My first LOOM!

Several of my knitting friends are multi-talented...not only do they sew, knit, crochet but also spin and weave!! I have been fascinated with weaving the past year and Casey totally surprised me with a LOOM for Christmas...actually 2! A little one and a larger table top loom! My weaving friends gave me suggestions and helped me get started...I won't bore you with all the details....and TA DA....the first scarf on my LOOM!


I choose 3 colors and decided to make stripes!


It took some getting use to, but is so fun!
My dad is going to help with some minor adjustments and repairs. (Casey bought the loom from a local guy who makes them or refurbishes them...so it wasn't new, new.)

I am super excited to start weaving more crazy fibers and textures and make cool scarves! I can also do runners, place mats, small rugs, etc. BUT I LOVE SCARVES!!!

Baby Blanket

Now that Idol is over for the night....I can blog!!!

My friend Andra had her second girl on January 25th...Vivana Clara Baldwin! She is adorable and already a month old weighing 10lbs! I wanted to make something for her and started in December (I think) on this fun blanket pattern.

http://caron.com/projects/ss_paints/ssp_candy_cable_blanket.html

The pattern was in 2 pastel colors and I wanted to do something fun and bright! Andra originally planned the nursery in polka dot brights so, I thought this was perfect. She did change the nursery colors, but oh well...baby will never know! I used multi-colored sock yarn and Caron simply soft solids to make the stripes.

It was fun and crocheted along pretty fast, but the more rows added...the longer it took to complete one round! It was crazy! Only 36 rows and an easy pattern to follow, but it would take me an hour or more to do those last several rows!!!

I hope she likes it...I am going to give it to her tomorrow. :)