After the last panel of the buffalo plaid blanket rolled off the SampleIt loom, I thought it might be nice to try something new, something that required two heddles. Before purchasing another heddle, though, I checked to make sure I didn't already have an extra. Well, I do have an extra, two of them, in fact, but they are for my 24" loom. I even have a double heddle kit for that loom. That transaction completely slipped my mind.
While updating projects on Ravelry, I started checking to make sure I had added blog posts to other finished objects. I had not, not for a long time. Why not? I certainly updated the status of each of those projects and created a blog post about them - why not marry the two?
Oh, wait. There is no final post of the Lempi sweater, a project that was near and dear to my heart, one that I am supremely proud of. How did I miss trumpeting the completion of that sweater?
Knitting: Wove in the ends of the simple cowl, so now it is done; see previous post. Finished the ice dyed socks; separate post to follow (really!)
Spinning: I took a sample of the Wensleydale roving to a spin-in yesterday, to get some advice about how to handle it, and now I have a way forward: spritz the fiber with a weak solution of fiber rinse. For some reason, I have over 900g of Romney (why - and where - did I buy this stuff?!?), so I started spinning it (and it is *much* nicer than the Wensleydale).
Weaving: I checked out a book, Compendium of Finishing Techniques, from the library, plus I've done some online research regarding how to join the buffalo plaid blanket panels; I think I have a plan.
I don't have a knitting project on the needles, so I thought I would dig out an unfinished project: the leno curtains I wove so long ago (2022). What stymied me then was the two panels did not match - they still don't - but I've decided that will be an asymetric feature.
If Lenore Tawney can get away with it, why can't I?
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