Tag Archives: alpaca
Ruby corundum
Inspired by this lovely piece of ruby corundum from Tanzania. I wanted to mix redish shades of purple, and highlighted them with a bit of yellow to make them more muddy. As always, each fiber has taken the shades a … Continue reading
Natural Carbon
I didn’t mention it at all, but I’ve had a big project on my needles for a good bit of time, but somehow never got to take a good picture of it so I didn’t feel like writing about it. … Continue reading
First German Ravelry meeting
Shortly after I moved to Germany, I started looking for local knitting activities, and was very happy to learn that the first German Ravelry meeting was going to be held close by (in German terms) to Tübingen. I discovered that … Continue reading
Manly seed-stitch scarf for my man
Earlier this month my man and I were in Paris for a very brief vacation, during which we visited the local yarn shop, la droguerie, along with other Parisian establishments, such as Pierre Hermé’s pâtisserie on Rue Bonaparte. During this … Continue reading
Terracotta morningside
When I spent a month in Berlin last fall brushing up my German, I met a very nice, authentic Berliner through a German colleague of my father, J; he’s been so friendly to me, and showed my some of Berlin’s … Continue reading
Ribbed hat for my little brother
Continuing with my knitted gift streak, here’s the hat I’ve knit for my little brother. I’m currently knitting him a matching scarf as well, but I have no photos of it. It’s worked in a 70% alpaca yarn from Peru, … Continue reading