Alpenglow Industries (Carrie)

It is really helpful to get comfy with frogging and picking up stitches again if one drops down, because then you don’t have to be afraid of mistakes! It is all practice practice, yes! It is also 100% ok to leave a mistake in and just finish the project. :)

knitting advice deployed!

If the issue is what I wrote, there’s not really an easy fix that’s not frogging.

For fixing - my advice, knowing that you said you didn’t want to do this, is to get comfortable at frogging or unknitting. Don’t hesitate, it’s all part of making things. You can’t engineer without iterating either. Believe it or not, 85 stitches isn’t too bad. :)

Its hard to say exactly from the photos, but my guess is that after you picked up your stitches, instead of knitting them, you accidentally turned your work and knit back across, accidentally doing a “short row”. Otherwise, if you lost a row, there would a loop of yarn across those stitches on back.

Today starts the final week of our closing sale! 50% off the whole website, which means that my favorite product, the FUnicorn, is under $20. Discounts are shown AFTER items are added to your cart!

www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

Glow Gauge This light-up gauge makes counting stitches so much easier!  The crosshairs at 1 inch help you keep track of your count as you move across your stitches.  It can be set to one of 10 different colors o...

Ah and we do still have Glow Gauges in stock which are now just $17.50! www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

Yarn Tools and Notions Everything yarn-related, from awesome yarn tools like our Glider Swifts, to our innovative light-up Glow Gauge, to our Cozy Ornament LED kits, to our neon-like Yarn Ball Glowie jewelry!

We’re running low on yarn notions, so get them while you can! We’ve still got some of our sheepy box kits, both the assembled and just-add-wood-glue versions.

www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

We’ve still got lots of our battery and LED helper boards, SwitchTrick breadboard power supplies, plenty of good stuff. Oh and we added assembled Krampuses too, which we were out of over the holidays. Grab some handy stuff or grab some art or both!

www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

Today starts the final week of our closing sale! 50% off the whole website, which means that my favorite product, the FUnicorn, is under $20. Discounts are shown AFTER items are added to your cart!

www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

Monday morning bump - we're running low on a few Glowie light-up jewelry shapes and colors, so if you've been thinking about getting one, now is the time!

Interactive KiCad file viewer

It been 0 days since @thea.codes 's KiCanvas saved my bacon again by opening an old layout file that was crashing KiCad.

If you're using KiCad for PCB design and haven't seen KiCanvas, give it a look! kicanvas.org

I've previously bought the Krampus and SMT Garden kits. Both are wonderful. If you want to get some cool soldering practice in or want a pretty electronical of your own then definitely check Alpenglow out while you still can!

Thanks! ❤️❤️

Last chance to get cool things from @alpenglow.bsky.social ❤️

You are contractually obligated to tag me in cool pinball shit, read the fine print! 😆

I can’t believe you didn’t tag me in this, I thought we were friends.

Glowies Light yourself up with this fun rechargeable jewelry!  These neon-like pieces last for 12 hrs on a single charge.  Excellent for raves, parties, festivals, Burning Man, or just your normal everyday we...

We also added more colors and photos of star and raindrop Glowies, all 35% off the prices shown. Check them out!

www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

Closing Sale Week 1, 02/14/26 - 02/20/26: 25% off all prices shown below!Discounts will be shown AFTER items are added to your cart. Also check out even bigger discounts on our remaining SOLDERING KITS. SkeinTwist...

Today is Week 2 of our closing sale, the website is 35% off (discount shown after items are added to your cart). We added stock status to our product thumbnails, so you can easily scroll through and see what we’ve still got. Soldering kits are 50% off!

www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

Aw thanks, I’m very happy that you love your swift! I’ll still post projects and whatever’s next here.

Thank you for your support!

Just a quick update on orders and repair kits and shipping - if you're already on our newsletter list, there's no new information.
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Soldering Kits, All

I’m glad to hear they’re being enjoyed! They’re on sale for 50% off and we still have a decent variety available if your STEAM center needs more! www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

Thank you! <3

Hoo yeah. My plan is to deal with that after the first week of March, and through the end of that month. But yeah, it’s going to be A Job to get everything out of our shop space by the end of April.

Ugh, yeah, I won’t be able to do a final tax return until this time next year it looks like. But I’m hoping to be able to wrap up 99% of the physical stuff by the end of April. Thanks for your support and I’m glad that Winterbloom existed too! No regrets in putting myself and my stuff out there.

Thank you! I’m stoked to hear that, please tell you daughter thank you and to solder on!

Lastly, just a big thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years. The maker community continues to bring me belonging and joy in a way that no other has. If you feel like dropping a comment, I'd love to hear how our work has impacted you. Thanks, friends.

I'm not going to ever stop engineering and making things, my love for building BULLSHIT (just go to mastodon to see BULLSHIT you will not regret it) remains strong, but I am taking a break from selling things and owning a business. Because I am def burned out on THAT bullshit.

This account will revert to Carrie's personal account, but I'm more active on mastodon. I'm also starting a Discord (yes I know the issues) if you want to be able to stay in touch or easily get my attention. discord.com/invite/PFkED...