Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Finishing Crackle Weave Scarf

As the New Year begins and the Christmas decorations are packed away, my compulsion to make change rears its ugly head.  Notebook in hand I walked around the house and make a list of all the projects I want to tackle.  For some reason the tasks that I give to Michael are always the easiest to compile, and bless him, he stoically accepts the list and jumps aboard!  So far I’ve sewn all new cushion covers for the family room adding a nice pop of peacock blue and moved around most of the paintings, spring cleaning as I go.  Michael has done some electrical work behind the gas range to allow it to snug up closer to the wall and what a difference that made!

This year it is a tiny bit harder to fit things into my day because for Christmas I got a Fitbit Charge and it has completely changed the way my days go. This fitness tracker is with me day and night and I had no idea I was as competitive as I am….and darned if I’m not going to get those 10,000 steps in every day!  Walking almost 4 miles every day is definitely eating into my weaving time, but darned if I don’t feel better for it! 
On my last post I mentioned that I had selvedge problems with this lovely silk scarf and so I decided to add a twisted cord to even out the edges.  I made two 4 thread cords 200 inches long and twisted for what seemed like hours.
I pinned it to the selvedge to see how it looks and it really does improve the appearance and hide those weird bumps.
When I got to the edge of the scarf I found I had scads left over, really, really scads left over.
Not wanting to waste all that work I thought….why not double back and see what that looks like.  I like it!  Now find the time to actually do the job and sew it…that’s the goal for today! 
Michael and I have decided to spend our 40th anniversary in France this year so my other excuse for not getting anywhere on the loom is that I’m booking holiday homes in the south of France and Basque Country in Spain and spending time brushing up on my French.  I’m using a free app called Duolingo and it is an absolute blast.  So today I need to sew my scarf, make bread, go for two walks, learn to conjugate a few verbs in French, clean the fridge, post a blog….ahhh nothing like keeping busy.

3 comments:

Deanna said...

What an inspiration you are, in oh so many ways!

Lynnette said...

Deanna, that is such a lovely thing to say....really made my day!

Peg Cherre said...

I 'bought' myself a Fitbit and Aria (scale) with points from my credit card. I am a data geek and find the input very helpful. It's only been here a few days so far, but I am enjoying it. For me the hardest part will be improving that fat percent.