His 'n' Hers

Here is the finished blanket that I had trouble seeing in the winter gloom. I'm quite happy with the way it turned out.  The photos make it look a lot brighter blue than the reality which is a dark navy, especially the thick yarn which is almost black.

It is to be a companion to another one in a similar weave but a more feminine colour which I wove a little while ago.

On with the work . . . more blues on the loom now.

Light in the Darkness

What sort of idiot would choose winter time to weave a dark navy blanket?  Yours truly, that's who.  My weaving room is on the south-west corner of the house and in winter I can really only weave in the mid to late afternoons when the sun comes round.  Well, there hasn't been any sun for the last couple of days and I really did want to get this off the loom.

So here's the solution . . .

One light on my head and a couple of little ones underneath.  I don't know who invented LED lights but whoever it is deserves a medal.  Will post a pic of the blanket when the finishing is finished.

Lightweight Sofa Throw

Another blue creation, another merry mix of fibres.  This has two different wool yarns in the warp; a slub in multi-blues from the Little Wool Company for the thin thread and a bulky unspun also multi-hue from Turkey for one of the thick ones.  The other thick yarn is a pale blue boucle from Italy which says it is 35% polamide (nylon), 30% wool, 20% acrylic and 15% alpaca.  As if that is not enough the  slub weft yarn is a shiny acrylic with the thin being the same as the thin warp.  It all makes for a very light throw. It used a total of 581 grams of yarn including the waste. . . finished weight 533g.

I sometimes think I make my throws too long but I do like them when they go the full lenth of my sofa.