Weaving & Knitting!!

So for my second weaving class, on Twill, I made a scarf for my mom for Christmas:



Close-Up:


Close-Up #2 (this one isn't very true to the color; the last two are):


I designed the pattern myself on some software that my teacher had :-)

I also decided to re-teach myself knitting over break, because I love cables. I've been working on a cabled scarf. Here it is so far (picture quality isn't great, sorry):



I got the books Happy Hooker & Stitch 'N Bitch, and got the book Cables Untangled, which is where the scarf pattern is from. It has some awesome cabled patterns in it, as well as a dictionary of cable patterns!!!

Hope you are all having a great holiday season!!

Weaving!

That's right, I have picked up a NEW craft! Weaving!!! I'm taking classes with a woman who has a weaving shop in the front half of her house :) I've already finished the beginner's class, and will be starting one in Twill soon! My first project was 4 placemats. I ended up making 2 sets of 2 placemats, to try out a little different technique. Here's pictures of them (I still have to wash them, so they'll shrink a bit & the weave will tighten up some):





Here's a close-up of the second set's detail:



It's still a plain weave, just over 2/under 2. I loved the different look, tho! The first ones look really boring to me now, haha!