Street Market, Kiev, Ukraine, September 10, 2011

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

FO - Scarf


I finished another scarf today! This one went really fast. I kept notes on it - how many rows per inch, how many inches, colors, etc. Maybe - maybe - I'll start a journal on all of my projects. Ha ha. That would be funny.

This scarf is 62.5 inches long, plus fringe. I put 80 inches on the warp, so that is about 18 inches loom waste, or 9 inches on each end, or considering the fringe, about 6-7 inches on each end. I was suprised that this time the waste on each end is almost exactly the same when I cut it. I think that's actually good use of the yarn. I'm still thinking of ways to use this loom waste and I've got some ideas. We'll see what I eventually end up with!

I like this pattern and plan on doing it again. However, part way through the weaving I realized that I had warped it incorrectly and was weaving it incorrectly for what the pattern is in the book. However, I like it just the way it is. Next time I'll try and get both the warp and the weft correct and see what that looks like, too. :-)

The next scarf will be completely different. One of the things I like about weaving these is that they are small projects and I can finish them relatively quick. I like variety and these give me good variety.

I think I'll warp the loom tonight and then maybe work on my embroidery project for a few days. Or maybe I'll wait to warp the loom. Not sure how much time I'll have tonight. I'm leaving in about half an hour for 2 meetings over at the church and I'm not sure when I'll get home tonight. So, maybe I'll just work on embroidery late tonight and warp the loom after we get home from out team meeting tomorrow late afternoon. Or maybe I'll just come home, eat and go to bed. I'm still "not 100% Charles". (from the movie, The Edge, with Anthony Hopkins - love the scenery, dislike the movie, but that phrase has stuck with us and become part of our family-speak)

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