Ankle
Cushioning, Low profile, Sits below the ankle.
Custom Alpaca Socks, Knit in North Carolina
Private label alpaca socks under your name — knit in our North Carolina mill on the same 168-needle Italian Lonati machines many premium brands use, in weeks instead of months. Bring your design, we’ll bring everything else.
The Yarn, Honestly
Here’s something most alpaca sock listings skip: pure alpaca doesn’t make a great sock on its own. Alpaca’s natural qualities are great for warmth and softness, but not so great for holding shape. That’s why good alpaca socks are blends – you get the natural benefits of alpaca, and the shape retention qualities of synthetic fibers (like nylon and elastic).
We knit with a 70/30 alpaca/nylon yarn. The nylon adds strength where socks wear hardest. During knitting, we also add plating yarns — elastic and a thin nylon — alongside the alpaca. Those give the sock its shape and hold, and they bring the finished sock to roughly 55–60% alpaca.Why tell you the lower number? Because it’s the real one. Alpaca socks on the market carry a wide range of percentages, and some contain surprisingly little alpaca. We’d rather you put an honest label on your product.
If you’re comparing suppliers, ask one simple question: is that alpaca percentage for the yarn, or for the finished sock? The two aren’t the same, and the gap between them is where a lot of marketing hides. A supplier who can answer it plainly is one you can trust with the rest of your order.
Getting the blend right matters for your brand, too. A sock that bags at the ankle after a few washes is the kind of thing customers remember — and they blame the name on the label, not the yarn. A well-built blend keeps alpaca’s softness and warmth while holding its shape wear after wear, so the pair your customer loves on day one still fits the way it should next season.
One more thing customers like: alpaca contains no lanolin, which is why some people who find wool itchy tolerate it better.
Still deciding on fiber? Read our take on whether alpaca socks are worth it, or compare with our custom merino wool socks.
What can we make?
- Every standard style – Ankle, crew, compression, and more. If we knit it in other fibers, we can knit it in alpaca.
- Knit-in logos and patterns – Your design is knit into the sock itself, not printed on top, so it won’t crack or fade in the wash.
- Custom colors – Match your brand, your farm, or your herd.
- Private label packaging – Finish the job with your own labels and packaging. See our private label socks options.
- Our yarn or yours – Knit with the 70/30 alpaca/nylon blend we keep in stock, or have your spinner ship your own yarn straight to us.
- Made in North Carolina – Every pair is knit in our own mill on 168-needle Italian Lonati machines, so fine details like small logos and tight patterns come out crisp.
Already Have Your Own Yarn?
If you’ve already sourced premium alpaca yarn and just need someone to knit it into a finished product, we’d love to help. Have your spinner ship the cones straight to us. We’ll knit your socks on our 168-needle knitting machines in North Carolina, then finish and ship them to your store, warehouse, or home — the same way we handle every other order.
What should you send? Sock-weight yarn on cones – we prefer a alpaca/nylon blend, but we deal with merino and acrylic blends as well. If your yarn hasn’t been spun yet, ask your spinner about all the options listed above.
Whatever you send, we’ll knit in the elastic and nylon plating yarns that give every sock its shape and hold. You can choose any style we make — ankle, crew, compression, and more — with your logo knit in and your own private label packaging, so the finished pair is ready to sell the day it arrives.
How much alpaca yarn do you need? Plan on about 8–10 pairs per pound of spun yarn, so a 60-pair run takes roughly 6–8 lbs of yarn. Raw fleece loses weight in washing and spinning, so you’ll need more fleece than that — your spinner can tell you how much.
How long does it take? Your spinner sets their own lead time. Our roughly 3-week turnaround starts once your yarn arrives.
We walk through the whole process — including what to ask a spinner — in turning your alpaca fiber into socks.
