The Blue Brick | Inspired Yarns

Frolic was on Saturday, and of the many things I succumbed to that day my favourite acquisition was a pair of new heddles. I bought a 10 and 12 dpi to go with my 7.5 dpi. Tito has named them ‘Not bad’, ‘Crazy Talk’ and…

For my latest loom experiment I wanted to try making something for the home, instead of another scarf. This is not even a little bit because I’m bored of scarves, but because all the delicious yarn I want to use is sock or lace weight…

This is officially the first thing off the loom that I really enjoy wearing. Warp: Alternating strands of Indigodragonfly MCS worsted,  ‘Unemployed in Greenland’ with strands of Indigodragonfly merino sock,  ‘Is The Money Ok? Did They Hurt The Money? Weft: My own ombré dyed skein,…

I have finally started a project with one of my Ombré dyed yarns. Here’s the one I’ve chosen: Which, before I wound it up, looked like this: For the full tutorial on how I dye these skeins, click here! This time I am warping with…

Against all the advice I’d ever read, or been given, or even inferred through common sense, I decided to warp the loom on Friday night with what amounted to lace weight, single ply, handspun. This way lies madness. Tito only made it about 15 minutes…

I decided to give plaid a try on my loom, and discovered that weaving is a great way to stash-bust like a boss. Both these scarves are TFA scraps left over from other projects, in a mix of both aran and dk weight. The red…

This weekend, despite all the social stuff we had planned, I managed to get an entire Zauber Ball through the loom. I’m so hooked. I’m totally in love. I’m obsessed, and we’re warping up a plan for a plaid scarf now! I spent a ton…

Last night I brought home my latest toy – from The Black Lamb in Port Hope Ontario, an Ashford Knitters Loom (the 20″ one). I didn’t get home until late at night, but Tito and I set it up together and got a few inches…