New obsession

I need a new hobby like I need an extra hole in my head... But even so, I finally took the plunge and got myself a Cricket loom to learn how to weave:

And this is what I finished in an afternoon last weekend! I've already warped up another project, and I got myself a smaller reed so I can get to work on turning my sock yarn stash into scarves.

I like how weaving can be really quick, and how I can get totally different color effects than with knitting. And everyone says it uses up a lot of yarn quickly... I think part of that is the relative quickness of it in general, and part of it is the loom waste.

And the stressful part of weaving for me, so far? It's that you have to actually cut the warp yarn! This also makes sewing less enjoyable for me than knitting--cutting stuff seems so permanent, and I can't just rip it back like I can if the knitting doesn't work out. But, it's not like I have a shortage of yarn or anything like that...

 

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