Sierra Yarn Blog Posts

Side by side of a sheep with dense oily wool fleece and a cream alpaca with fine fluffy fiber showing the alpaca wool vs sheep wool difference

Alpaca Wool vs Sheep Wool: Why Alpaca Will Not ...

You know the feeling. Someone gives you a wool sweater. It looks warm and cozy. You put it on. Ten minutes later, your neck is on fire. You are scratching...

Alpaca Wool vs Sheep Wool: Why Alpaca Will Not ...

You know the feeling. Someone gives you a wool sweater. It looks warm and cozy. You put it on. Ten minutes later, your neck is on fire. You are scratching...

Woman in Cusco Peru cradling a baby alpaca in a handknit sweater beside Sierra Andean Spirit Brown Ivory skeins of Baby Alpaca Pima Cotton Blend alpaca yarn

Alpaca Yarn: Why Baby Alpaca-Pima Cotton Blend ...

Picture this. You spend a month knitting a sweater in pure alpaca yarn. It feels like a cloud. You wear it five times. Then you notice something. The hem hangs...

Alpaca Yarn: Why Baby Alpaca-Pima Cotton Blend ...

Picture this. You spend a month knitting a sweater in pure alpaca yarn. It feels like a cloud. You wear it five times. Then you notice something. The hem hangs...

Easy Knit Scarf Pattern: The One-Night Project for True Beginners

Easy Knit Scarf Pattern: The One-Night Project ...

Some scarf patterns are weekend projects. This one is a single evening: cast on after dinner, bind off before bed, wear it in the morning. The trick is not knitting...

Easy Knit Scarf Pattern: The One-Night Project ...

Some scarf patterns are weekend projects. This one is a single evening: cast on after dinner, bind off before bed, wear it in the morning. The trick is not knitting...

How to knit a sweater Alpaca Hug Oversize Sweater kit flat lay with five Andean Spirit skeins printed pattern and circular needles in Cloudtouch Baby Alpaca Pima Cotton Blend

How to Knit a Sweater: The Shortcut With a Pre-...

A sweater is the project most knitters circle for months before starting. The fear is rational on the surface: a sweater has to fit a body, which introduces sizing, gauge...

How to Knit a Sweater: The Shortcut With a Pre-...

A sweater is the project most knitters circle for months before starting. The fear is rational on the surface: a sweater has to fit a body, which introduces sizing, gauge...

How to knit a scarf hero styling shot of the finished Journey Scarf in Andean Spirit Charcoal Orange Cloudtouch Baby Alpaca Pima Cotton Blend worn wrapped once with fall outfit

How to Knit a Scarf: Beginner-to-Finished Guide...

A scarf is the first real thing most knitters ever make, and for good reason. It is a rectangle with no shaping, no fitting, and no math beyond one cast-on...

How to Knit a Scarf: Beginner-to-Finished Guide...

A scarf is the first real thing most knitters ever make, and for good reason. It is a rectangle with no shaping, no fitting, and no math beyond one cast-on...

How to Knit a Blanket: From Cast-On to Bind-Off With Baby Alpaca-Pima Cotton

How to Knit a Blanket: From Cast-On to Bind-Off...

A blanket is the most forgiving large project in knitting. No shaping, no sleeves, no fitting, no gauge anxiety about whether the finished piece will fit a body. It is...

How to Knit a Blanket: From Cast-On to Bind-Off...

A blanket is the most forgiving large project in knitting. No shaping, no sleeves, no fitting, no gauge anxiety about whether the finished piece will fit a body. It is...