Friday, June 12, 2009

2009 Spring Crias!

"Bella" is from Lady Lili and Black Ryder! She is a saucy little number! LOL!



Tally is from Crimp Suzette (owned by Rose Anne Johnson) and Black Ryder. She is extremely fine and I think she even has SRS (soft rolling skin)! Way to go Suzy and Ryder!

Lovie was the first of the spring cria and he is all macho boy! A delicious dark chocolate brown and awesome crimp and brightness so intense you would think he is wet! He is from Danica and Chino.
We are still waiting on Promise to deliver her cria with Chino and will keep you posted!











Surfer Chic Hat

I think this surfer chic pattern (found in Chicks with Sticks crochet pattern book) makes perfect summery hats and I couldn't resist making one in this hand dyed blue alpaca yarn. All the colors of a vacation get away at the beach (at least in my dreams!) come to mind with the blues that were used in coloring it. I thought it was an extra bonus with how it striped itself down in the spirals from the top!

Monday, June 1, 2009

Anticipation...


...anticipation is making me wait! Sorry, that song is on my mind lately as we wait for 2 new boys to arrive from Fairhope Alpacas! We are excited to meet Fairhope's Royal Cantigny and Fairhope's Pink Cyclone! As we are having our spring cria's born, we are looking forward to our next pairings and meeting the 2 new guys on the block will help make some of those decisions!



Here is a sneak preview...

Pictured to the left is Royal Cantigny who is a handsome fawn boy who hails from very royal bloodlines such as CCNF Royal Ring of Fire, Snowmass Royal Rose, and Royal Fawn. We expect a lot of royal cria from this boy in the future and with the powerful, proven genetics he has behind him, I am sure he will not let us down!
Pictured on the right is Fairhope's Pink Cyclone. He is a 3rd generation pink alpaca and his pedigree is like the who's who of the grey alpaca world! Cyclone's parents and grandparents are all grey so we are pretty confident he will pass grey easily! His dad is multi-champion Fleecy Dale Luminescence, who is the son of the famous Shaquille. Other notable alpacas on his pedigree include (you better be sitting down!) Silvio, Silvino, Quicksilver, General Schwarzkopf, Diamonds Are Forever, The Silversmith, Leon, the list goes on but you get the idea!
The boys will be coming after visiting at the AOBA Nationals this coming weekend. I am sure the girls here are looking forward to meeting the boys!