Or maybe I should say "looming a round", which is exactly what I did in my latest weaving project.
For those of you who have experienced the joy of a quick cowl knit up in bulky weight yarn- you ain't seen nothing yet! Oh- the pleasure of weaving with chunky weight yarn might just surpass the glee produced with an "instant gratification knit".
After warping my little loom (which honestly didn't take more than 20 minutes), I probably spent under a half hour actually weaving this cowl. If I would've left it as a chunky scarf, that would have been it!
I am still quite in love with the look of woven fabric, and now I feel I have seen a range of what a simple rigid heddle loom can produce. From lace weight to bulky weight, it seems you can't go wrong.
For those of you who have experienced the joy of a quick cowl knit up in bulky weight yarn- you ain't seen nothing yet! Oh- the pleasure of weaving with chunky weight yarn might just surpass the glee produced with an "instant gratification knit".
I did decide that I wanted to experiment a bit and see if I could produce a round cowl from my loom. So, the most time was invested weaving each end in to the other end. It did produce a seam (as seen below), but it is hardly noticeable while on.
I am still quite in love with the look of woven fabric, and now I feel I have seen a range of what a simple rigid heddle loom can produce. From lace weight to bulky weight, it seems you can't go wrong.
What do you think? I think I just found my new favorite cowl!
Loom: Schacht Cricket
Yarn: Cascade Magnum (just over half a skein?)
Raveled: here
Loom: Schacht Cricket
Yarn: Cascade Magnum (just over half a skein?)
Raveled: here