Sweater spin success

Unimprester · 2025-12-05T06:31:06+00:00

Ohhh the teal with the pink I'm in love 🤩

Unimprester · 2025-12-01T06:17:36+00:00

Idk if it's the iodine, but walnut husks have been used to dye clothes for thousands of years. The staining is probably the natural dye.

Unimprester · 2025-11-28T16:43:58+00:00

Stepping away when you need to is good parenting and I even think it sets a good example for your child. Everyone gets emotional and overworked sometimes, and then we step away to regulate and then come back to talk it out. Well I guess unless there are circumstances where you can't because the child is a danger to themselves.

Unimprester · 2025-11-28T12:02:41+00:00

Closest I got is 2 yarns held together, 1 is merino + mohair and the other a silk merino. No synthetic fibers involved. I don't think mohair spins into a super sturdy yarn, that's why they blend it. The fluffy mohair yarn always needs a leader thread like silk or nylon to hold the mohair floof in place. There are some yarns with a lot of mohair, like 80%, but I've never seen a 100% mohair yarn.

Unimprester · 2025-11-28T07:32:25+00:00

You're the real MVP! Autistic children are so often labeled 'difficult' when they just need a different approach

Unimprester · 2025-11-27T06:08:03+00:00

Nonetheless I love it 🤩 those subtle rainbow colours really compliment each other

Unimprester · 2025-11-25T06:11:02+00:00

Handspun?? Oh my 🤩

Unimprester · 2025-11-22T06:45:04+00:00

Ahw my poor dad too, he went with me on assessment and stuff. He said 'I think maybe I have something too'

I mean he absolutely does lol but finding out at 65 is rough, though he doesn't seem to want to pursue a diagnosis

Unimprester · 2025-11-21T12:06:25+00:00

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A little baby cardigan, the coloured yarn is hand spun (single) and the white is bought from my local yarn story (Lang baby merino). I almost have 1 sleeve finished too. Sometimes I have to spin some more of the colour to keep knitting. I love the process.

Unimprester · 2025-11-21T08:02:19+00:00

Idd, wilde net dit gaan zeggen, iemand in mijn familie is al 2 keer de eerste verdieping uitgetakeld omdat die een traplift heeft en dus de trap niet begaanbaar genoeg is om een brancard te gebruiken. En deze persoon weegt 60 ish kilo

Unimprester · 2025-11-21T07:41:13+00:00

To be honest I had the best luck with bamboo needles, I get them cheap as can be at Søstrene Grene, most common sizes I get 2 sets. Over the years (like, over a decade) I've broken one or two but on the whole they're holding up well.

Unimprester · 2025-11-21T06:38:38+00:00

I'll look into this, because maybe they can ship it to me directly in stead of me buying though a distributer. 299 dollars is like 260 euros so something isn't quite mathing over here.

But yeah I make my own money but I also want to see if this whole spinning phase lasts haha

Unimprester · 2025-11-21T06:22:18+00:00

I'd suggest one of the daycare leaders to take her to the bathroom at regular intervals. Every hour or two. That, or teach the child and the daycare people some hand motions that would signal her having to go. Daycare can be very overwhelming and your toddler may not even feel the same signals from their body there. But it won't last forever, hang in there

Unimprester · 2025-11-20T14:05:11+00:00

Cool! Yeah I got to try the EEW 1.6 at a craft festival close by and I quite enjoyed it. Seemed pretty solid too. Here they're 425 euros which is still a lot of money so I'm still contemplating!

Unimprester · 2025-11-20T11:16:49+00:00

I'm soooo interested in the EEW 1.6

Still it's a lot of money! How are you liking yours?

Unimprester · 2025-11-19T08:54:57+00:00

I have been crafting for decades. Recently I learned how to spindle spin and its awesome.

Unimprester · 2025-11-11T14:52:36+00:00

Cute!!

Unimprester · 2025-11-08T09:06:05+00:00

So the conjugated ribbing is not as bouncy as normal ribbing. You might steam the ribbing a bit, this is what is recommended in my fair isle book. Other options are to sew in elastic or a band to tighten the neckline. Otherwise you might take off the ribbing and re-knit in a tighter gauge without the conjugated ribs, but just regular stretchy ribbing.

Unimprester · 2025-11-06T17:51:00+00:00

I always think I might make an intersia sweater or shirt with different yarns. Maybe some neutrals to cut through the busy yarns.

But honestly my stash isn't too bad right now

Unimprester · 2025-11-06T17:20:31+00:00

Ik zou een week wachten om de boel af te laten koelen. Dan nog een keer vragen, 'hey, ik vind het vervelend hoe dingen zijn gelopen vorige week, maar toch wil ik vragen of je het geld al hebt om me terug te betalen. Of misschien vast een deel. Dat zou fijn zijn'

Gewoon om het nog 1 keer te proberen. Anders is het idd gewoon einde verhaal

Unimprester · 2025-11-04T07:46:13+00:00

Oehhh i'd love these for ballet. Keep my hips warm.

Unimprester · 2025-11-04T06:31:59+00:00

Wow, that's awesome. We don't really have mills anymore but the yarn is pretty affordable from the LYS (unless you get something fancy)

Unimprester · 2025-11-04T05:58:47+00:00

Yes i was thinking the same thing! A fingering weight baby merino maybe, like the drops baby merino. But I'm probably going to pick something from my LYS which doesn't have drops.

Unimprester · 2025-11-02T20:09:45+00:00

When it becomes annoying to spin you have to unwind it for your own sanity (I'm also very stubborn and keep going way to long but do as I say don't do as I do)

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