The FFF that keeps on FFFing

 Fabric, Fiber, and Fighting (and sometimes Fencing and Feasting) is an event that I've held very close to my heart since I first joined Nithgaard in 2005.  With our dwindling population, we were lucky to have ACG step up to the plate and start hosting it for us a handful of years ago.  This year I was able to go just as an observer and had the absolute time of my life, nerding out with dear friends.

I took a couple of classes, the first one being by my friends Ethne, Fede, and Elena about hand sewing, and the second one about inkle weaving. I jumped through a couple of others (like how to make a loom out of a random branch!) but mostly sat back and wove and cackled my ass off.

 

 

Never being one to shy away from a challenge, I strung up this 40 card pattern with the smallest silk I had with me that was leftover from an old weaving project.  I realized after a couple of passes that I somehow had the pattern inside-out thanks to Mahin staring at it and Phiala doing her card-flip-fu (and Marian just cheering me on from behind her knitting).  Ultimately I decided I hated the color combination, but appreciated the challenge.  It's sitting in the corner of my sewing room behind the other two looms.  The last of them being bought at this event and being strung up as soon as I got home.  But that will be its own post.

[wip] Water Diamonds Headband

I've been reprimanded for being a bad blogger. Apparently I am supposed to update more frequently, and not just when I have works completed!

So this week I've been working on a new headband, since I've been using the quant so much. I wanted something pumpkiny and autumny, so I found this pattern on Ravelry, by Kristi Holaas. It' originally for a worsted weight scarf or cowl, but I liked the pattern, and it's working up nicely in Knitpicks Pallet - Massala, on I think #2 needles.

The edges are curling in a lot, so I'm going to have to block it when I'm done. I haven't blocked anything because I'm big on the L, but meh, it's only yarn. I was also informed last week by Phiala that I do my SSK and K2Togs backwards and that I should just exchange them when I read patterns, but I was three inches in to the headband when I realized that meh, maybe it would make a difference and look better if I did. I'll keep that in mind for my next project.

Oh yeah, I was also noted that the diamonds look like snatches. Meh.