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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Aug 10

#shomeyourknits this week is all about scrappy projects. I know I've posted about this one before, but my Aquamarlin sweater is my top favourite for using up any and all scraps and leftover yarn.

#knitting #aquamarlin #sweater #finishedobject #stashbusting

A woman (me) wearing a colourful cropped raglan sweater with balloon sleeves. It's the Aquamarlin sweater, which uses multiple strands of scrap yarn to create a marked, bulky weight fabric.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Aug 10

That's so lovely!

Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Aug 10

Thank you ❤️

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Aug 10

Thank you!

Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Aug 9

Thank you! ❤️

Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Aug 9

12 skeins of #handspun #yarn from tour de fleece and beyond, washed and ready to go. They fill me with so much joy!

#spinningyarn #handspinning #spinnersofbluesky #spinsky

A rainbow of handspun yarn artfully laid out on a wooden table.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Aug 7

This makes me a little teary eyed. How beautiful.

Loose Ends @looseendsproject.bsky.social · Aug 7

Annine Wilhelmina Catharina Claussen died in 1940 and never finished this wedding ring quilt. "It has such sentimental value and I was not sure how to address its unfinished state." — Connie

This project was completed by Loose Ends finisher, Marilyn, who spent about 16 hours on it.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks!

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Got my sourdough starter up and running. Was motivated by my local bakery temporarily closing due to a fire. Can't live without good bread, now, even if it's not the most aesthetic of loaves.

#baking #bread #sourdough

An almost spherical loaf of sourdough bread on a wooden chopping board.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 22

❤️❤️❤️

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thank you!

Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 22

Maybe see if there is a spinning guild or group near you? They would be able to have a look and give more advice than me for sure!

Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thank you 🥰

Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thank you so much 😊 I'm so pleased with how Tue colours from my rolags have blended in the spin.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 21

I'm now halfway through my #tourdefleece spin, although I doubt the other half will be finished in the time that's left. I'm so pleased with these skeins.

#hanspun #handspinning #yarn #spinnersofbluesky #tdf2025 #tdf

Five skeins of handspun merino/tencel in a gradient from light blue, through teal, to green.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thank you!

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 15

Often, the creative process involves undoing your work and starting again, with new knowledge. And that's ok!

#knitting #patterndesign #knittingpattern #frogging #wip #startingagain

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 11

Having such a peaceful time working on my #tourdefleece2025 project. It's really warm in the west of Scotland today, with just a slight breeze. So thankful to have the day off.

#spinning #spinnersofbluesky #tdf2025 #handspinnig #espinner #eew6 #tourdefleece #tdf #wool #spinningyarn

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 11

I loved it as a teenager and it's such a nostalgic cozy thing to me now. And still the coolest vampire of all time.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 10

The inspiration and the knitting...

#knitting #knitweardesign #knittingpattern #knitsky #wip #hellsing #alucard #eyes

Lots of red, staring eyes on a black background - from the anime, Hellsing.

In progress knitting in black with colour work in white and red - eyes emerging from yarn.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 10

This is the 4th bobbin of my big #spinning project, 2nd completed for #tourdefleece2025. On to the next colour! (2nd pic)

#tdf2025 #yarn #handspinning #espinner #spinnersofbluesky #handspun #wool

A bobbin of spun, blue singles on an electric eel wheel 6 e-spinner.

A bundle of light blue/grey rolags, waiting to be pre-drafted and spun.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 7

I'm taking part too. It's so fun to see what everyone else is working on.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 6

Three out of ten colours of my big gradient spin finished, the "bluest" of which was completed during #tdf2025. Each is approximately 100g, and the total spin will be a whole kg, making it just about my biggest project so far.

#handspun #spinning #spinningyarn #yarn #wool #tdf #fourdefleece.

Three bobbins of handspun singles on a wooden surface going from blue to green in colour.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 5

More of a tour de F1 than a tour de France start to #tourdefleece today, but i got a good amount of #spinning done!

#yarn #spinnersofbluesky #spinningyarn #handspinning

An EEW e-spinner with a half full bobbin forgrounded by a pile of pre drafted merino/tencel fibre.

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Sofi H @karpsy.bsky.social · Jul 4

Oh and I should say this is not the colour work that will be on the final pattern, even though it's kind of cute in a 2004 kind of way.

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