Mr. Mouse here... Lets talk about tartan pattern setts (the repeated pattern). In tartan weaving notation these are represented by a letter and number combination to describe the order that both the warp and weft yarns will be woven. Generally the notation will indicate the order of a 'half sett'. At the beginning and end of the half comes the pivot, where the end groups are shared between the current half and a mirrored half. So when you make it to the end of the notation row, you start reading it backwards to complete the full sett. Be careful not to count the last groups twice as, again, these are shared between the halves and eventually another sett. That all sounds a...
Mr. Mouse here... So I was asked to attend be a groomsman in a fancy dress party friends wedding. Now, when I say fancy dress, I mean it in the most literal sense of the word. We shall all be wearing kilts. Little did I know going into this just how much it costs to rent or buy a kilt. Traditional kilts in your family's tartan can be purchased from a few different sources in Scotland. Most of these companies must weave a minimum quantity of your family tartan before creating you a bespoke kilt. This becomes expensive quickly when you only want one item made. On top of that my family does not have a tartan because we are from...
TL;DR This blog has been silent for far too long. My apologies. I am not going to even try to bring you all up to speed on what I've been making and doing, because frankly it's been so long I hardly remember. Plus there is a serious lack of photos. Which contributes to the not-remembering (note to self - take more pictures). So instead let's talk about what I'm working on right now! I thought I would try to start out the new year by clearing my needles methodically...size by size... That lasted about one week. In the "actively knitting and thinking about" pile are: A pair of pedicure socks that I'm making for a friend's birthday, which was on...
Warping My Perspective on Stash I've had a little 15" rigid heddle loom for a couple of years now. I've made a handful of scarves, a table runner, and a few swatches. I love having it around, even if I don't use it as often as I might. It's like a universal stash insurance policy! When buying single skeins, I find myself thinking, "If I can't find anything to knit with this, I can always weave it up into a scarf..." While it has been great for that purpose, yesterday I saw my rigid heddle loom in a whole new light... I got an itch to weave something random and stripy. I'm planning on using the cloth to make pillow...
I'm a terrible blogger, ok? Tour de Fleece has been over for weeks. Also I've been knitting. As you've probably noticed, no blog posts...whoops. So let's catch up on the spinning, and we can catch up on the knitting some other day...ok? OK! First up, I told you that I had knit the spindle spun/wheel plyed into a cowl. That is true. I have photographic evidence: Yes there is a stripe. I was not paying attention to the fact that there was a little black mixed in with my grey. Mea culpa. The pattern is the Bridger Cowl (free on Ravelry), which worked up quickly and easily. I'm happy with it, but I think if i were to do it...
