville, Alberta. We are passionate about nurturing and breeding our heard of Huacaya alpacas, which are globally recognized for their luxurious fleece! We specialize in crafting artisan products that are known for their high quality performance and heirloom aesthetic.
There are many benefits to alpaca fleece beyond it's supple nature and we are thrilled to be able to offer functional products that are both versatile and timeless in their design.
Te Ara Mitt Pattern
The Te Ara is our favourite fingerless mitt pattern!
Perfect for beginners due to the ribbing and cable across the wrist! This pattern works wonderfully with the sport weight of all our yarns and looks especially stunning with our neutral collection!
About Us
Prairie Spirit Alpacas is an alpaca farm with Huacaya alpacas. They are quiet gentle animals that are bred for their fleece. Alpacas are raised naturally and are easy on the land. Our alpacas are like family, each and every one has been named and ethically raised together in their family units!
We are currently selling products made from alpaca fleece. It is a luxury fibre that comes in 22 natural colours and we also sell hand dyed yarn and products.
Alpaca fleece has incredible softness, partly due to the extremely fine micron and partly due to the scale structure of each individual fibre as the scales are lower and smoother than those of sheep wool fibre that give it a low prickle factor.
Alpaca fleece does not have lanolin like sheep and thus can be processed without the use of harsh chemicals and is also very hypoallergenic. Most people that are allergic to wool find they can easily wear soft alpaca yarn.
Alpaca fleece is more than two times warmer than wool, and is antibacterial due to it's moisture wicking properties. It is water resistant with only 8% moisture retention vs 30% moisture retention for sheep.
It is also flame resistant, in fact almost flame retardant.