Tri-Loomerific!

I arrived home from my New England travels a couple of weeks ago, and after recovering from the flu, was super pumped about the triangular package that had arrived for me. A while back, I took a tri-loom weaving course at the Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival from a woman named Pam Kelley. Pam owns and runs Sunflower Fibers and her husband Jim makes their tri-looms. After taking the class, I thought, "Hey! I think I want to buy one of these thangs." So I did! Hence the triangular package patiently awaiting my return.

This past weekend was absolutely gorgeous here in Maryland and I decided to spend it outside, weaving my first project on my new loom. The yarn I used was Classic Elite Firefly (75% viscose/25% linen), which I bought at The Yarn Spot in Silver Spring. (The Yarn Spot recently opened last November and it's a really lovely shop.) The yarn was a bit too thin used as is, so, at the suggestion of a fellow spinner and knitter, I plied the two skeins together. And voila! I'm quite pleased with the finished product, especially the fringe :)

Ready for its closeup.

"You can learn a lot of things from the flowers..."

Fringifying!