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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie)

@alpenglow

Irreverent electronics for makers and modern yarn tools for crafters. Yes, both. A very small business in San Luis Obispo (SLO), CA, USA, owned by Carrie Sundra (she/her), the real live human who is behind these posts. πŸ› βš‘οΈβœ¨πŸ–•πŸ¦„ 🧢 www.alpenglowindustries.com

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ahhhhhhh they look rad!

10.03.2026 05:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Keep My Amazing Maker Rig Alive, organized by Claire Cassidy After my first Maker Rig and open source regenerative living space conversion on wheels… Claire Cassidy needs your support for Keep My Amazing Maker Rig Alive

Surfacing this in case there's more folks into making my Maker Rig make sense.

A friend once described my whole vibe as "No, you move". I'm years in. I'm the real deal. I do 90%. You make the last 10%.

www.gofundme.com/f/keep-my-am...

09.03.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for all of your recent boosts, I really appreciate it!

10.03.2026 05:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the way.

10.03.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Last day to get any Alpengoodies!

08.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Closing Sale Week 3, 02/28/26 - 03/08/26: 50% off all prices shown below!Discounts will be shown AFTER items are added to your cart. SOLDERING KITS are now in the Closing Sale as everything is 50% off. SkeinTwiste...

This is the last chance to get a Swift Repair Kit and any of our Glowies, Glow Gauges, FUnicorns, LED Buddies, and a myriad of little electronics helpers and fun things. Boosts appreciated! www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

07.03.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"Last weekend closing sale 50% off, storefront closes after this Sunday 3/8!" on a purple background with the Alpenglow logo.

"Last weekend closing sale 50% off, storefront closes after this Sunday 3/8!" on a purple background with the Alpenglow logo.

We're down to the last 2 days of our closing sale! On top of the 50% off (discount shown after items added to cart), orders placed this weekend will get a fun freebie thrown in and orders over $50 get free US shipping w coupon code ITSHIPSWHENITSHIPS. πŸ˜‚ www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...

07.03.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

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. :)

02.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

knitting advice deployed!

02.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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

02.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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. :)

02.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

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 β€œshort row”. Otherwise, if you lost a row, there would a loop of yarn across those stitches on back.

02.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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/...

28.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Glow Gauge This light-up gauge makes counting stitches so much easier!Β  The crosshairs at 1 inch help you keep track of your count as you move across your stitches.Β  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/...

28.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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/...

28.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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/...

28.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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/...

28.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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!

23.02.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

22.02.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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!

21.02.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! ❀️❀️

21.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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

21.02.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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

21.02.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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

21.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Glowies Light yourself up with this fun rechargeable jewelry!Β  These neon-like pieces last for 12 hrs on a single charge.Β  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/...

21.02.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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 remainingΒ 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/...

21.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

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

18.02.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for your support!

18.02.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a quick update on orders and repair kits and shipping - if you're already on our newsletter list, there's no new information.
www.alpenglowindustries.com/blogs/all-bl...

18.02.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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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/...

16.02.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0