Twisp of Fate

I put a new warp on for more scarves this week.  It is black with jewel tones, lots of sparkle and color.  This being March, I decided to call it “Mardi Gras”.  I have 4 groups of 16 threads across the warp (rearranging colors so it doesn’t get too stripey).  In each group of 16, for this warp, 25% or 4 threads are Classic Elite “Applause” that I bought from a friend’s stash reduction.  9 skeins of what must have been an expensive handknitting yarn for a whopping $7.00 (total, not each!).  It is a double strand – one black mohair and the other strand a rayon/wool/silk slub that is jewel toned and changes color along the length of the yarn.  The other yarns I chose to pick up the colors in that one yarn.

the Mardi Gras warp yarns

on the sectional beam and ready to go

first scarf being woven with black alpaca

I am up to scarf #7 of 10 by today, each a different color weft.  It is so intriguing to see how different the warp colors play against each weft color.  Pictures sometime next week, maybe….

Meanwhile we are off to the real rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula for several days.