Can you say F-U-L-L?!
That would be me right now. 
I jumped on here for a minute to update since there was some light out and I had the day off. I wanted to show y’all my first, surviving handwoven…right after I show you my swatch for my sock.
This was one of the cable yarns I spun with a set of duets from Sosae Caetano. Finally! It’s a challenge in Sosae’s Rav group to get some socks done for the month of November. You’ve got to pop over there and see some of those gorgeous socks! I hadn’t started yet and I have to get done before November is over. So, I had to choose from one of my precious skeins of handspun I made from her collection of fiber. You know those are my faves in my stash, right? I was kinda stuck, lol! But, since I had two cable yarns, I figured, I would still have one of those left in the end. 
I really didn’t know what to expect from knitting a sock with a cable yarn. See the structure?
But I have to say, I love how this is knitting up already!
Okay, back to the handwoven.
It’s done. And I don’t know where I read I would get that done in three hours, but, as you can see, it didn’t work for me, lol.
SO. It’s time to inspect.
Let me first start by saying, whenever I learn something new, I make a million mistakes. It’s just my way of learning. So, y’all saw me flounder into spinning. Now I get to do it all over again with weaving. Sigh. I don’t know why I do this to myself. LOL!
I did get a little better from when I first started this project…
See that edge up there? That’s one of the things that was holding me up. Looks like a dog chewed on it. It’s also really tightly woven in the beginning. I had a problem with that. Uknown stressors? I dunno. But, there it was.
Toward the end, just when I was getting a good rhythm, I loosened up a bit and the edges came together a little better. Not perfect yet. But, I think they’ll pass.
And the weave (or web, I think it’s called sometimes) got a little more open. I like that much better! I noticed toward the end of the weaving, I was using a significant amount of tension on the warp…much more than I had in the beginning. Part of the issue was that there was a break in the yarn on the warp yarn. I never would have known it was there coming out of the ball that came with the loom. Because it was my first weaving project (almost), I didn’t know what kind of problems, if any, that would present. So, I decided to warp right along through it. When it came up into the shed, moving the reed over it was an issue. It kept snagging-which was a bug. But beyond that, it also kept loosening unbeknownst to me, until it came apart. Picture me putting that back together while trying to finish! But I did it. See?
That’s what it looks like when you have a break and you weave through it. I’m sure I’m not the first with this problem. Have you ever seen a woven piece with a little bit that looks like the yarn is a little thicker in that area? That’s probably where a break is. Apparently, if you weave through it, it won’t unravel, so it’s a non-issue. I think aesthetically, it adds a little character too.
Nevertheless, after that, I started using more tension. Somehow, I liked that bit of tightening a LOT better. And the weaving went faster too. I kept going until the weft yarn ran out. I really think that increased tension helped on the edges and the web as a whole.
There’s something really yummy about the folds of a handwoven.
I could just gobble them up!
I couldn’t help it.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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uh oh…I never had even a teeny interest in weaving, not at all. until NOW. I love that purple and green combo, I love how squishy soft it looks. each and every imperfection makes it just a bit more awesome to me. hmmm, off to find out more about beginner looms. happy turkey day!
Lol! I never really mean to do that! But it’s definitely more fun with more folks.
I like quirk too.
I hope your Thanksgiving was pleasant!
So pretty.. I really like that scarf a lot! I’d wear it
I’m hoping to get another completed over the holiday break.
Maybe in orange, my favorite color of all time? I can only hope…
It’s absolutely beautiful!
Thanks!!
Your weaving is beautiful!!! I have yet to finish learning to weave on my Cricket and I really do need to
Lovely handspun too and the colors are great!
There is a Craftsy class on it (you may have it?) that I plan to get at some point. I say that because I know we share a love of all things Craftsy.
I love both – the socks and especially the woven scarf! It is SO beautiful … Really! Usually, I am not a big fan of the combination between green and purple – but this is really, really sweet. Soothing even. WELL DONE!
Green and purple didn’t appeal to me either so I jumped to use them for my first handwoven. Can’t use my good stuff on that, lol!
Beautiful! I just love how you treated the fringe. Nice work!
Thanks! I actually got the fringe from a youtuber named Elizabeth Wagner. She did a whole set of tutes on the subject of weaving from start to finish.
Both look amazing! Love the acid green with the purple. Excellent!
Thank you so much! I didn’t think I would like that at first…
I love the color combonation! It looks great. Nice job.
Thanks, Cleo!
I love your pretty purple scarf! The bits of green peeking through are even better. Nicely woven! (Can’t wait to see your socks either…cabled yarn is so cool.)
Thank you, Emily! I’m so green behind the ears. But I will be working on it over break…I want to see what a rainbow weave looks like!!
I can’t wait to see these socks either lol. I STILL have to finish them!
Oh, I absolutely love this purple woven scarf. You did a fantastic job.
Thanks, Libby! I think my weaving skills need a little more finessing, lol. But, I like it for a first project.