Some time ago I asked blog readers what sort of designs they'd like to see offered as freebies. One reader suggested cardinals, so a few weeks ago I did a pair of cardinals. A more unusual request, however, was for a llama or an alpaca – I'm embarrassed to admit that I can't remember which the reader wanted. But we have alpacas in our neighbourhood at the wonderful farm where we always get our free-range Christmas turkeys.
Craig, the owner, uses them to protect the birds from predators, so I thought I should try alpacas first. So in honour of Craig and his alpaca helpers here's a free alpaca. Not everybody will have a use for it, of course, but it might come in handy for some people. It's got a nice textured furry body, just like the real thing, and is for the 5×7 inch (130 x 150 mm) hoop. The design (in .pes v.6) is here, and the worksheet is here. Bear in mind that alpacas come in all sorts of colours, so you don't have to follow the colour suggestions unless you want to
Foxes watch out! There's an alpaca about…
And while we're talking about requests for freebies, if you'd like me to do something special, that maybe you can't find anywhere else, just drop me a "comment" describing what you'd like to see. I can't promise that I'll do it, but I'll certainly give it a try
I love your designs!
I’d love for you to do a soaring hawk if possible? I’d also love a blue jay or blue scrub bird. 🙂
Hi Mia, I don’t know how you do it, but the alpaca’s coat looks like a real wooly coat.Thank you for this awesome alpaca.
Cute Alpaca! Thank you Mia! I think a cute cardinal couple would look pretty on a kitchen towel.
Very cute! Thank you!
Oh, he is a lovely alpaca indeed, especially his unique textured coat. How about a horned toad, the symbol of justice to one of the tribes I work with? Or maize (in different colors like blue and red not just yellow like other designers do), the symbol and reminder of God’s promise to provide for us? Both of these designs are hard to find indeed. And, though designs for bees are plentiful elsewhere, I would love to see one by you.
Like the others have said that coat really looks wooly, you could reach out and pat it!
Thank you
Thank you for the outstanding alpaca. I would love to see a silverback gorilla, more realistic than cutesy, for a 5×7 hoop.
Love this for my daughter who just returned from Peru!! Thank you again!!
Thanks a lot for this lovely alpaca!
Très beau pelage
Merci Mia
I cannot get the 5th design of the bell pull. The direction sheet link works, but the design link did not.
What a cute little guy. I had no idea they are used as guard animals. Love his textured coat.