Probably the softest jumper ever, this reversible jumper will turn your child into a wolf or a bear depending on the mood! A warm and cosy one...

• animal ears on both sides!
• 2 layers of 100% super extra soft Baby Alpaca
• one side has a pocket to make hands meet

So much fun! (Warning: makes grown-ups melt...)

This is ethically made from 100% baby Alpaca fibre.

The Alpaca is a mammal that lives in high altitudes in South America and has a wonderful fleece that keeps it comfortable at a wide range of temperatures. Alpacas are seasonally shorn of their fleece which is combed and cleaned and made into these gorgeous clothes.
Alpaca are the most eco-friendly of agricultural animals, with soft feet that protect fragile eco-systems without overgrazing.

Baby Alpaca is a very fine grade of alpaca fibre, often from the belly of grown-up alpacas, not necessarily from actual baby alpacas. It's around 19-21 micron in diameter.

Alpaca clothing has heaps of benefits for your child and family as it is actually superior to Merino wool in a number of ways!

• Warmth. Alpaca fleece is unique in that it consists of hollow cells. It demonstrates perfect thermoregulatory properties: alpaca fibre is ideal in cold weather conditions, and protects the child’s body from overheating when it is warm. It is much lighter than wool for the same warmth.
• Moisture resistance. Alpaca wool is naturally breathable and does not retain moisture, but allows perspiration to evaporate.
• Softness. Baby alpaca is super-soft, in the category of luxurious fibres such as cashmere. It's suitable for people with sensitivity to wool as it is smoother and usually finer..
• Lightweight. It's easy to be warm and free to move freely with lightweight alpaca.
• Durability. The Alpaca fibre is soft, smooth, elastic and strong! It doesn't felt as quickly as wool and is more durable, making high quality fabric that lasts and lasts and lasts, not just for one or two children but many.
• Eco-friendly. Alpaca has an entirely natural origin and requires very little processing.
• Stain resistant. Alpaca is naturally stain resistant which means you won’t have to wash it as often. As with wool, simply hang to air instead.

To look after your pure Alpaca clothing is simple. Alpaca is resistant to dirt and releases it easily, so after wearing, simply hang to air. There will be no need to wash it very often at all.

If you need to wash it hand wash in cold water that is less than 10oc.

Use a detergent designed for wool which protects and replenishes wool's natural oils as sold in our fabric care category here. Dilute your wool detergent in a bowl of cold water. Add your woollens to the bowl, gently stirring and squeezing the detergent through. Rinse using cold water.

To dry, gently squeeze water out and wrap your wool clothes in a towel to remove the excess water. Air-dry naturally avoiding direct heat. So, hanging on a drying rack over the bath is good, or on a clothes horse.

Waddler offers fairly traded, hand-knitted baby and children's knitwear made from the softest baby Alpaca. Joyful designs, beautifully made in the mountains of Bolivia.
Waddler work with skilled artisans who know how to spin and knit alpaca, the fibre of Inca royalty, into these practical and beautiful clothes for babies and kids. The knitters draw on Andean textile traditions handed down over generations. They receive fair wages, more than 3 times the minimum wage, enabling many to send their children to school and significantly improve their basic living conditions.

Baby alpaca is a high grade alpaca with fibres are as fine as 18 micros - this makes it super soft to the touch and gentle on children's skin. Treating your children to Waddler clothes is giving them something lasting, lovely and practical, and allowing other children in South America to go to school. Perfect!