I hung it on the line for the last bit of drying, with one peg on each point.
Then I finished my second woven scarf. I used a different (smaller) heddle, which makes the gap between the lengthways yarn. This heddle is a "10dpi" and the lengthways yarn, called the "warp" is about 90g of the rest of the blue Serena from May (same as your gloves, Kelly). I used it all up, which ended up being 78 strings. I used some hand dyed sock yarn to do the acrossways yarns (the "weft") and I ended up running out of space, which is amazing, since my "warp" was 3.8 meters!! The scarf wasn't that long once the ends were cut off. A bit over 3m, I think. (I'm updating at MacDonalds because their WiFi is better than my home internet, though the details of this scarf are at home...) (edited to add "3.3 meters or 130")
What's funny about a 3m scarf, is that it is for my little 3yo :)
Jasmine loves it, though. I put it through the washer and dryer and it came out lovely and fluffy! Imagine making a scarf with 200g of fingering weight that takes less than a week to finish. Sigh. I love this loom-thing!
Here's a pic for you, Kelly. The yarn didn't fade at all, and I loved the colors. It's mostly blue, but there were pretty bits of purples and greens... as you probably remember. It just left a tiny line over my left index finger, where it rubbed.
For my next trick, I owe Byron a scarf. (As I neglect the trio when I'm weaving, I promised Byron and Jasmine a scarf each. They were both keen. Unfortunately for me, he takes after Daddy in his color preferences.
"Black."
"Black and red? You like black and red."
"No, just black."
"What about a tiny bit of red, just a few little stripes...?"
"I just want Black, Mummy. No other colors. No little bits of colors. Just black. Only black. All black."
"Sigh..."
"But not as long as Jasmine's scarf, okay?"
hehehe.
6 comments:
Ha ha. Love the conversation with Byron. At least it won't take too long. Could you try tightly woven and loosely woven pattern of some kind??
Jasmine's looks fabulous. Love the pic of her wearing it too. The close up pic is nice too. So wish I could come and visit. You'll be an expert with the loom by the time I get home.
Thanks for sharing a close up pic of the mitten. The blue looks great with just a few flecks of colour. I really like it.
And well done on finishing the lacy baktus. I saw that in your rav a few weeks back and thought it had been around for ages. Now it's done! Yay. You're welcome to weave me something interesting on your loom. Anything you care to try. :) I love colours too so no "all black" for me. He he.
I have two different heddles, but how tightly woven it is depends on the yarn (as with yarn thickness and needle size). I might experiment with some different thicknesses of yarn in the same scarf for the boy. Gotta relieve the boredom somehow!
I was planning on sending a few scarves around. I have a lot of yarn to burn through :)
Beautiful work! I love the colourways! Enjoy the black work!
Love the picture of Jasmine & the scarf! Reminds me of Tom Baker as Dr. Who with his really long stripy scarf. And Byron is hilarious! No Red, all black! Oh dear.
Wow! Those mittens are stunning.
I'm ignoring the fabulous woven scarf because I really don't need a new hobby :)
I am SOOOOO getting a loom this year! Jasmine's scarf is fabulous :)
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