ChristmasWoollenSocks

Just like GreySocks these ChristmasWoollenSocks are my own design and made of those yarns of which I don't have the labels. Size 40 and special warm gift made by love for auntie's DearV.

FirstSnow

 

Autumn is beautiful time of the year. Even though it means gloomy darkness, rain and chilly weather.

But despite our weather might be gloomy our life is not. That's why I hope as many as possible joined the silent wish with BellsForAleppo. I wish them to toll the bells until the situation is solved; very loud, annoying and everywhere -not just until October the 24th.

MyCatLife has slowly went to better direction: thanks to James Bowen and his books. I've read so many CatGuideBooks but none has helped me much. After reading about StreetCatBob I finally - after 9 long years- have started to get along with TheCat. The picture proves it! She really did that by volunteer. I was knitting and somehow She found Her way there.

Today we got FirstSnow. All day long the temperature was on "minus degrees" which means the dog was allowed to jump on bed when I was having a nap. She has been waiting that for many far too long months. But TheSofaSeason has started again and she is so so so  H A P P Y about it! I think it is one of her favorite duties to do. :)

Knots

 

Finally I was able to start to prepare the weaving.

What a tidy line of starting knots. When these were done after everything else, it started to get very exciting.

I needed to take a spare yarn with different shade and weave a bit. I tested if all the threads were tight enough, did the loom work like it supposed to and...

...Y E S yes yes I did it! The texture was right! No single mistake! W O W! After 18 years! Now I finally can get into the point: to weave a shawl...

At This Time

At this time of year I usually buy a Christmas magazine. Always before it was Finnish one, only once Swedish. But now I bought English one. I am so happy with it! It included free Christmas Crafting magazine (well, that was just average easy) and 4 coasters (WOW! I love them!).

Some pics of TheCat and Her loom adventures. She really tried to paw the warp but it is 25% of dog wool and when She understood Her paws stink *D O G* She got pretty hysteric cleaning session and since that She has not tried out to paw the warp.

TheCat chase the loom, TheDog chase TheCat but understood pretty fast it is better just to lay on HerOwnBed and dream about hunting the moose.

Where are we now?

MyLoom has finally got TheWarp. I've been woven 18 years ago for the last time; if we don't count my Silver Woven Bracelet. MyLoom has a bit different kind of instructions than the ones I have from the art college times. At the end I ended up following these instructions MyLoom had with it.

It is amazing that so many years have passed by and I still have a clue what to do with it all!

Step by step and by the help of YoungLady and Him we managed to transfer the warp to the warp beam.

All in the right order!

But the work was not done yet.

Each thread needs to be pulled through the heddle eye according to special order.

Here you need to double check everything; in extremely neurotic way!

Finally when every warp end is trough the heddle eye you find yourself doing the last check up.

MyLoom had many kind of hooks with it but He kindly cut these ones out of plastic CandyBoxCover. The ones I am familiar to work with.

Then I had to do the drawing-in through the reed by using my brand new recycled hooks.

Again you find yourself checking out that each thread is in the right order.

But checking it all out very neurotic is just good. Then you avoid to start it all from the begin again. It is better to notice the mistakes immediately.

Now we are here, at this point.

We?

Who we?

We.

I & Cat.

???

Wish me luck. I am not a cat person and now we need to cope with extremely interesting warp.

Well, so far we seem to have some kind of truce. The warp is untouched and She is allowed to do anything but not to touch ANY yarn, thread, wool or ANY mouse tail looking thing with the loom.