Lochanside Alpacas - Hand Dyed Yarn Boutique

03/03/2026

Lochness colourway, which is a gorgeous mix of greens and dark blues, is now available on soft 10ply 100% NZ South Island Wool, 8ply 100% South Island Merino, 4ply merino/nylon, 4ply merino/silk, and limited 4ply 100% NZ Alpaca.

Visit our webshop for all the details.
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24/02/2026

New to our range of hand dyed yarns is this beautiful bright and breezy DANCING QUEEN 4ply merino silk colourway. Perfect t for a shawl or wrap for the cooler weather months that are not that far away unfortunately. Brighten your day with this yarn choose. Visit the website for our online shop.
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22/02/2026

Lochness is now available in 10ply 100% South Island wool. Hand dyed with greens and a dark blue, which have blended together to create a mix of colour. Perfect for winter beanies and jerseys for children. Head to the website. Address in profile
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15/02/2026

One of my customers made this gorgeous shawl from mini hanks using my hand dyed mini hank fade sets. Stunning! Thanks so much for sharing this photo with us,
Jennifer😍
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11/02/2026

Meet SWEETIE PIE, our new hand dyed colourway with lots of speckles. Sweetie pie has been dyed on to a high twist 100% NZ Merino yarn base.

The speckles are in mango, purple, and lipstick, with lipstick showing at the top of the hanks.

Approx 100gms/375m per hank. Shop online at our website. Address in profile.
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10/02/2026

It's a very hot day for dyeing yarn, but someone has to do it, right?

Something new I the pots today. A reveal later in the week!

Website sale on till end of this coming Sunday the 15th Feb.
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09/02/2026

Our On-Line shop sale ends this Sunday the 15th of February. In the meantime, I am working in the background, creating some new batches of yarn to fill spaces left by the sale.


Thank you so much to those who have popped onto the website to browse and purchase some bargins. I hope you have many hours of happy crafting.🥰

05/02/2026

Autumn is just around the corner, not that any of us really want it to arrive, so here are 3 coordinating colourways to kick off that season for shawls or wraps for the coming cooler days.

Lt - Rt Rusty Armour, Rusty, and Maroocan Spice available in the webshop. The yarn base is 75/25 merino/nylon. We can also dye it up on 85% Merino + 15% silk.
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03/02/2026

Dry hands! Try this knitters Balm with lavender. Comes in a small tin that fits easily into your project bag ! A fabulous wee gift for a knitting friend. Available in the webshop.
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03/02/2026

01/02/2026

Beautiful shades of blues mingled together to create Pacific Ocean on 4ply sock/General Purpose Yarn. Approx 100gms/400m per hank.
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