Alpaca Yarn and Fiber Shop

Welcome to:
The Alpaca  Yarn & Fiber Shop at Pax River Alpacas

                  

                       

 

                                    

 About The Alpaca Yarn & Fiber Shop

 

The Alpaca Yarn & Fiber Shop is now open Thurs-Sat, with flexible hours.  It is best to give us a quick call first.  Very short notice is fine.

 We carry exquisite alpaca
yarns, alpaca blends (silk, bamboo, 
flash, angora, merino) and lovely Feza novelty yarns.  We also have hand
made alpaca scarves, hats, shawls (made by the owner); unique gifts, and needle-felting objects and kits. 

The shop sits in a very comfortable living room type setting which can comfortably seat about 15 people.  The shop overlooks our pastures and visitors can meet and pet our alpacas.   We welcome knitting and crochet groups to hold their meetings at our shop.  Locals can join Knit and Crochet at the Alpaca Yarn & Fiber Shop at www.meetup.com.  Online members are automatically notified of meet ups via e-mail.  Just type in either knit or crochet at the website prompt and the town Upper Marlboro.

 

 Yarn Guidelines

The following yarn standards are taken from the Craft Yarn Council of America website:

                                                            Needle Size (metrics)                   Hook Size (metrics)

0 - Lace - Fingering:                         1.5 - 2.25                                           1.6 - 1.4
1 - Super Fine - Sock:                       2.25 - 3.25                                        2.25 - 3.5
2 - Fine - Sport:                                  3.25 - 3.75                                        3.5 - 4.5
3 - Light - DK Light Worsted         3.75 - 4                                               4.5 - 5.5
4 - Medium - Worsted                     4.5 - 5.5                                               5.5 - 6.5
5 - Bulky - Chunky                            5.5 - 8                                                   6.5 - 9
6 - Super Bulky - Bulky                   8 and larger                                       9 and larger

 http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/weight.html