Friends of High Park Zoo: Llama Yarn

Size: Aran
Content: 70% llama from High Park Zoo, 30% merino
Weight: 100g
Yardage: 150 yds
Hand Wash with cold water and lay flat to dry. 

Each spring the High Park Zoo llamas are sheared ahead of the summer heat and the fleece is taken to Grand Valley Fibre. The wool is a fundraiser - all funds go back to supporting capital projects at High Park Zoo. 

Friends of High Park Zoo (FHPZ) is a registered charity created expressly to generate support for High Park Zoo by raising sustainable funding and providing educational and event programming. The City of Toronto owns and operates High Park Zoo and collaborates with FHPZ to promote the enjoyment of Canada's oldest animal attraction. 

The Zoo's ten paddocks are home to a variety of animal species from around the world including Barbary sheep, bison, capybaras, geese, emus, llama, mouflon sheep, peacocks, reindeer, West Highland cattle and yak. The Zoo is located within High Park, between Jamie Bell Adventure Playground and the Grenadier Cafe. 

The Zoo is open to the public every day of the year, with no admission fee. During weekends and statutory holidays from April to October, the Llama Pen is open from 12:00 noon to 2 pm (weather permitting) so that visitors can, for a small donation, feed the llamas and meet the chickens, and enjoy other weekend and holiday programming run by the volunteers.

*Lima and Stardust are the names of the sheep the yarn comes from, these 2 options are undyed

For context regarding the pricing of this wool, we welcome you to check out Anna Hunter's The True Cost of Wool.