Starfish Fibers

A twisted hank of yarn in front of four swatches, each made with a different craft (knit, crochet, nalbinding, weaving). Another skein of the same yarn wound into a ball is in the background.

A twisted hank of yarn, positioned vertically with two handmade swatches using the yarn on either side of the hank.

We've finished swatching for Manos del Uruguay Cardo! I had help from my friend Avery for the knit and crochet swatches, and I did the weaving and nalbinding.

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I hope you can find a way to make it work for your needs! Bonsai Woman on YouTube has the tutorials that I recommend most to people.

That’s fair. I had to play around quite a bit with different grips and movements until I found one that worked for me. A good needle makes a huge difference too - Keila Nalbinding straight needles are way more comfy than the usual tapered ones people start with.

Have you ever heard of nalbinding? I’ve found it’s far more gentle on my hands than even loom knitting (I have nerve damage).

Two balls of lacemaking thread, one in Christmas green, red, and white, and the other in solid red. There are also a few sample pieces made from the same size of thread to help show scale.

I'm expanding my selection of Lizbeth size 10 tatting thread with more colors - check back frequently to see what I have!

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An embroidery piece of a mountainscape, in progress

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It's official! I've rebranded as Starfish Fibers.

You may see a few things here and there that look a little weird while I finish the rebranding process. Thanks for your patience!

Tank was determined to be helpful when I pulled my knitting machine out a few days ago to upgrade it.

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Go for it! One thing that might help is using an iron-on patch on the inside first, to keep the fabric in place and more stable while you’re stitching. I did this for a security guard friend’s uniform pants a few times, since he’d wear out the inseams doing his rounds.

A large circular knitting machine with a project in progress on it

Here's a shot of the Mobius cowl Avery and I made, in progress.

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A person smiling at the camera and wearing a brightly colored looped scarf

My friend Avery and I made a Mobius cowl together using my newly upgraded knitting machine!

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Three cakes (balls) of yarn, neatly wound

Caked up some yarn for one of my swatchers! He'll be knitting me a few small samples to show off Manos del Uruguay Alegria in product photos.

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Several twisted hanks of yarn in a variety of colors, with labels on them

Finally got through getting all the hanks of High Tide labeled and sorted 😮‍💨

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It's a 3-ply actually. I have the feeling the skewing is partly due to tension issues... I know my tension is all over the place while I'm figuring out how to knit in a way that won't ruin my hands.

A rainbow-striped knitted cowl done in nubbly seed stitch, laid flat on a table.

Charity cowl is done! Not sure why it's biased like this - probably a tension issue. I'm not going to worry about it since this is my first finished knitting project in over ten years.

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A nalbinding project in progress, with just a few rows done. It's looped and curled over itself.

My latest project is a Mobius cowl using alpaca - I intentionally used a looser stitch (Oslo F1) hoping it'd be on the lacy side. I think it'll look a lot better once it's done...

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There are several options for nalbinding stitches that look knitted to people who aren’t familiar with nalbinding

I'll have to look that up! I'm still figuring out how to pace myself to avoid fatigue and hand strain.

Probably a cowl. Mostly it's just practice since my tension is currently all over the place. It's been over 10 years since I knit with needles and I'm learning Continental to reduce hand/wrist fatigue.

A knitting piece in progress, part of which is in nubbly seed stitch and part of which is smooth stockinette

I decided to switch to stockinette for a bit - might just do alternating 1" stripes of seed stitch and stockinette.

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An orange tabby cat laying on the floor and looking at the camera with the tip of her tongue sticking out

Somebody occasionally forgets that she has a tongue.

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See if you have a spinning guild in your local area, you might be able to get a de-stashed drop spindle. Maybe even some in-person lessons.

A knitted piece in progress. It's a chunky nubbly knitted texture (seed stitch) in bulky multicolored yarn.

Soooo.... I ended up frogging it and starting over. But hey! I'm back where I was, at least.

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I ended up with waaaay too many stitches, so I ended up frogging it and casting it on correctly this time

A simple knit beanie in pink, orange, yellow, and white.

Another charity hat, done and off the knitting loom!

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A knitting piece in progress with a few inches done, of a chunky yarn in faded rainbow colors.

I cast on another basic seed stitch cowl, this time to practice knitting Continental style. I was pretty darn sure I hadn't twisted it while joining in the round, but... oops?

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