Gold cashmere

This week I have woven two scarves using a hand-dyed gold-coloured cashmere 2-ply yarn. The patterns of each are slightly different. One scarf is 1390mm x 160mm and weighs 46g whilst the second one is 1410mm x 160mm and weighs 48g.

Purple/mauve cashmere shawl

It has been awhile since my last blog entry. This is because I have been weaving a large cashmere shawl, 1800mm x 490mm weighing 168g. I used two colours, purple and mauve, of a 2-ply hand-dyed cashmere yarn in an interesting pattern. The 479 warps, and the alternating colours, made progress slow. But an extremely soft and interesting garment has been the result.

Blue cashmere

My latest scarves are two turquoise blue cashmere scarves. The coloured is hand dyed and the yarn 2-ply. They are both lightweight long scarves and very soft. One is 1760mm x 170mm and weighs 60g whilst the second one is 1960mm x 170mm and weighs 66g.

Black alpaca/silk

I obtained a lovely jet black natural coloured alpaca 2-ply yarn from Alpaca Plus. I was going to use it to weave a shawl 1800mm x 500mm. Unfortunately the yarn kept breaking whilst I was setting up the warp so I changed my plans after a frustrating three days.

I have now woven two scarves using a black silk yarn as the warp and the black alpaca yarn as the weft. The same pattern has been used for both scarves but one scarf is 1470mm x 215mm and weighs 108g whilst the second is longer at 1770mm x 210mm and weighs 128g.

Cyclamen alpaca

Two virtually identical scarves have been woven using a hand-dyed cyclamen coloured alpaca 2-ply yarn. The first is 1520mm x 175mm and the second is 1460mm x 175mm. Both weigh 92g. The pattern is difficult to display but you can see it when the light is at an appropriate angle.

More champagne alpaca

Two further scarves have been woven using a 3-ply natural champagne coloured alpaca yarn. Both have been woven with the same pattern. The first is 1380mm x 190mm and weighs 104g, whilst the second is 1760mm x 190mm and weighs 134g. The shorter one will be donated to the Jazz Club of WA to be auctioned at their Toodyay Bush Fire fund raiser night planned for a Tuesday evening club night towards the end of February. The larger one will be sold via the Alpaca Plus stud farm/shop in Douglas Road, off West Swan Road at Henley Brook.

Yellow alpaca

One scarf has been woven from a hand-dyed 2-ply yellow alpaca yarn. It is 1880mm x 200mm and weighs 158g. The uneveness in the dyeing has resulted in interesting striations in addition to the patterned weave.

Dark brown alpaca

A natural dark-brown alpaca 2-ply yarn has been used for two scarves. Two different patterns using the same warp have been used. The first scarf is 1480mm x 165mm and weighs 95g, whilst the second is 1650mm x 160mm and weighs 104g.

Champagne alpaca scarves

My latest project has been to weave two scarves using a champagne coloured 3-ply alpaca yarn from Alpaca Plus in Middle Swan. The two scarves are woven in slightly different patterns. The first one is 1450mm x 150mm and weighs 90g, whilst the second one is 1870mm x 145mm and weighs 118g. The slightly higher weights are due to using a 3-ply yarn. They will eventually be on sale at Alpaca Plus.

Linen fabric

Have just completed a piece of linen fabric for Hiroko to use for the cross stitching that she does for her handmade handbags (http://members.iinet.net.au/~hiroko/bagshop.html). It is in tabby, or plain, weaving and is 2960mm x 490mm and weighs 378g.

Alpaca scarves

The lady at Alpaca Plus in Middle Swan has now sold five of my scarves so I have made two more for her using her 2-ply yarn from her own flock of alpacas. I have used the same pattern for both scarves. The first one is 1440mm x 150mm and weighs 84g, whilst the second one is 1760mm x 150mm and weighs 94g. The following photos are of the longer scarf.

The pattern is not too clear so I used a contrasting silk yarn to finish the excess warp. This shows off the pattern.

Final two Koigu scarves

Have completed the last two scarves using Koigu hand-painted merino wool. The one using Koigu P912 42 is 1360mm x 140mm and 84g.

The second one using Koigu P623 430 is 1380mm x 135mm and 82g.

This completes the twelve scarves using the Koigu yarns. The various skeins of wool shown in an earlier blog are now looking as follows.

Koigu P460L & P615 scarves

Two more scarves now completed. The one using Koigu P460L 30 hand-painted merino wool is 1260mm x 140mm and 82g.

The second one, using Koigu P615 192 wool is 1400mm x 140mm and 84g.

Koigu P309 scarves

Have now completed a further two scarves using Koigu hand painted merino wool, code P309. The same yarn has been used for both warp and weft. As with all the scarves using the Koigu yarns, a plain (or tabby) weave has been used since the interest is in the multicoloured yarns. One scarf turned out to be 1400mm x 140mm and 86g, whilst the second is 1500mm x 140mm and 92g.

4 more Koigu scarves

Have completed a further 4 scarves using the hand painted merino wool from Koigu. Two identical scarves were from a green/blue based mix and measure 1410mm x 135mm and 88g, and 1418mm x 135mm and 94g.

A further two identical scarves were made using an orange based mix and measure 1390mm x 145mm and 86g, and 1470mm x 145mm and 90g.