It’s here!  UPS dropped off my new toy this afternoon and I immediately got to work putting it together.  If things had gone as planned there would be a few pictures of that process but it got cloudy and all my pictures came out blurry.

So we skip ahead and we have a fully assembled 32” Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom!  I’ve wanted one of these for years and I finally just gave in and bought it since I have the extra money.  I almost wish I had gone with the 24” loom, this thing is huge, almost three feet long and around two feet wide, but I think this size will give a little more flexibility when it comes to making things.  I haven’t tried to warp it yet, I’m thinking about that now, but this came with a really clear instruction book (tons of color pictures and very good written instructions) and it doesn’t look too hard, the worst part will be finding enough space.  I plan on picking up a few more books and a couple more heddles in different sizes.  I can see me having a lot of fun with this.

Peanut is terribly excited by the whole thing.  And my lens is dirty!

I also finished my scarf today but it started getting dark before I had a chance to photograph it so I’ll get that Monday.  I ordered some blocking wires (and a ball winder and some yarn) a few days ago and I plan on waiting for the wires to get here before I block it.  Just FYI, KnitPicks has changed their supplier for some of their accessories so they have the blocking wire kits and ball winders for $20, that’s a really good deal.  I’ll let you all know how they work once mine get here.

Have a great weekend!  I think I’ll spend mine weaving (and starting my work project).