Alpaca fleece proves to be a winner – Our Communities

By A Mystery Man Writer

Selling warm knitted hats and socks on a city sidewalk during a hot day in July might sound a bit crazy, but Penny Gogush was surprised at how many people bought them. | “It was wonderful,” said the Lido Plage resident. “I had said, ‘I don’t know how we’re going to sell winter gear in July,’ but we did.” | Gogush was selling knitted clothing made with yarn spun from alpaca fleece, as well as teddy bears with fur made of alpaca fleece. She was one of the vendors participating in the first weekly farmers market held in front of Manitoba Hydro’s head office in downtown Winnipeg. | She also had a booth at the Saturday farmers market at Exhibition Park.