Twisp of Fate

I just finished my fourth “mixed warp” set of scarves, just in time to get them into the galleries before Valentine’s Day and President’s Day weekend, which brings a lot of folks into the valley for the long weekend and cross-country skiing.  Next week I will be on Orcas Island for spinning camp with Judith Mackenzie.  Yay!

This warp was “purple-ish” – I mixed in some maroons, warm brown tones and a bit of pink to come up with 16 different yarns, but it worked out fine.

The challenge this time was coming up with good weft yarns for 11 scarves.  I went to my knitting yarn stash and came up with some good ones, plus some coned wool and rayon chenille.

I think we are seeing the spring thaw coming.  It has warmed up and giant landslides of snow have been thundering off the roof.  There is still lots of snow on the ground though, and when I worked at the Winthrop Gallery yesterday, folks were saying the skiing was still good.