Fiber Weekend:

[mightyjesse]

Last night, I finished the Friedy sweater. He tried it on, and it fits... He promises to wear it when the weather is a bit cooler and there is a *need* for a wool sweater.

This morning I spun up the remainder of the roving that I had purchased for the Friedy sweater... There was enough to make 2 balls of yarn. I think maybe I will use it to make a pair of wrist warmers or socks. I got some size 1 knitting needles a while back and I want to see what kinds of things I can do with them... They seem so tiny... I'm a little concerned that I won't be able to see what I'm doing, and adding stitches will be impossible.

This afternoon, I put together my new loom. It didn't take too long to put it together... And then I dove right into the part of the weaving that I was DREADING: the warping...

Actually, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. there were some things that I thought were going to be problems, but I managed to get them sorted out. Friedy had to help me with getting the warp wound onto the loom (he held the warp threads to keep tension, while I papered and wound the back beam. So... Now the warping is done, and I've woven a few inches. It's great fun and it looks satisfactory - if a bit see through.

I'll try to get some pictures for tomorrow. Tonight, I think I need to get back to the spinning... I have a budding weaving habit to supply.

Comments

[eithni.livejournal.com]

Yay! Fiber goodness! I can't wait to see pictures... or products!

[othelianna.livejournal.com]

I want to see a picture of the Friedy sweater! Oh, weaving too, but I'm ever so interested to see the sweater (knitting has always been beyond me).

[mightyjesse.livejournal.com]

Posted waaaay more pictures than I probably should have, but they're up!

I think the next man-sized sweater I do will be more complex and involve some cabling... That was probably one of the most boring sweaters I have ever knit... Barring the fact that I had to spin up all the yarn first!

[gflower.livejournal.com]

Small needles usually need to be used with small yarns, just to let you know. If you try to use size 1's with worsted-weight yarns, you'll end up with something knitted so small and tight that you're right, you won't be able to increase/decrease, and even finding the right spot to insert the needle for a stitch becomes hard. I use size 1's for socks with sock yarn (sock yarn usually comes listed as fingering or sock weight, and recommends sizes 3-5 needles, but socks need to be knitted a bit tighter than other things).

[mightyjesse.livejournal.com]

yeah... The yarn I made for the Friedy sweater actually ended up being pretty fine stuff. The grey corridale that I just got to weave with seems to want to be much thicker when spun, so I have a feeling I'll end up with sweater yarn, rather than sock yarn...

However the leftovers from the Friedy Sweater may make a fine pair of matching socks for him... provided I ever figure out how to knit a sock... This is where you come in...