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Go alpaca go! UW alum joins with Peruvian artisans to make Badger wear

A devoted Badger fan, she decided she needed an alpaca sweater that would rep her team. She grabbed a notebook and sketched the design she wanted — a red and white sweater with “Wisconsin” across the chest — and showed it to one of the artisans knitting at the market. In her bare bones Spanish, she asked if the woman could make it.