Year Of Projects: week 16

This week has been all weaving a sampler for the Echo and Iris workshop I am taking, led by Marian Stubenitsky, that I already talked about in last week’s (very long) YOP update.

I put on two more metres than the course requirements as the plan was to make a scarf using the pattern I liked best. As I’ve been carried away with sampling though, it remains to be seen whether I will have enough – perhaps I could make a cowl, we’ll see.

I will make more extensive posts on this technique once I “get it”, but to really get to understand it I realise I need a lot of knowledge on weaving structures that I sorely lack at this point – but I am building a library to address that, as ever the problem is finding the time to indulge in my hobbies!

Anyhow, below pictures (in bad light) of my samples so far – I only have to weave the last one, and then I will use the last week of the workshop to weave off the remaining warp – either still sampling, or weaving a scarf or cowl.

Since I am not too happy with the colour choice in the warp (I think the purple warp with the red and the blue already there make it really dark), so I may end up continuing to experiment with this technique.

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  the first sample

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  close up of the first sample – warp colours jump above and below one another

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  sampling possible weft colours

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  samples 2-6 altogether

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  sample 2

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  sample 3

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  sample 4

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  sample 5

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  sample 6

Samples 3, 5 and 6 are woven with a merino weft in pumpkin colour – washing should result in differential shrinkage, I’ll have to see.

I would LOVE to hear your genuine, honest (brutal if necessary) opinion on which colour combinations samples you’d turn into a finished object, if any!

This is a year of projects (YOP) update. YOP is a Ravelry Group, and an idea – make a plan for the year ahead for all your fibre activities, then update your blog every week if you manage. The objective is to keep track of progress on any fiber crafts with maximum flexibility: post, don’t post, follow your list, change it – so really it is just an opportunity to get to know of more blogs and activities of those who share a passion for anything fibre crafts.