Still enamored with my new toy 🙂
I worked my way through the first warp this week, getting a feel for the weaving process on the Inkle loom. Here is my first finished object- about 8 feet of a simple green and orange silk band.

I was excited to try something with a few colors- so I looked online for some resources on creating a draft for an Inkle loom and came across a pattern generator at The Carolingian Realm that made it so easy to plan a new project with the yarns I had on hand.


So I’m back in business!
Meanwhile, my knitting attention was commandeered this week by a hat project- as much as I’m anxious to keep the Candelaria project moving forward, I just wasn’t in the mood to be working on size 1 needles.
It’s a improvised original, which, now that it’s complete, looks very mushroom-y. With the long ribbed “stem” and brioche textured cap, it makes me think of a morel.

It should be quite warm, as the ribbed brim is folded back and very thick and cushy. (Can you tell I enjoy knitting ribbing?) 🙂

Took me a little while to figure out how to do the crown shaping in brioche stitch, but I’m really happy with how it worked out. So I might write it up and put in Ravelry for reference. It’s a good odds and ends type of project. Dive into the stash, and cast on!
