I'm making Alyssa's birthday scarf. The warp is a tencel variegated held together with a rayon slub. The weft yarn is "Little Flowers" by Crystal Palace (from stash...I'm still being good, don't worry). It's a fun string with tufts in black and white...and there's something silver and sparkly in there as well.
One note about the yarn. I originally thought I would knit something up with this. I really wanted the yarn to be all alone and shine by itself. I didn't make it past the first row. It's a pretty yarn, but it's grabby and was a major annoyance with knitting, or at least the way I like to knit which is to crank out stitches as fast as I can maneuver hands and yarn and having adorable little tufts grab at each other every time you try to set the stitch...just not fun. I didn't even try frogging what I'd knitted, so be warned...if you intend to embark on knitting with this yarn, be patient, have time, and do not make a mistake!
And a couple of notes about weaving: It's been a long time since I've been with my loom. I don't think I've made anything on the big loom since moving back to the house in May. I've lost at least 50 pounds since then and almost 100 overall. I'ma different person inside that loom and it's a very different experience dressing the loom and working with it. I expected as much just wasn't quite prepared for the actual feeling of it.
Also, I need a bench cushion...the cushion that used to be my rear is now gone, and the bones there weren't super happy about sitting on a hard wooden bench and moving back and forth as I treadled. Something to make? possibly...would be a great stash buster!
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