Andean Crochet Alpaca Gloves
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Elevate your everyday style with Andean Crochet Alpaca Gloves—a fingerless design that keeps your hands warm while your fingers stay free. Crafted from 100% pure alpaca fiber, these gloves deliver the luxury softness and natural breathability the fashion industry treasures, with minimal pilling for lasting wear.
Handmade by a weaving collective in Peru using traditional hand-knitting machines, each pair is a one-of-a-kind work of art. The thoughtful construction features an open top for your fingers and a side slit for your thumb, giving you full functionality without compromise. Unisex fit at 6" length plus 2" thumb slit.
Alpaca fiber is one of the world's greenest natural fibers—sustainable, hypoallergenic, and impossibly soft against your skin. Perfect on its own or paired with the Andean Crochet Scarf for a complete artisan look.
Artisan Profile
Allpa has 80 small to midsize workshops located throughout Peru. Through their textile production, they strive to create awareness and preserve Peruvian culture. Allpa develops annual collections according to market trends and supports the growth of artisans with technical assistance, training and loans. This transforms weavers into entrepreneurs and gives them access to the global marketplace.
In the earliest Peruvian history, you will find examples of the bond between the Incas and alpaca. During the Inca empire, alpaca was only used by royalty because it was valued as the finest material. Alpaca is supple and smooth to the touch. It’s softer than cashmere and warmer and stronger than lamb’s wool. It contains microscopic air pockets which create lightweight clothing with excellent insulating properties. It is a completely natural fiber and there is no use of harsh chemicals in production.
The alpaca live mostly without any boundaries in the highlands of the Peruvian Andes and are not harmed during the shearing process. Their soft padded feet are gentle on the grass terrain and they graze without destroying the root system of the area. Alpaca is the only animal that produces up to 28 natural colors and can be blended into an infinite array of natural shades from inky black to warm chestnuts and snowy white. It is easily dyed in any color and always retains its natural luster.
L 6" + 2" Thumb slit
Hand wash cold with mild detergent. Reshape while wet and lay flat to dry.
As with all handcrafted goods, there are slight variations making each piece a work of art and truly one of a kind.
- Giving Back: A percentage of our sales is donated to the Nature Conservancy.
