Hi everyone,
I’ve got the day off today, Yippee! That means playtime for me. You may remember that my friend Lin sent me a parcel for Christmas which contained a novel type of weaving loom. At last I’ve had time to play with it this morning.
It came with very clear photo instructions with written details in many languages. The idea is to wind the yarn around and around the pegs and then use the bendy needle to make some special double knots at the crossover positions.
Once everything is secured, the weaving can be removed from the loom, and after some simple crochet around the edge, the Granny style square is done.
The winding took less than five minutes to do, the stitching probably about ten minutes and the crochet took me forever because I wasn’t too sure where to crochet. Anyway, as you can see, I managed in the end and future squares will be a lot quicker to make. I used scrap wool for this trial square and I think, next time, I’ll use more chunky yarn to plump it up a bit. I can feel a new scarf coming on. The position of the pegs can be changed to make larger designs. My square is about 5 inches across.
Thank you for providing me with something new to learn and play with Lin. That was fun 🙂
I hope you are all getting time to craft this week.
Sewing Beside the Sea 
knettycraft
/ February 3, 2016That looks really interesting and I’m looking forward to see the progress. It surly will be a very smooth and light weighted shawl.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ February 4, 2016Lots of air pockets to trap the warmth 🙂
witchylin
/ February 3, 2016Hey that is great Avis. Glad you found time to play with it. I think that thicker wool will be better too. A scarf will be warm with the open weave. You could even make a body warmer from the squares.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ February 4, 2016Or a tank top 🙂
claire93
/ February 3, 2016looks very pretty
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ February 4, 2016It’s fun to do 🙂
katechiconi
/ February 3, 2016Endless possibilities there for colour play. Different warp and weft, different colour crossing knots, different colours in different layers. It’s going to be lovely!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ February 4, 2016Exactly 🙂
Debbierose
/ February 4, 2016I remember these from when I was little – such fun
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ February 4, 2016I thought I’d seen them before but couldn’t be sure….maybe in the 60s or 70s.
Debbierose
/ February 5, 2016I was born in 63, so it could be both decades 😯
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ February 7, 2016🙂
Ginny @ Mytimestitching.wordpress.com
/ February 4, 2016What a cool little tool! You made a very nice granny square. Can’t wait to see the scarf 😉
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ February 7, 2016It’s good fun 🙂
Wendy
/ February 6, 2016Oooooj that looks interesting! I love new crafts! The square is really pretty. Does it keep its shape or does it crumple up?
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ February 7, 2016This one crumples up but I think more chunky yarn would hold the shape better 🙂