My New Hobby

I was scanning through Cosmic Pluto's blog and came across a post about a scarf she made using an Ashford Loom. Looking at her scarf reminded me that at one point and time I wanted to learn how to weave. Years ago I found a few knitting sights that discussed weaving and I researched it at the time and found many of the looms that were being sold were a little too rich for my blood and too large for my small studio apartment. So afte viewing Cosmic Pluto's I once again decided to look into the whole weaving thing and found a small reasonably price starter loom.



This is the Cricket loom. It is specifically made for beginners and children. It will only make items 10" wide. I felt that this would be a good start for me since I tend to get bored with things pretty quickly. I didn't want to invest too much money into something that would live the rest of its life in the closet.




This scarf was my first project. I used the free yarn that came with the Cricket, which was Lion Brand Wool Ease. The loom was fun to use despite the fact that I wasn't really happy about the yarn.

My edges are a little wonky and the scarf is a little stiff and short, but I think it came out pretty good for a first project. This loom will be a great stash busting tool since I have a lot of leftover yarn from other project and yarn that I bought because it was pretty but don't know what to make with it.

I'm going to start going through my stash and seeing what yarns I have that will make great woven scarves.

Until Later, Happy Crafting!