Alpaca Blends--Indigo-Grown and Hand Dyed on the ranch!

Wow— Each year keeps getting better! This yarn is 58% Climate Beneficial Transitional white Grade 3 fiber from the herd here at Integrity blended with 42% Sally Fox’s Organic Merino. This year each skein is 200 yards, and in a 2-ply DK weight.

This is my first year growing my own indigo! I have enjoyed nurturing the plants to produce the stunning colors!

I have used the fresh leaf ice method of dying this yarn. This includes time sensitive harvesting, removing the leaves, blending the leaves in ice water and pouring over the yarn. From this point it is a matter of squeezing out indigo aerating the yarn and dipping it back in the juice over and over again. It is a process to say the least and the badge of honor is the blue hands after!