The weave-a-thon rolls on! This last week I made a large coaster/mat on my Purl & Loop Swatchmaker 3-in-1. I used sock yarn for warp and weft, yarns that were left over from shawl projects I made over the summer. I love how it turned out, but I was a bit worried for a little bit- the sock yarn warp didn't hold the tension I was hoping for, and the edges started to draw in pretty badly at one point, but it blocked out well. Here are my process photos-
Warped and ready to go, at 10 epi:
The work-in-progress, you can see that the right side is drawing in a little, and the left is drawing in a lot, despite my bubbling.
The finished project, still on the loom:
And the final project, blocked and ready for use:
I just did plainweave with the colors that I had on hand, and started/ended with hemstitch and fringe. I'm very happy with the finished cloth! You know, the whole point of the Swatchmaker series is supposed to be to help you decide sett for rigid heddle projects. Maybe the rest of this yarn needs to be used for a stashbuster scarf on my Schacht Cricket loom!
I've already started my final weave-a-thon project- something I'm making on my Purl & Loop Minute Weavers. You can check out my progress on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, all of which I update a few times per week.
Happy crafting, and a happy new year if I'm not back on here before then!
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