April 2, 2012
One Skein Woven Scarf

Kate (my daughter) picked out a beautiful skein of Misti Alpaca for her woven scarf. I had no idea what would happen with a handpainted skein of sock yarn used as warp and weft, but voila....plaid :)

I've figured out how to use my loom correctly so this scarf went easily and quickly. It is soft, beautiful and the drape is perfection itself - she loves it!

Yarn: One skein Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Sock Yarn - 437 yards (50% Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 10% Silk, 10% Nylon) Color: HS21 Northern Lights
Size: 9 1/4" X 64" with 3 1/2" fringe - total length 71"
Warp and Weft Specifications: 10 dent rigid heddle, Sett:10 ends per inch, Weaving width: 9.5", Picks: 10 ppi, Warp Length: 82", Warp Ends: 96
Finishing: hemstitched ends (2 per stitch) - 3 1/2" fringe

A close up of the hemstitched edge front and back before wash/block - I see the rows are still wobbly near the beginning - it gets better as I progress :)

Just warped with some leftover handspun sock yarn and will use leftover Baby Silk as weft - My original idea when I got the loom, was to weave using leftover yarn and hopefully make a dent in those bins!
Also have 2 pair of mittens in progress using handspun - that's for the next post...

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