Day 116: "A bird in the hand..." No, wait. That's "a loom in the hand," in this case, a "Turtle Loom" designed for weaving hexagons from fingering/fine sock yarn. It's something I can do with a cat in my lap, much to Tippy's delight. Sometimes when I've spent too much time in the Loom Room, he comes looking for me, complaining in his soft "Mirrl?" that I've been out of his sight too long. Weaving on the Turtle is done with a continuous thread, not like those "looper looms" we made potholders on when we were kids. The weft triangles at top and bottom are woven as the warp threads are installed. When warping is complete, a specific length of yarn is measured off and needle-woven to fill in the center portion. The hexagons are lightweight when complete as opposed to those made by knitting or crocheting, and can be stitched together to makes scarves, shawls or even a light afghan. Rather than quilting "Grandmother's Flower Garden," let's weave it!
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