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Buying wool online

As I mentioned before, buying wool out here in La ALpujarra isn’t easy. I’ve been here for a couple of months now and there are some shops peddling wool, but still, it’s nothing to get very excited about. Do I generally get very excited about wool, you may ask? Well, actually, I can get pretty [...]

Buying wool in La Alpujarra

Finding wool in the Alpujarra turned out to be a lot harder than I expected. I thought all those nice little old ladies would be whiling away the autumnal nights sitting around knitting by the fire. Hopefully with some homebrewed local liquor. They have quite a few of those local drinks that they produce after [...]

The dreaded Kitchener Stitch (grafting the toe)

Ok, this is a fiddly bit. My first go didn’t work out as an undivided success, because you really do need a tapestry needle. Never thought I’d say this, but go out and get yourself a tapestry needle! The mere thought of it makes me feel very medieval somehow. Maybe once I get bored with [...]