All our yarns are made from alpacas on our farm. We are proud members of the PA Preferred Program that promotes PA grown and processed products,
Each color and blend of yarn is unique to the year it was made. Call or email us for availability and pricing.
Email: info@highlandalpaca.com PH: 814-786-8105
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| BLACK ISLE YARN 2011 |
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North of Inverness is the peninsula known for some reason as The Black Isle (it is neither black nor an island). It may have earned its name through its association with witchcraft and the black arts in mediaeval times, or to the more mundane, that the soil there is very black. Jen’s sister gets to look out on The Black Isle every day when she walks on the beach at the Moray Firth. This yarn just shines!
80% alpaca/20% tencel 200 yards/3 ply |
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| HIGHLAND SIGNATURE YARN 2010 |
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This year we have combined the
first year fleeces of all of our cria.
With microns below 20, this yarn feels incredibly soft. The marled texture was achieved by blending
the light and dark color blankets. It’s
a rustic looking yarn with a softness only achieved by the best alpaca! Choose this baby alpaca yarn to make something special
for a friend...or yourself! . 100% baby alpaca/200 yards/2 ply |
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| CLASSIC SOCK YARN 2010 |
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For our
sock yarn we wanted something you could knit into your all time favorite
footwear. The blend of alpaca, tencel and nylon
provides durability and softness
in two natural colors. Treat your feet to the
warmth and luxury of Highland’s homegrown alpaca sock yarn. 85% alpaca, 10% tencel, 5% nylon in sport weight (black) and worsted weight (marled black/brown). (Only sport weight black is available in limited quantities).
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HIGHLAND CHAMPIONSHIP COLLECTION 2010
A Championship banner is awarded to the very best alpaca in each color group at a show. Highland Alpaca has earned numerous banners in each color group. This yarn represents a collection of the light color fleeces from several of our banner winners. The best of the best!
80% alpaca/20%silk 200yard/3ply |
HIGHLAND REVOAN 2010 People in Scotland name
their homes, and the names can be adopted by the new owners. Jen’s great grandfather was a game keeper in
the Highlands and lived in a small croft (a
traditional dwelling for small farmers) named Revoan. Jen’s home in Edinburgh was also called
Revoan. We named a cria out of our white
foundation female in honor of this tradition.
Between the two of them they have produced several white offspring and
have provided the core of our light colored fleece production.100% alpaca 200 yards/3 ply |
HIGHLAND HEATHER ROOTS 2010 
Visitors
to Scotland
often bring home jewelry made from a cross cut of heather roots. The interesting color mix makes each piece of
jewelry a unique item. This baby alpaca
yarn is a mixture of the first fleeces of our gray and brown cria. It creates a unique rustic impression.
100% alpaca 200 yards/3 ply |
THE RIVER SPEY 2010
The River Spey is the fastest flowing river in Scotland and the only river with fresh water pearls. Pearl fisherman stayed at Jen’s grandmother’s farm in the Highlands during the summer months to harvest those valuable pearls. A brooch or other piece of jewelry containing a Spey pearl is quite unique. The addition of tencel gives a pearly sheen to this luxurious yarn. 80% alpaca/20% tencel 200yards/3 ply |
HIGHLAND GLAYVA 2010 You may have heard of the popular Scottish liqueur Drambuie. The history behind it has Bonnie Prince Charlie giving the McKinnon family the recipe in appreciation for saving his butt during the Jacobite rebellion. Years later, a young son in the McKinnon family, Allistair McKinnon, broke away to produce his own liqueur and named it Glayva. Jen's Aunt Jess was engaged to Allistair for several years before he died. Glayva is still a highly prized liqueur in Scotland with a very secret recipe. 100% alpaca 200 yards/3 ply |
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DOUBLE CLOTTED CREAM 2010 Fresh cream and clotted cream are a staple in the Scottish cuisine. The Scots have no appreciation of “whipped cream in a can”. Their clotted cream is rich and natural...like this beautiful cream colored yarn. This yarn is similar to our Highland Clotted Cream 2010, but we’ve added a fine Merino wool to make a blend that is both soft and durable.
80% Alpaca/20% Merino 200 yards/3 ply
ABERDONIAN GRANITE 2010
STILL TO COME: 2011 BULKY TRI-COLOR SOCK YARN
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