Working with wire, SSVE, CPH updates, and some recycled books.

When I read blogs- if someone I follow writes a long post with a lot of "chapters", I will read the whole thing.  I know other people may prefer to read short posts with a lot of good (good being the operative word) photos.  Myself, even if I am very interested in a blog/ger, I find it hard to keep up with very frequent (even short) posts- and I may skip, or even inadvertently miss content if there are suddenly 8 updates from a single blog in my feed reader!  So... I tend to save up and write big, multi-topic posts relatively infrequently.  Bear with me, ok? 

First, I finally wove something.  Meg was good enough to host the Small Scarf Virtual Exhibition again this year, and I really wanted to support her effort by submitting something.  So, on a day when it seemed like the whole universe was aligned against me ever getting anything accomplished, I warped my trusty rigid heddle loom for a 6" wide freeform scarf. 

Mine is mostly thrums from other projects, a shredded silk scarf, some ribbons and some handspun black alpaca singles.  You can view the exhibition here.  There are a lot of proper, grown-up weavers there too, with beautiful work, so check it out.

I'm still working on the Central Park Hoodie whenever I watch TV (which isn't that often).  I'm nearly finished with the first sleeve- so just one sleeve and a hood etc to go.  If I manage to make it to our Ravelry knitting group this Sunday (hint, if you're local and would like to come please let me know- it's not at my place this time but I can hook you up!) I should make a good dent in the remaining bits.

Also, I made these little notebooks.  I hoard cereal boxes- any kind of thin cardboard packaging, in fact.  Using this general method and some of the many reams of gently-used office paper that I bring home from work, I whipped these up.

 
 

As you can see, the original branding is visible inside the covers.  I kind of like it this way, but there is another tutorial on thelongthread.com for making them all pretty.

There-see?  My intention was to talk about wire jewellry making, and the books/resources out there, but my 'quick' update has absorbed all of my energy.  Never mind, maybe next time.

Comments

[Salihan]

Beautiful colours on your scarf! And thanks for the link to the book making. Richard goes through his little notebooks so quickly and this would be a good cheap/free alternative to store bought ones.

[Peg in South Carolina]

I thought your comment on blog length very interesting. Long posts do have something going for them, but, if they are good, I tend to save them for later and sometimes later doesn't come. And that is one neat scarf!

[kv]

good to see you...i was just eonfering where you had gone. and i see that you have been very busy doing all kinds of beautiful things. love the paper stuff.

[Meg in Nelson]

Love the scarf, Hope, but you knew that from Twitter and Facebook and Emails... Say, why not a link to your book review post as well???

[Pam]

I am STILL in love with this scarf. It is absolutely fabulous.

You've set my weaving fingers to itching again! Got to get the next project on the loom.

[Carol]

Wonderful scarf Hope, I haven't forgotten you and will email soon.