Weaving Rainbows

I'm so many blog posts behind that it's a wonder that Dotty's still speaking to me. Come to think of it, perhaps she isn't. I'm also a ton of knit nights behind because of flu season in this house, on top of working and crafting and getting the kids to their swim and skating lessons. Spring break's next week, and you won't believe how much I'm looking forward to it!

But I do have a few pretty photos to show you! I took a great weaving class at the Madrona Fiber Festival, and came home with a wee Schacht Cricket loom. It's been a lot of fun practicing my new skills (yes, Dotty, I could have been blogging when I was weaving).

And I figured out how to get pooling sock yarns into weaving, as well! Here's my loom, all warped with a skein of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock.

And here's the finished scarf. The weft yarn was Kraemer Silk & Silver, and yes, you can sort of see some of the sparkly silver peeking through the scarf. A typical sock yarn skein width, pooled, gives you about a 6' by 10" woven scarf.

Here's what I had left over — just a smidge of the skein was left, laid out here beside its sibling.

And a family portrait — with the Kraemer spooning at the back.