Moose Meadows Farm is home to a herd of new world camelids who spend 365 days of the year less ~10 minutes lounging in the field and /or eating hay.  These boys and girls are sheared annually (late spring / early summer) for their fibre (alpacas do not have wool).  The fibre is skirted, sorted and shipped to the woollen mill in Alberta to return as yarn, rovings, and socks.

For our dyed yarns, Moose Meadows Farm has partnered with Rikki Paterson with "Scarves for Hope" who takes our light, natural coloured yarns and dyes them using acid (vinegar) dyes.  The colours are vibrant and the technique Rikki uses has expanded the market for our yarns considerable.

Mule Spun 2-Ply is considered a premier light weight yarn.  It can be used in knitting machines, for hand knitting, or in weaving for warp or weft. 

There are approximately 198m or 216 yd per 112 gms / 4oz skein; 50m or 54 yd per 28gms / 1oz skein.  For knitting, we recommend 4mm to 5mm needles. This is a Light to Medium weight yarn according to the Craft Yarn Council's Yarn Standard.