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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
Experimenting with a lightbox
I made myself a lightbox from a giant cardboard box following this excellent tutorial, and started experimenting with it. Here are a few of the photos I took using it: I’m very happy with the result, they look so clean … Continue reading
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Tagged lightbox, macro, photography, spindle, stash, yarn
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Maroon hanspun lace yarn
As I mentioned previously, I’ve taken a pretty bad case of spinning fever. After finishing my first handspun, I quickly got some more merino top in different shades which I planned on blending together to create a slightly variegated yarn. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2-ply, handspun, laceweight, merino, spindle, spinning, variegated yarn, yarn
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My first handspun
I tried very hard to resist, but I wasn’t strong enough and finally succumbed and took up hand spinning using a drop spindle. I got my spindle, which was made by my dear friend debolsillo, at All You Knit is … Continue reading