It's woven with Waikiki yarn from Crystal Palace. The color name is "Painted Iris" but the blues and pale purples remind me so much of one of my favorite flowers, the hydrangea. I found this yarn a couple of months ago and, even though I wasn't sure what I would do with it, I had to get some just because of the beautiful colors.
When I started weaving again a couple of weeks ago I knew this yarn needed to be woven. I only had two balls of it but thought it would be just enough. However, in the middle of the project, I thought it was going to turn out too short and called the yarn shop to see if they had more. Unfortunately, they were all out and said it has been discontinued. This was a little disappointing but I was so thrilled to have some and figured that if it didn't turn out long enough for a scarf I could incorporate it into a tote bag or something. I continued weaving and it ended up being long enough for a scarf. Yay!
One of the things I love about this yarn and how this scarf turned out is the little coils...they catch the light and look like little beads...
This was woven on a Leclerc Compact loom in a simple plain weave. I used a six DPI reed and 37 ends...36 plus one extra to make the sides the same. The finished scarf is 5 1/2" x 52", with fringe. I used just under 220 yards of the Waikiki yarn.
I'm so excited to wear it!
8 comments:
Wow, that's beautiful! You are going to be all decked out this Winter. Every time I see you you will have a different scarf on!
Cheryl this is so pretty, I love the colors and shine too. I think you should hold a weaving class for your buddies...hint, hint. LOL
That's beautiful! And I like the texture the yarn gives the final piece.
Oh my goodness your weaving as so fabulous! The colours in the that yarn and the textures - so, so lovely!
I LOVE your weavings. What did you use for the warp in both this scarf and the pink one?
I would love to know what you use as warp on your scarves?
I used the same yarn for warp and weft on this scarf and the pink one. I was careful not to tension my warp tightly because I wasn't sure how strong it would be. Luckily, it worked out fine. :-)
Thanks!
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