Knitting and some other things

Weaving Loom

It’s too dark to get any decent knitting pictures today, my house gets no sun from about mid-October until March or April, so this is what you get.  I took my weaving loom (32” Ashford rigid heddle loom) apart today so I could sand a few rough edges and re-oil it.  I’m using a natural, uncolored, Danish Oil, two coats.  This oil really brought out the color in the wood and the grain stands out a lot more, it looks good.  I got a flat finish rather than a shiny, I don’t want it to look like finished wood, I like the look of natural wood more.

I’ve been doing a lot of knitting this weekend but my pictures came out blurry so I don’t even want to mess with them.  I finished most of the front of my Alpaka Tunic, I think I have one lace repeat to go before I start the yoke.  I’m knitting mine in a gray blue Berroco Ultra Alapca, an alpaca/wool blend, the color I’m using is Stone Washed Mix, it is more blue than it looks in the picture.  The yarn is so soft and squishy and has a beautiful halo to it.  I love alpaca.

I’m freezing today.  It’s down to 41°F and it’s been raining most of the day.  There’s a chance for snow tonight and tomorrow.  I’ll admit that I’m kind of looking forward to it, I love snow, but I have too much stuff to do this week for the weather to get bad.

That’s it today, I’ll try to get some pictures tomorrow.

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