Sunday, December 25, 2016
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Wednesday Weaving: SurpriseBlameStaceyEdition
Long ago, (not really, I just don't remember, and if I look it up, the blogging will never happen) Stacey mentioned weaving kits from Spunky Eclectic and that they have a club. I loved what she had woven, and for the first time, the idea of a club appealed to me. I'm still new to weaving, and the club is for the rigid heddle loom. I looked at kits. I thought about joining the club. I considered colors. Then, I bought nothing. I looked again and convinced myself not to get anything. I made some sort of comment about the budget. Stacey responded that $33 every-other-month probably wouldn't break the budget. Still, I had to think about it. Then I decided to go for it. I decided to really go for it by not selecting a color family, but instead, choosing the Surprise option. Then, I waited.
Finally, the day arrived, and I had my first club shipment. I looked at its bright loveliness, and worked to clear a spot on life and loom to weave it. Then, life was in full swing, and it was, well, it was kind of killing me. But we're not talking about that, and really, that kind of stuff is boring.
Anyway, let's just fast-forward to the weaving part. I loved playing with this kit. It is not something I would have chosen on my own; not the pairing of yarns, not the colors, but it was perfect. To me, it is candy corn, autumn, and sunshine. I decided to not make it a scarf as the pattern intended, but instead I turned it into a mรถbius cowl. I later found what would probably be a better way to do this, but I still think it turned out well. The weaving was fast with the big, lumpy, bumpy, thick-and-thin, this-will-not-be-even-so-no-need-to-try yarn for the weft that was so freeing. Then of course, there was the fun of the silver sparkle in the warp yarn that I just loved.
This is going to be either a birthday or Christmas present for the daughter, (she's a Christmas Eve baby) depending on the wrapping paper situation.
Now, I wait patiently for the next club shipment. Being open to whatever arrives is a good thing.
Finally, the day arrived, and I had my first club shipment. I looked at its bright loveliness, and worked to clear a spot on life and loom to weave it. Then, life was in full swing, and it was, well, it was kind of killing me. But we're not talking about that, and really, that kind of stuff is boring.
Anyway, let's just fast-forward to the weaving part. I loved playing with this kit. It is not something I would have chosen on my own; not the pairing of yarns, not the colors, but it was perfect. To me, it is candy corn, autumn, and sunshine. I decided to not make it a scarf as the pattern intended, but instead I turned it into a mรถbius cowl. I later found what would probably be a better way to do this, but I still think it turned out well. The weaving was fast with the big, lumpy, bumpy, thick-and-thin, this-will-not-be-even-so-no-need-to-try yarn for the weft that was so freeing. Then of course, there was the fun of the silver sparkle in the warp yarn that I just loved.
This is going to be either a birthday or Christmas present for the daughter, (she's a Christmas Eve baby) depending on the wrapping paper situation. Now, I wait patiently for the next club shipment. Being open to whatever arrives is a good thing.
Friday, December 02, 2016
November Goals: Evaluation Time
Since I set goals over at CrankyPants for November, that makes the first post of December an easy one. I said I would weave two things, finish and mail a baby blanket, finish the garter center of the Bridgewater I have been knitting, crochet a doll, sew an animal backpack, make a decision about making Christmas gifts. I did it all, although the mailing of the baby blanket was not until December 1. Let's see how I do with December, eh?
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