One of the main events in the UK alpaca calendar took place last weekend. The British Alpaca Society's National Show was held at the International Centre in Telford, Shropshire. Spring Farm Alpacas and West Wight Alpacas were both showing their prize winning alpacas and alongside the competitions in the show ring was one for an alpaca hat.
The hat could be knitted, crocheted or felted as long as it was made from UK alpaca fibre, so I decided to enter a felted alpaca style 'sorting hat' ...
I used a beautifully soft beige baby alpaca fleece (sourced from the island)
that I'd been saving for a special project, with a dark brim and
different coloured highlights.
Both Spring Farm Alpacas & West Wight Alpacas did brilliantly well in the
show ring with many of their alpacas
winning in their various classes and there's more photos here
They came away with new champions and many rosettes…
including this one for my hat!
It came 2nd out of 30+ entries and needless to say
I was really thrilled...!
It came 2nd out of 30+ entries and needless to say
I was really thrilled...!