Weaving Contest

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there’s a contest going on right now, the purpose of which is to weave something with sock yarn.  With 2 floor looms, an inkle and a cricket, you’d think I could come up with something, wouldn’t you.  I thought so as well, but it seemed that I was going to be thwarted.  Both floor looms had student projects on them.  The project in mind couldn’t be done on the inkle or a cricket, they weren’t wide enough. 

Then, a miracle happened!  Student A finished her project – I could use a loom for a week!  Then, a disaster happened, completely wiping out the miracle.  I threw out my back. (Let me know if you find it, would you?)  Have you ever warped a loom?  It can be a little hard on the back all by itself.  There was no way I would be able to do this.  Yesertday, I offically gave up on the whole project for the contest.

But today, I remembered an unfinished project I’d done on the triangle loom.   (you be quiet in the back there. I do so finish projects.)   Already woven, it just lacks fringe, and color.  This, I can handle.  Now, while it isn’t the original project I intended for the contest, it is a woven item in sock yarn, and it is off the loom with no pain added to my back.

So, take 4 cones of sock yarn, undyed, 1 triangle loom at it’s largest size, and one crochet hook.  If you’ve never woven on a triangle loom, here’s how it looks (over several, pain-free days a couple of months ago):

Now I just need to add fringe, dye it up purty, and I think add some beads to the fringe afterwards, and we’ll be all set.  Any suggestions on colors?  I haven’t lost my fancy for Ice Bear yet, and am leaning heavily towards that, but I’m open to your ideas – but no solid colors.  This one needs some variety.  (And it’s also very large so a solid would be…. annoying to dye.)