I found a good quantity of 'Linsey' yarn by Berrocco, which is 65% cotton, 35% linen, and 'Creative Linen' by Rowan, which is 50/50. The yarns have a beautiful drape and the contrast will go nicely in a woven project. I need to build a new larger skinny frame loom to do the project I'm thinking of.
The drape and feel of it was a big draw.
Esme also found some 100% wool and a cute measuring tape.
I told her if she is going to a yarn store she should at least buy one skein of yarn to experiment with.
This is the 'Shawl in a Ball' continuation. I found a circular needle to help make this project not so heavy on my elbow. I had started it on straight needles before I realized how much it would weigh as the project got longer and longer.
This is what the tapestry project looked like at stage one
And I'll call this one stage two point five...
A showy butterfly on the zinnias
The only 'Teddy Bear' sunflower that has bloomed so far
Blast from the Past :
I was trying to remember the name of the yarn store in Fargo, North Dakota when I used to live there. It was called 'Yarn Renaissance" and it was in the downtown area., but within biking or walking distance (2 miles) of my duplex on 7th avenue. I remember biking down that long stretch straight to the store and then cruising back with whatever little thing I had found, usually a skein of Baby Ull DK (merino wool 6 dollars) or Sugar n Cream cotton. I made a green and white woven wool purse from their materials (they had wool felt, too) with green glass turtle buttons that I used the year that I graduated from NDSU. I remember swinging that purse on my shoulder in my graduation gown and then having to hand it off to my mom and dad when it was time to line up. I found a news article that said it closed in July, 2007.
Blast from the Past :
I was trying to remember the name of the yarn store in Fargo, North Dakota when I used to live there. It was called 'Yarn Renaissance" and it was in the downtown area., but within biking or walking distance (2 miles) of my duplex on 7th avenue. I remember biking down that long stretch straight to the store and then cruising back with whatever little thing I had found, usually a skein of Baby Ull DK (merino wool 6 dollars) or Sugar n Cream cotton. I made a green and white woven wool purse from their materials (they had wool felt, too) with green glass turtle buttons that I used the year that I graduated from NDSU. I remember swinging that purse on my shoulder in my graduation gown and then having to hand it off to my mom and dad when it was time to line up. I found a news article that said it closed in July, 2007.
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