I flew to Texas Christmas night to see my daughter, Katie. I spent the previous 2 days working on her Christmas present, after finally finishing all the weaving orders that I needed to get out before Christmas. Katie used to join our spinning nights and was a participant in Sheep-to-Shawl competitions. This is back when she was in junior high and she’s a junior in college now. When she cleaned out her closet the last time she was home Katie gave me a box of her handspun yarn that she was never going to use. This included singles, 2-ply, slubby “beginner” yarn, thin yarn, thick yarn, and everything from Angora bunny to Navajo churro, all in a variety of colors. I decided to weave her a blanket using her yarn. I wish I had a good photo of the pile of yarn before I started. I used about 20 different yarns, winding them in random order.
Handspun & handwoven Christmas present
I wove the blanket using one of my mill-spun singles Jacob yarn in a dark gray.
I don’t have a photo of Katie with her blanket. I need to get her to send one. The blanket turned out better than I could have hoped for. It is soft and has a wonderful hand. This has inspired me to weave more like this!
It’s beautiful! And what a great idea for using up all those samples skeins. I’ll look forward to seeing a photo of Katie with her blanket. Can’t believe she’s already a JR in college – my how time flies.
Will you be lambing soon?
Karen
beautiful blanket! I need to learn how to weave!
I love weaving with a random collection of yarns. You did a wonderful job with Katie’s blanket – what a wonderful gift.
The blanket turned out really nice! I’m sure Katie loves it 😉