Both of the scarves below were woven using Round Mountain Fibers Superwash Merino handdyed yarns, but the twist on the second yarn was much tighter and the resulting scarf was much rougher to the touch than the first one. I have a boatload of these yarns, but I’ll be knitting with them in the future.
Tag: rigid heddle
Off the loom: Peruvian Highland wool baby blanket
One of my cousins is having her first baby in late autumn, so she asked me to weave a baby blanket. She specifically asked for wool, so I chose Peruvian Highland wool that I had woven with before…to keep the cost of yarn low. Ideally, I would’ve woven a wool baby blanket with merino, but the budget wouldn’t allow it, so I went with Peruvian Highland wool instead.
I chose a spaced warp random pattern to add drape and texture to the blanket, and I like the subtle, but interesting results.
Finished measurements are approximately 27” x 40” (after wet finishing and air drying).
2021 Weaving: 1st Project of the New Year
I got a bit of a late start with my weaving in the new year, but since I wove so much October-December of 2020, I’m not beating myself up over it.
For this project, I used Blue Heron hand dyed cotton/rayon seed yarn for the warp and a two-ply blue cotton for the weft. I’m not a big fan of cotton, but I have a good bit of this yarn, so I figured I should go ahead and weave it up.
I did love the texture of the rayon seeds on the warp yarn, but it did snag a bit while I was weaving. Overall, I’m pleased with the results of the scarf.
This scarf is available for purchase in my Etsy Shop.
Off the loom: Baby Alpaca, Silk, Linen, Beech Tree Fiber, Cotton, Merino blend Shawl
Since I’ve been knitting my tail off this summer, I haven’t woven as many projects as I normally would on my loom, but I did manage to weave another shawl using remnant yarns that I had sitting around.
Woven on 32″ Kromski Harp rigid heddle loom; 8 dpi reed
Wednesday Weaving Project: Brushed Alpaca & Beech Tree Fiber Blend Shawl
Yesterday, I decided to dress my 32″ Kromski Harp loom with more remnant yarns for another shawl (or scarf)–this time beech tree fiber blend yarn, merino & cotton blend yarn, and brushed alpaca as the weft yarn. This scarf was a fairly quick weave and I finished it in half a day.
Weekend Weaving Projects
I decided to take a break from sweater knitting over the weekend so I could dress my loom again after a couple of weeks hiatus.
I ended up weaving two remnant yarn shawls on my 32″ Kromski Harp loom, one in neutral colors and one in warm colors with a few cool colors thrown in. I used a variety of yarns including Noro (wool, silk, mohair), Indie dyed merino, Lucca Dot Yarn handspun, my own BFL handspun, baby alpaca, and cotton yarns. I used a boucle yarn for the wefts of both shawls (alpaca, silk, linen).
I probably spent a total of 8 hours between both scarves…a reminder as to why I enjoy weaving so much over knitting or crocheting. If only I could make fitted objects on the loom….
Latest on the loom: Spanish Lace Scarf (linen/cotton/nettle)
I warped my 32″ Kromski Harp loom this morning for the first time in a few weeks. I needed a break from weaving–but now I’m starting to get twitchy since I’m isolated at home.
I chose a linen/cotton/nettle blend yarn (fingering weight) for this project. I was thinking of a light, open weave warm weather scarf when I warped my loom. It’s already in the mid to high seventies here, temp-wise –though it’s starting to cool down a little, so I figured why not go ahead and weave some spring/summer items.
I plan to weave Spanish lace (pyramid-style design) on one side, while the other side will be plain, open weave.
See my other projects on my main blog/website: www.ewhandwoven.com
December 2019: Finished Objects
December 2019 was a blur for me and my family. My father underwent a major emergency surgery on December 7th after three weeks of being sick with an undiagnosed illness. He spent 25 days in the hospital and underwent 4 procedures during that time. My mother never left his side, so I did a lot of running around on her behalf until my father finally got to come home on December 30th.
I did, however, manage to get several weaving and a knitting project completed when I wasn’t at the hospital. Weaving (and knitting) kept my hands busy while my mind worried about my dad. Thankfully, he is on the mend and I am now able to look forward to new projects in 2020.
Here a few that I completed in December:
Jewel Spun Shawl #1 (back) 
Jewel Spun Shawl #1 (front)
Jewel Spun Shawl #2 (back) 
Jewel Spun Shawl #2 (front)
Merino/Donegal Tweed Scarflett 
Merino/Beech Tree Fiber Scarf
Boomerang Shawl knitted with River Cottage Farm Fibers Romney “Son of Chiefton” Wool Yarn
Handwoven Tunic-style Top
Last week’s weaving: tunic-style top (2-16″ wide, 60″ long panels partially sewn up back). I wove this top for a class I taught this past Saturday at Yarn Boutique of Decatur. I used Blue Heron 100% hand dyed organic cotton yarn for the weft and Knit One Crochet Too Pea Pods yarn (100% cotton) for warp. Total retail cost for the yarn was around $70. If I wove another top like this, I would either use a cotton/linen blend or a wool blend. Making it out of 100% cotton made the garment feel too heavy for my liking. Otherwise, I’m pleased enough with how it turned out. (Also, I measured incorrectly when warping my loom, so I ended up having to warp again for the second panel.)
This week’s project #3: Handspun Yarn from Lucca Dot Yarn Scarf
This scarf was handwoven on my 32″ Kromski Harp loom using Lucca Dot Yarn hand blended & handspun merino wool single-ply yarn for the weft and a 100% merino dk weight yarn for the warp. Lucca Dot Yarn is owned and operated by Claire Cabe, who is also a personal friend and fiber mentor. I love using her hand dyed and hand spun art yarns for knitted, woven, or crocheted projects.
Diary of a Yarnophile 