Revisiting my Knitters Loom

I've been struggling at the edge of the news whirlpool lately, have you? And my carpal tunnel issues are still a bother, so I decided to block out the noise with my Ashford Knitters Loom, still bearing signs of a previous project.

I looked it up here on Hugs and it seems the last time I played with the loom was in September of 2014. 2014!!! How is it possible I went ten years without weaving? It scares me to think how much longer it's been since I sat down at my spinning wheel. 

I see from my previous notes that this tiny scarf/belt/strip of fabric was sitting at about six inches wide. Well, it's less than that now.

Also it looks like I let the finished work get up too close to the heddle. Or do I mean the reed? 

 

I seem to recall I never did figure out the names of all the parts. Just how to make them work. (which I have also forgotten.)

Either way: time to roll things down into the finished bit. At least I remember how to do that.

And how to use YouTube to look up an instructional video from Ashford for the rest. It's rainy today and I don't have anything else pressing, so with luck I'll be semi-expert again by suppertime. I certainly have enough yarn wound and ready, to get on with!

I probably need a good audiobook for this project, don't you think? I am leaning toward Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly. I've certainly had it in my queue long enough, and it's everything I like in a book.

 

Hope you're having a good weekend so far! I am, but I think I need a nap before I tackle any more of this weaving business. Looking forward to seeing you next Saturday too. Who knows, if I pick something lengthy like Dickens on audio, I might even have set up the wheel again. H'mmmmmm.