I had an idea, for a quick, easy, versatile poncho, and daringly decided to test-drive my idea using my Lucky Penny Wrap. The basic idea, is that you take your woven wrap (18″ x 65″ in my case) fold it in half, and attach three,…
I took this off the loom a few weeks ago, but it was uncertain whether I would get nice FO shots of it because, alas, I left the bedroom door open and my kitties got on it and clawed the heck out of it. However,…
Sometimes you just need the weaving equivalent of instant gratification. Warp and weft are both Noro Taiyo Sock. I didn’t try to keep my colours in line or do anything special, just wove it on a 10-dent heddle the same as if it was all…
I created a second colour shifting scarf for Tanis, and I made some tweaks that I think really improved the design. I used a 10-dent heddle instead of 12 which greatly improved the drape and allowed me to warp to 80”, which meant that after…
A few people asked, after my post about the Colour Shifting Scarf, if I could share a tutorial on how I hemstitch my ends. I am by no means a weaving pro, so how I do it may not even be the ‘right’ way, but…
My colour shifting scarf has been featured on Tanis’ blog today, check it out!
One of the first TFA palindrome skeins I managed to snag off Ravelry destash was a skein of ‘Prism’. It turned out that the colour runs on Prism were too short to line up easily, so after a few frustrating attempts I just warped as…
It wasn’t easy for us to make time to visit this little spot, but I couldn’t resist. Yarnia is, to quote their website, “the only yarn shop where you can design your very own custom yarn blend, and buy it by the pound. You choose…
Another diversion from vacation photos to show you the beauty I pulled off the loom a few days ago. After finishing my first palindrome scarf in one of Tanis’ old multi colour ways, I went on a hunt through Ravelry destash to see if anyone…
I’ve taken up dyeing my own wool for my projects. I don’t pretend to be super talented at this, but there is something satisfying about being in control over every step of your creative process, to complete your vision exactly as you imagine it. These…
This one sat on the loom for a long time while I was distracted with the spinning bug – but now that it’s finally off and blocked I’m quite happy with the results. This is all coming from one skein of Fleece Artist Trail Socks…
From this: To this: And this: And finally this! I was getting 11 WPI on this yarn, so I used my 7.5 dent heddle. Feeling pretty happy with it :) It’s about 60″ long and super warm. The Navajo plying really lends itself to warp…