This is the warping board that my husband made for me. Side-to-side, the measurement between the pegs is a meter. I want a really short warp for this project because of the amount of yarn I have in these colors; it should be a wearable scarf. The warp cross between the two pegs in the center is the one that keeps the warps in my intended order. Nearby, I have scribbled onto a piece of paper: S L S L S S L S – and so forth. (Shiny, gLitter, Shiny, gLitter…) I’m trying for some irregular log cabin design, alternating between a shiny yarn, and one that looks like it has bits of tinsel. The portion of the warp that is log cabin is governed by the glitter yarn, as there’s just one skein, and I’m using it doubled everywhere as it’s very fine; I have more of the other three yarns. I’ve done calculations on the area that it will cover, and that math is governing the length and width of the warp.

Here’s the final warp, cut off the warping board and chained and braided. The shiny yarn is cotton and rayon, the green yarn is angora and wool and nylon, and the thick-and-thin dark purple yarn is wool and acrylic. The fine, fuzzy purple with the bits of tinsel is mohair and nylon and polyester.

On the loom!

The subtle log cabin; subtle in contrast but not color. I’ve alternated “shiny” and “glitter” in portions of the weft, with irregular widths. The warp of the two colors is subtle as well. Next time I do a log cabin, I will use more contrast.

Complete!