Showing posts with label log cabin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label log cabin. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Three-color log cabin scarf

I wove a log cabin scarf for my SO in 2018, using Cascade 220 Superwash (because he had put a previous knit scarf through the washing machine and ruined it). The selvages wore out, though. He received a lot of compliments on that log cabin scarf, so I decided to repeat the effort, but with three colors (because a recent program at the spinning guild was about log cabin and its modifications).


Pattern: none
Weave structure: Log cabin
Loom: Ashford SampleIt
Warp: Brown Sheep Lambs Pride Worted, naturally dyed with walnut, henna, turmeric, and onion skins
Weft: Same as warp
EPI/PPI: 7.5/7.5
Ends: 54
Finished size: 58"L (without fringe), 7"W (with crocheted border)
Finishing: twisted fringe, single crocheted selvages


Because of the frayed selvages on the previous log cabin scarf, I chose to finish the selvages on this one with single crochet. Also, the edging covered the not-too-bad-but-not-perfect selvages. I debated about the fringe, because some men don't like fringe, but went ahead with it. I told my SO I could change that, but he thinks it adds something special.


Wrangling three colors took some concentration, so I did all the weft in one day, cheat sheet and sticky note by my side. I was also careful to not stretch out the warp as I have done on other scarves. I wasn't sure how the pattern would look, but it turned out rather decent (IMHO).

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Another homework swatch

My goal is to complete four swatches before the next weavers guild meeting, plus do xmas. This is swatch number two, a log cabin pattern, in dark brown and tan. If you ignore the selvages, it turned out okay.


The pulling in of the selvages is a common problem when weaving by hand. I think adding some more lines to the swatch maker should help, two vertical ones where the selvages should be.


My SO found this design so dramatic that he wants a log cabin scarf in the same colors. I will hemstitch it, like I did here, but not do the lattice fringe.