I took the leap. I can now add weaving to my list of fiber addicted hobbies. I always have a little voice in the back of my head when I’m about to dive into a new hobby. It says, “Hello? What if you don’t like this? You’re spending HOW MUCH? Did you even try this first? How do you know you won’t hate it?” And to that voice I say every time, “Shut up before you get smacked. It’s yarn! There is no possible way I will not like this.” And thankfully, I have not been wrong. I absolutely love weaving. The rhythm is addicting, the speed is amazing, and the fabric is so interesting and different from knitting or crochet. It has such possibilities that knitting does not. I am primarily a knitter so that’s what I’m comparing it to. A blanket or scarf, shawl, or placemat could be completed in about half the time of knitting. And no curling edges, and as loose or tight as you choose. The only drawback so far is the warping of the loom seems a giant pain. For the first dressing of the loom I enlisted the help of a wonderful fiber guild member, Aletha, who is in the first photo explaining weaving to my daughter. I did not know her previously, but she was referred to me by a friend. She is 87 and just the sweetest lady. She came over for two afternoons to help me get started. I will never forget her.

So off I go weaving. I feel like I did when I first learned to crochet, knit or spin. That feeling of, “I have no idea what I’m doing, but isn’t this grand?” I refuse to think about all I do not know about weaving, but will concentrate on challenging myself with every project so to learn all I can from everything I do.

Right now I have two scarves CO to the loom, pardon the knitting terminology, it’s habit! The first scarf was an experiment of different yarns, which is in the photos. The pink was just the start to stabilize the warp, then the aqua and greens, blues is the experiment scarf. I have finished that in just a week and now on to the the second, no photo yet, of an alpaca yarn in browns. It’s lovely, but not sure it does the yarn justice. We’ll see. Photos to come.
Wish me luck!! I think I may have lost my mind! Again!