We’re Back

 We took a small break from the everyday of life.  I took a spinning class on the Navajo Spindle and wandered around the Flagstaff Wool and fiber festival.  We then went to Page to explore.  If you have not gone it has some must sees.  More later.  Also a bit of shopping in Phoenix at my favorite store.  

I came back with a cold because a twenty something turned around and sneezed in my face.  Yes we were outside with no masks on.  However there is no way to avoid the fall out when someone is just that rude.  Please remember for the health and safety of your community to sneeze into your arm, elbow, tissue or shirt or if you have a really good friend the back of their shirt will work too. 

In this case offering to wash said shirt is just a very humble suggestion.  It is never ok to sneeze into someone’s face.  

We have already unpacked and the laundry is sorted.  The beds changed.  Laundry will start tomorrow.  I will be going in the speed of snail for a few days.  I can already feel the achy feeling.  

TTFN

Sheri You Should Know

 After almost 24 years of knitting I have finally figured out that “Sheri you should know” is knitting speak for a yarn shop owner (By the way those shops are no longer in business.) saying I don’t know what to do.  I have no idea how to knit the stuff that I am selling you.  If I make you feel stupid you will just go away…so will my local yarn store with time. 

Well the pattern Anne Shoulder Scarf came up on my UFO rotation. I started it when the kids were in elementary and middle school.  Yeah, as I said it’s been a while.  So it was best to start it over from the beginning. So this morning I have frogged it, which is knit speak for ripping it out.  Cast on again. Gone to youTube to look up how to do the stitches that I still did not know how to do.  So far this morning I have learned 3 new knitting stitches. Yeah me.   I am also 6 rows into the knitting of the pattern “Anne” as designed and knit by Chris Carroll. I am using Schaefer yarn call Anne.  A really nice Superwash Merino, Mohair and Nylon yarn in a variegated pink, yellow and orange color way   

Did you notice that after 6 months post surgery I can knit again.  Yeah hands. 

Well it is time to get my day going so I can find more time to knit.  Have a fantastic day. 

Still

 I am still dealing with a stupid sinus infection. I am almost done with the 2nd round of antibiotics.  Not much else is happening here.  

More weaving

 Well everything is off both looms right now.  I was a bit to tired to take 30 minutes to warp the smaller loom for a scarf.  There is always tomorrow for that.  I say this because I have a bad sinus infection and don’t have much energy for anything.  

I finally finished tying the ends of my open weave summer shawl.  As predicted by John, the colors did not look right on me. The yarn pooling though not done on purpose was spot on.  The width and length were perfect.  It’s just that the color did not look good on me.  I also have 3 full cakes of the yarn left over.  I really hate bringing back unused yarn to exchange, but they are the same color and dye lot.  I guess that I can always use the yarn for warp for scarfs.  Also since this shawl is going in my give to people I like gift box there will be no pictures until gifted.  

I am really tired so it’s TTFN. 

A Cacophony of Scarfs

 A decision has been made to use all the yarn in the Bye-Bye project bag for one of a kind scarfs for a local children’s clothing bank.  Each one will be different.  I have 2 completed.  I have one that I am doing the finishing work on.  I have also picked out the next warp color for scarf number 4.  

Below is a look at the yarn I will be using. You might see a pile of odds and ends, but I see an endless cacophony of scarves. As it is still easier to weave and spin rather than knit, I suspect that I will have a whole bunch of scarfs done by the holidays.  I wonder if I will be able to fill the Bye-Bye project bag with hand woven scarfs.  It is a very good goal in my humble opinion.  

Waste Not Want Not

 I was given quite a few cones of very fine cotton yarn for weaving cloth.  Since I don’t anticipate getting a multi heddle loom any time soon. I decided to try an experiment with the yarn for my warp threads.  Instead of threading every other slot on the heddle I put a double thread through the slots and holes.  It does take longer to thread. However once the threads are all through, I just roll everything on to the back roll.  Then tie everything down and start weaving   

The first scarf I tried this with was on a 5 dent heddle.  I wove this with a combination of hand spun yarn and yarn that had a hand spun look. That was taken off the loom tonight and still needs finishing work.  Tonight’s warp is on a 10 dent heddle that will be woven with sock yarn recovered from last night’s Bye Bye project.  I think I will have enough sock yarn to weave at least 3 scarves.  

At this point if you are a weaver and are offended by this, sorry not sorry.  If I were not meant to experiment like this, the cones of yarn would not have been donated to a Knitting Guild.  Also you might just like the way the weave turns out.  It is not textbook weaving, but it does create a nice scarf with a pretty texture. So give it a try before you start making the comments that I am doing it wrong.  Just weaving outside the box. 

Saying Goodbye

 

I started this project when the kids were much younger, maybe 15 or so years ago.  As a unique one of a kind shawl for me. Made with my hand spun yarn and samples of different yarns. I made the decision a few minutes ago that this was never going to get finished. Also wouldn’t all the colorful bits of yarn make happy children’s scarves?  So the bag is going to be emptied and sorted tonight. The center piece will not be salvaged and put into a dog pillow. The bag below will be emptied and sorted tonight and a basket will come off the floor.