A New Project on the Loom

I've started a new scarf. I warped the loom last night sometime between 10:00 pm and midnight. :-) Amazingly enough, I did it correctly the first time for what I want. That is a first. haha I didn't start actually weaving on it until this morning, thought, because Mel had already gone to bed by the time I figured out that I really was too tired to go any further. Time does get away from me...kind of like what I wrote about a couple of posts ago. I get focused. Doesn't mean I am not aware of what is going on around me, it means I am focused on what I'm doing and want to keep doing! I have a bit of a struggle getting the back bar even. I don't warp the loom like the little instruction manual said to do it. I warp each individual thread seperately, so each is tied on the back beam, or dowel rod, that is them cranked back and around (I still don't know the technical terms for each of these parts and actions that I do). This helps me keep the warp straight and untangled and actually a lot more 'straight'. But as you can see in the photo above, it still ends up with one side being wider than the other. I've worked and worked on this and can't figure out what is going on. I've tried pulling harder on that side, but then one side is loose and the other crammed together. I've noticed that when I turn the crank closest to me, it seems that it does not pull evenly. I've even measured with a ruler and tape measure to make sure the front beam is spaced evenly against the loom before I start cranking the warp toward me. So, it's a puzzle about why and how and what to do. Fortunately, you really can't see a difference in the finished product.

I like this pattern a lot. It's a variation on 3 previous ones I've done. The yellow and black Bee (which Lyudmilla wears often, even to church last Sunday!), the red, black and white Lipstick, and the pink, green and yellow Flower Garden. This one may be called the lavendar Cotton Candy (but that's still up for grabs - we'll see what the final product looks like!). I do like it. I wonder what the back will look like??