Our knitting shop in Hood River, Oregon specializes in natural yarns and offers a wonderful selection of quality yarns, raw alpaca fiber, alpaca rovings, supplies, books, and gifts. We sell Kromski and Schacht spinning wheels, looms, and weaving and spinning tools and supplies.

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See us on TV, on the Web, and in print June 2013 William Shatner Will Interview Thomas Thomas is flying to LA on June 20 to tell his story to William Shatner who is writing a book on entrepreneurs who started businesses when over 55 years old. Hire Yourself will tell the stories and relate to us the lessons we can learn from them. Stay tuned! December 2012 The episode of the Oregon Lifestyles cable show that features us aired on Comcast cable channels 11, 22, and 23 in Portland, Gresham, Beaverton, and Oregon City at the end of December. You can watch our part of the episode online at http://www.makaiohana.com/Oregon_Products.html. December 2011 CNN interviewed and filmed us for a "Small Business Success" segment that aired for a second time on December 12 & December 14. The short segment is posted on the Web at http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2011/12/05/sbs-small-business-success-cascade-alpacas.cnn May 2011 We were guests on the Localite TV show here in the Gorge. The 30-minute program aired at 7 p.m. on May 6 on Charter Cable Channel 7 in the gorge. Oregon Lakes & Rivers article Winter 2011 Read a little bit about us and our alpacas in the Oregon Lakes & Rivers article at http://oregonlakesandrivers.com/ content/meet-alpacas. NBC's Today show See us in a feature that was aired on NBC's Today show on Arpil 13, 2010. Jane Pauley visited our ranch to interview Thomas about his career change from being an Operations Manager at West Marine to becoming an alpaca rancher. You can read three articles about us and about alpacas: - A Rural Reinvention - Alpacas Are Awesome - Reality Check: Alpaca Ranching	National TV commercial Thomas, Connie, and some of their alpacas are in an American Express TV commercial that was filmed in Hollywood and aired during 2010. All of those alpacas are so much fun! American Express video on the Web On August 19, 2010, American Express posted a video profile of our alpaca business that is available on their website. Watch a video of our alpacas and yarn shop Here's a fun video of what you'll see when you visit our ranch and our alpacas. See you soon! June 17–July 1 Wearable KnitWits Trunk Show In Wearable KnitWits you'll find patterns that are cute, stylish, or just downright silly, but they're all designed to elicit a smile. Just try to resist knitting the baby monster socks! See many examples from the book, and while you're here, meet our newest alpaca babies.
Alpaca Socks! Luxurious alpaca socks breathe and are comfortable all year round. Soft, durable, wrinkle-resistant, and eco-friendly, alpaca fleece is a warm, natural fiber that you'll love to wear every day.	We Have Spinning Wheels and Weaving Looms! Find out more about the gorgeous Kromski spinning wheels and the best-selling looms in the United States—the Baby Wolf.

Yarns We Carry We offer luxurious alpaca yarn, including baby alpaca, at affordable prices. We have knitting yarn and crochet yarn from silk yarn to bamboo yarn, as well as the softest wool yarn for knitting and to crochet. Our alpaca wool and alpaca rovings are from our alpacas and a neighboring ranch. We have bamboo knitting needles and circular knitting needles in a full range of sizes. If you don't see the yarn you are looking for on our website, give us a call. Here are the yarns we carry in the shop. Bulky (6: Super Bulky, 1.5–2.75 sts/in) Plymouth Baby Alpaca Glow Plymouth Baby Alpaca Ultimo Cascade Lana Grande Chunky (5: Bulky, 3–3.75 sts/in) Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande Plymouth Baby Alpaca Brush Lamb's Pride Bulky Reynolds Lopi Worsted/Aran (4: Medium, 4–5 sts/in) Foothills Alpaca Yarn Worsted Plymouth Baby Alpaca Ampato Louisa Harding Kashmir Aran Misti Alpaca Worsted Misti Alpaca Suri & Silk Manos del Uruguay

Worsted/Aran continued Cascade 220 Cascade Quatro Joseph Galler Peruvian Tweed Alpaca Lamb's Pride Worsted Noro Silk Garden Noro Kureyon Louisa Harding Kimono Angora Plymouth Linen Isle Plymouth Royal Bamboo Tahki Cotton Classic Tahki Tweedy Cotton Classic Cascade Ecological Wool Plymouth Outback Mohair Crystal Palace Mikado Ribbon Di.Ve Autunno Plymouth Tweed DK/Light Worsted (3: Light, 5.25–6 sts/in) Plymouth Baby Alpaca DK Sport (2: Fine, 5.75–6.5 sts/in) Brown Sheep Nature Spun Cascade Fixation Fingering/Sock/Lace (1: Super Fine, 6.75–8+ sts/in) Misti Alpaca Lace Crystal Palace Kid Merino Lace Patterns We also carry Fiber Trends patterns.

Shop Hours

March: Saturday and Sunday 11:00–4:00
April–May: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 11:00–4:00
June–October: Open daily 11:00–5:00
November–December 23: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 11:00–4:00
Always open by appointment.

Contact Information

Phone: 541.354.3542
Email: info@foothillsyarn.com
Located at the Cascade Alpaca Ranch, visitors are also welcome to meet these rare animals. Come see our newest babies!