die linse strickt (me, knitting)
Book addict, photography addict, photo podcaster and (again) - after years of abstinence - knitter.
von einer die liest, fotografiert, podcastet, kocht und nun auch noch strickt.
Where to find me / wo man mich sonst noch so findet:
on ravelry,
on monikaandrae.com (Photography, German only),
on monis motivklingel (Photography Podcast, German only),
on Kruste & Krümel (Cooking & Baking, German only),
An meine deutschen Leser und Leserinnen. Ich werde hier mehr und mehr in Englisch posten, zum Üben und weil ich selbst viel auf englischen & amerikanischen Blogs lese. Kommentare sind aber auch in Deutsch jederzeit willkommen. :-)
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Eiderstedter Garnkontor
One of the best things during vacation (even those short ones over a long weekend) is to explore all possibilities of yarn shopping. I am especially keen on finding those options which are not in the midst of those touristy areas, because that typically leads to the fact that a yarn store slowly but surely turns into kind of a souvenir shop (yikes!).
A few weeks ago Cornelia’s blogpost delivered exiting yarn shopping news: by mid of October a new yarn store came to see the light of day … only a few kilometers away from the place I’d just planned to visit during this very weekend. Yay!
Ulli’s Eiderstedter Garnkontor is located in Tönning, a small town in Northern Germany. She specializes in Scandinavian yarns for knitting, weaving and crocheting. The nice thing: she also runs an online business, so the amount of skeins she has available in the different varieties is substantial.
The shopping experience was wonderful. First because she carries a huge amount of truly beautiful stuff and secondly because you feel welcome the moment you step into the shop. Ulrike not only gives you all the time you want to pet those yummy skeins, but also offers knowledgeable (and always friendly) advice. Chris, my significant other (although not a knitter) sat down on a sofa and enjoyed himself. Ulli got him a cup of coffee and within seconds he was happily chatting away with another customer. We (Ulrike, Chris and other customers) shared some good laughs during my 90 minutes stay. :-)
After digging through the shelves I’ve fallen in love with wool from the Ullcentrum Öland, but not having a matching project in mind didn’t buy it. I’ve got myself some nice skeins of BC Alpaca Flamè and Tussah Tweed plus a cone (250 grams) of laceweight linen yarn in a beautiful turquoise for a secret crochet project.
If you are in the respective area or plan to visit, this is the address:
Eiderstedter Garnkontor
Neustraße 14
25832 Tönning, Germany
Web shop: http://www.garnkontor.eu/
— Für meine Deutschen Leser & Leserinnen –
Wenn Ihr mal auf der Halbinsel Eiderstedt seid: schaut unbedingt in Tönning in Ullis Eiderstedter Garnkontor vorbei. Hier erwartet Euch ein Woll-Einkaufserlebnis vom Feinsten - vor allem, wenn man Spaß daran hat, mal abseits der “üblichen Verdächtigen” Wolle einzukaufen. Regia sucht man hier vergebens und die dank Ravelry so hoch im Kurs stehenden Marken vom amerikanischen Kontinent sollte man auch woanders jagen. Dafür findet man wunderbare Wolle mit Struktur und Charakter einmal durch die ganze Farbpalette. Und Auswahl. Und mehr als nur einen Strang/ein Knäuel pro Sorte. Ein Garnparadies!
Schön, dass es einen Online-Shop gibt - wo ich mich doch während meines Besuchs nicht zu allem durchringen konnte. ;-)
5th German Raveler Meeting, Cologne
That was an awesome trip. I’ve started on early Saturday (7 a.m.) for the 3 hour drive and was back at home late in the evening. I was exhausted but I had enjoyed every minute of the day. My art yarn class was a lot of fun (although 3 hours were way to short to practice the new techniques we have learned).
The amount of beautiful yarn was overwhelming. I had a list of (holiday) projects I needed yarn for, so quite some skeins I would have bought for myself had to stay there (at least for now). Despite that - I do love my stash enhancement.
BTW: the three skeins in the bottom right corner of the picture were in the goodie bag. Rowan Kid Silk Creation, a sample skein Colinette Jitterbug and a (very nice) ball of organic baby alpaca.
Thanks to all who made this festival possible, see you all next year in Hamburg!
Once upon a time there were two lovely tops from All Spun Up. Both were 50% Alpaca, 30% Merino & 20% Silk. The more greyish one is 6 oz, the blue one 4.5. I have split them up vertically and took about 1 ounce from the greyish one to spin it together with the blue top. That means more or less 5 ounces per bobbin.
I’ve started yesterday with the greyish top. It drafted and spun itself like a dream. It was fluffy and open and I had practically nothing to do but relax and feed the fiber to the wheel. I was spinning on cloud nine. Kind of.
How different did it feel today. Although the fiber content was identical in the second top, it was nearly impossible for me to draft and spin this part evenly. And I did pre-draft the vertical stripes a bit. But still - some parts stayed so compacted and sticky they needed quite some amount of pull to get drafted at all, others were slippery like hell. Therefore the single alternates between fine and medium. And i was swearing. All! The! Time!
I will let the singles rest for one ore two days before I ply them together. Keep your fingers crossed that the yarn will be not too ugly.