(Yes, I know, prolific today. But bear with me!)
Just finished the last of the yardage (38″, not bad for leftover warp) and cut both pieces off the loom. Here are photos:
I don’t really like this shawl (yet, at least; we’ll see how I feel after wet-finishing it) – there’s simply too much going on. I think if I were redoing this I would use the knitted blank with a solid color warp and a simple pattern; it creates a lot of pattern all by itself, which clashes with the two other patterns I’ve got going.
On the other hand, it is absolutely gorgeous when rumpled:
The solid-color came out a lot more unified, as Penny predicted:
As you can see, I had a problem with a dyelot change (must have grabbed the wrong ball of thread when the bobbin ran out) but I think I can work around that when sewing.
I like this one a lot and, should I do another similarly colored warp, will do a full shawl in it. The pictures don’t really do it justice (though the colors are a lot truer with the new camera). The iridescence on both pieces is amazing.
Off to work!
All your pics are gorgeous Tien. You’ve really inspired me to get more into dyeing. And I love how you’re doing it with knitted blanks. I have an old knitting machine I bought years ago but gave up on, but don’t know if I can get it to work. I may have to start asking around to see if I know anyone who has a nice machine at home that could knit some blanks for me for a reasonable fee.
Gorgeous! I love the fact that you used dyed blanks. I have some from Knit PIcks that I can’t wait to dye. This is definitely an inspiration!
Lovely!
The rumpled picture is absolutely mouth-watering!
I’m with Bonnie.