Turning Leaves Scarf

I am loving how quickly I can make a scarf on my (well, Gretchen's) loom. Today I finished a scarf I warped on Friday night!

It went from this:


to this:


in two days!

I had a little photo shoot in Central Park on my way to the gym this afternoon.





Yarn: Sundara Fingering Silky Merino in Turning Leaves

This is an under the wire entry to Celebrate Color.

Jungle Boogie Beret

So after swearing for years that I was going to make a whole fall set (a.k.a. hat and gloves) to go with my Japanese Vines scarf, I have finally made progress! Presenting my Jungle Boogie Beret!

 

This may actually be my absolute favorite Sundara colorway. And that's saying a lot (especially considering how much Ruby Port I own). Thankfully I still have enough for a sweater, a pair of gloves, and maybe another small project. :)

Here are some pics of the hat in Central Park. :) This is September in NYC.





Yarn: Sundara Yarn Sock in Jungle Boogie
Pattern: Rustling Leaves Beret from Coastal Knits

This is my first entry for Celebrating Color. I'm also hoping to weave a scarf out of some gorgeous Sundara Fingering Silky Merino in Falling Leaves - a perfect fall colorway.

Limberlost Scarf

Look! I finished my first planned weaving projects! It's a scarf, warp and weft four by four, yellow and purple.


Close up:

Weaving that Doesn't Suck!

For my second weaving project, I bought some yellow and purple worsted weight cotton. The yellow is mercerized, so it has a bit of shine to it, but the purple isn't. I like the contrast. I also really like the color combination of yellow and purple - it reminds me of the end of Girl of the Limberlost, where even the bad girl gets a happy ending. :)

Here's my warp. It's a four by four, beginning and ending on yellow. I made a mistake and warped the loom on the front beam, instead of the back beam. In order to make the whole thing work I cut the warp off the beam and tied it down - so now both sides are tied.


I'm weaving with four by four pattern as well, and I'm carrying the yarn up the sides, catching the non-used yarn after the second row. It's working so far, although my selvedges are still far from perfect. I love the look though.

I have committed weaving!

So, I borrowed a loom from a local knitting friend, and now I'm actually weaving. Crazy, huh?

I mean, I'm weaving badly - but I'm weaving.