Getting off the Ground

I have taken better pics of my handwoven scarves. I think this shows them off just a bit better. The other pics were taken with my iPhone camera, and while it's good, sometimes it doesn't show things off in the best light.

(this will be a bit picture heavy)

This is the two scarves together. The green one is approximately 80 inches long, not including the fringe, which is about 6 inches long on each end.

It is woven from a KnitPicks Donegal yarn that was handdyed by a friend of mine. The warp and weft were the same yarns, but dyed slightly different colors.

The reddish scarf is about 86 inches long not including the 4" long fringe on each end. The warp for this scarf is Opal Memories sock yarn and the weft is KnitPicks Risata. The Risata has an elastic content so it has a slight bit of stretch from side to side.


Here are some closeups of the scarves so you can see the weave better.

I love the twisted fringe finish on the scarves. It was kind of a pain to make, but my mom and I bought a Le Clerc Fringe Twister and that sped things up quite a bit!

Please stay tuned for an announcement about a team up with me and another indie designer. This ought to be fun.

I've gone and done it

After much hemming and hawing and being scared about it, I've finally opened an Artfire shop (well...I've had the shop for a while, but I finally put something in it) and my Etsy Shop After my posts here and twitter I've had lots of good response for my woven scarves that I thought I'd try to sell them. Right now I only have one listing. It is for a custom made scarf using your own sock yarn. This is great for someone who has so much sock yarn they'll never be able to knit it up, since each scarf takes the same amount as to make two pairs of socks.

As soon as I get more scarves woven here, I will list those as well. My mother and I have been working on different designs for handbags, totebags, knitting bags and other types of bags. As soon as we get those worked out we'll be listing those as well. There may also be items that have been machine embroidered as well as offering custom machine embroidery. No telling what you may find in my shop!

I hope you like it!

I Effed an O and a KAL

I finally finished something that's not weaving! I have had startitis lately and wanting to start a bunch of new projects. I made a promise to myself that I'd not start anything new (knitting - not weaving lol) until I had finished (or frogged) 3 WIPs. Well...I have one FO.

This is a Noro Taiyo two row scarf. I used two different colors of Taiyo (Cotton, Silk, Wool, Nylon) I looove it. It's a bit softer than the Silk Garden or Kuryeon, and even though you can't tell in this picture, it's a LOT brighter.

So, now I need to finish or frog two more things. I'll have to get busy because I have signed on to do the TWITKAL that Spazzyarn is organizing. I have to hurry, because it's starting on Wednesday.(EEEEEEEKK!!!!!)  If you're interested in joining, the details are here.  I plan on using my Malabrigo sock yarn in Stonechat for the shawl. I think. If I don't change my mind by Wednesday.

I still knit too

I thought I'd share one of my current WIPs today. I am working on a shrug. The yarn is Plain and Fancy Sheep and Wool Co. sport weight. Funny thing about this yarn. I bought it at the Kid n Ewe fiber festival in Boerne,TX (well mom got it for me) which is about 6 hours from here, but the lady who makes the yarn lives in Henderson - about 40 miles from me!!

Anyway, here's my progress so far:




I'm really liking how it's working up. I have put a link to the pattern below. You can also buy this yarn from the same place.

Http://store.wildflowerfiber.com/sashknpa.html

Oh!! I redid the fringe on my scarf.




I really like the twisted fringe better than the knotted. What do you think?




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I did it again!

I finished another scarf! This one has an Opal sock yarn warp and the weft is knitpicks Risata. The KP yarn has a bit of elastic so the finished scarf has a bit of stretch.




The Opal warp chain.





On the loom.





And finished!!

I'm really enjoying weaving and these scarves are a great way to use up some of my sock yarn stash.

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Tooo cute!

I just had to share this. Lady Satine (satin angora)in my headboard.




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I'm alive!!

After neglecting my blog at knitsteph.com for so long, I let my hosting expire. Then, I got a wild hair about blogging again. Instead of paying for hosting (in case I saw something shiney and stopped blogging again), I decided to ressurect my old blogger blog.

I'm hoping I can get into my other blog and export the posts over here, but if not I guess that's ok too.

Since my last posting here I've graduated college and become a certified unemployed teacher. Joy. I have a really expensive paper on my wall that I'm not using yet.

I'm still knitting and weaving. I actually have an FO for 2010 already!!

I made a scarf from sock yarns. I used one skein for warp and one for weft. I think it turned out really nice. It's about 9 inches wide and 80 inches long not counting the fringe.

There are a couple of threading errors, but it's not that noticeable. It turned out really soft.

I was really impressed with my selvages, except for one section on the left side near the end where I had tension issues. This tweedy yarn worked up really well on the loom.


I've wound another warp from Opal sock yarn and I'm hoping to get it on the loom today. This looks like it may have subtle small stripes, if the weft yarn doesn't over power it.

Well, I'm going to sign off for now. More later.


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