Spinning yarn: lots of pictures of handspun!

It's been over a month since I got my Nano wheel and I've spun a lot of yarn since then!

(I also made an instagram for yarn-y things: mirith_yarn).

Companies/shops I bought fiber from:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/beesybee

https://www.etsy.com/shop/UpstreamAlpacas

https://www.etsy.com/shop/threewatersfarm

What I've made so far, in reverse chronological order:

700 yards, chain-plied, laceweight silk/wool blend. Smoldering Fire from Three Waters Farm.

Worsted-weight alpaca/silk from Upstream Alpacas, in the Silver Chalice colorway.

Hand-woven scarf from the alpaca/silk handspun. Gave it to my mom!

Sport-weight two-ply, Paradise Fibers' "Wisteria".

Super soft alpaca from Upstream Alpacas, in the Winter Gorge colorway. Fractal-plied.

Handwoven scarf from the above handspun yarn. Cottolin weft from Gist yarns.

Wool chain-plied, "Granada" from beesybeefibers on Etsy.

Undyed wool yarn, from beesybeefiber on Etsy.

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I bought a Silver Reed SK10 and SR10 knitting machine!

I've been considering a CSM (circular sock machine) for a while, but my budget has kept me from buying one. I really want the ability to crank out sock snakes and hand-finish the heels and toes. I discounted flat-bed machines because how would you knit in the round on a flat-bed machine? And then I stumbled on a post that said you can in fact knit in the round, or, knit tubular as machine knitters are more likely to say, on a flat-bed machine. The secret? A ribbing attachment! (Or a double bed machine, but those are fairly rare). So I started the hunt for a knitting machine and ribbing attachment. I found the perfect machine for me a few weeks ago. Here it is knitting a ribbed cowl :

Renulek's Rose #3

Finished product first, of course.

First (ish) roll from my new to me Kalimar SR200

A few weeks ago, I got a Helios 44 lens, which happened to be attached to a Kalimar SR200/Zenit E camera. The seller wasn't sure the camera worked, but mechanically, it seemed to function. The light meter even seemed to work! The first roll I shot in the camera came out totally blank. Which was disappointing. I think the issue is the film holder is very fiddly, either from wear or age. But I'm happy to report that the second roll was totally fine! I got 32 photos, despite the back being opened once accidentally during rewinding...

mirith

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