{"id":782,"date":"2012-03-28T17:28:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T17:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=782"},"modified":"2012-04-12T18:05:20","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T18:05:20","slug":"change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/?p=782","title":{"rendered":"Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are stumbling closer and closer to our move to Connecticut. \u00a0We have a buyer for our house in New Jersey, and we&#8217;ve committed to a house in Connecticut&#8230;..but getting everything to fall into place so everyone involved can move on has been a bit difficult. \u00a0It looks like we will be en route to our new home by the middle of next week! \u00a0We have been rattling around in our empty, echoing house for a few weeks now. \u00a0It doesn&#8217;t feel like our home anymore, so it&#8217;s time to move on&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>We packed my last loom over the weekend. \u00a0I probably should have taken some photographs!&#8230;but it was too stressful. \u00a0I had the strong impression that one of us was going to end up in the ER, so grabbing the camera just didn&#8217;t happen. \u00a0This last loom is my big Toika, and it had a warp of cotton seine twine on it for a boundweave project. \u00a0My dear friend and experienced Toika weaver, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2000\/11\/05\/nyregion\/teaching-the-spiritual-art-of-weaving.html?pagewanted=all&amp;src=pm\">Sister Bianca<\/a>\u00a0recommended leaving the warp on the loom.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cl7erfT4N1Q\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sr. Bianca advised me to take the beater, the harnesses, and the jacks from the top of the loom, and wrap them all together around the warp beam. \u00a0It was a brilliant suggestion!&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.executing it was not so brilliant&#8230;.. imagine cutting the warp from the front apron and taking the reed out of the beater. \u00a0While trying to keep that from flopping about, I then tried to hold all the jacks in place while my husband tried to disconnect the jack-holding frame from the large side frames of the loom. \u00a0Where was our 3rd set of hands for this job??? \u00a0Certainly no extra hands for photos&#8230; \u00a0At one point I thought the jack frame would surely hit one of us on the head, necessitating a hospital visit, and possibly necessitating a long recovery from head injuries (if not worse). \u00a0My husband was not amused at my conjectures. \u00a0I wanted to take a &#8216;time out&#8217; to plan a strategy; he just wanted to get it over with! \u00a0Typical male\/female disagreement, I believe!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m happy to report that there was no loss of life&#8230;..or even loss of consciousness! \u00a0But I don&#8217;t want to do that again any time soon. \u00a0If there is to be a next time, I must remember to get more detailed information on how to accomplish this!\u00a0Advise welcome!<\/p>\n<p>With my looms packed, I have turned to more portable projects. \u00a0(Hey, who am I kidding?&#8230;.I haven&#8217;t actually woven in several months, just<em> knowing<\/em> that I was going to have to pack up those looms.) \u00a0Have you seen the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/search#sort=best&amp;query=swing knitting\">swing knitting<\/a> projects on Ravelry? Amazing! \u00a0I&#8217;m intrigued&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I did buy the workshop download for learning this technique, but I didn&#8217;t want wristlets, or a hat, or socks. \u00a0<em>I wanted a jacket!<\/em> \u00a0So I jumped in the deep end of the pool, and really, this technique is not difficult to understand. \u00a0There is no reason to do a little project if you really want the big one! \u00a0This jacket, designed by <a href=\"http:\/\/swing-knitting.com\/\">Heidrun Leigmann<\/a>, requires four sections just like this one which I finished a few days ago:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_783\" style=\"width: 414px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Knitting-swing-jacket-1-mar-2012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-783\" class=\" wp-image-783   \" title=\"Knitting swing jacket 1 mar 2012\" src=\"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Knitting-swing-jacket-1-mar-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"452\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swing Knitted Jacket by Heidrun Leigmann<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As you can see, it is a mitered square with short rows to create the curving elements. \u00a0The yarn called for is Noro&#8217;s &#8220;Flower Bed,&#8221; which I cannot find here in the US. \u00a0Since it is roughly sock weight yarn,<em> and<\/em> since I love the weight and bounce of Shetland, I have chosen to use a Shetland-like yarn by \u00a0Kauni in a long colorway that runs through the entire spectrum. \u00a0<em>Is it too colorful??<\/em> \u00a0Probably. \u00a0<em>Do I have the guts to wear something this blinding?<\/em>\u00a0 &#8230;not sure&#8230; but I <em>am<\/em> enjoying knitting it! \u00a0<em>Can I really knit four of these sections without losing motivation?<\/em>\u00a0 &#8230;not sure of that either!<\/p>\n<p>In other facets of life, when not packing, I have made another &#8220;Blooming Gardens&#8221; crystal bracelet, along with matching earrings and even a small pendant. \u00a0The purple one is for my sister&#8217;s very belated birthday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/P1011570.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-790\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/P1011570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And lastly, I finished the Nantucket basket that I want to give as a wedding present to a dear friend&#8217;s daughter. \u00a0It&#8217;s only three months late&#8230;. that&#8217;s actually quite good for me! Now I&#8217;d like to make one for each of my own kids!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Nantucket-7-in-basket-3a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-791\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Nantucket-7-in-basket-3a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are stumbling closer and closer to our move to Connecticut. \u00a0We have a buyer for our house in New Jersey, and we&#8217;ve committed to a house in Connecticut&#8230;..but getting everything to fall into place so everyone involved can move &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/?p=782\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,24,7,3],"tags":[56,53,51],"class_list":["post-782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baskets","category-inspiration","category-knitting","category-weaving","tag-inspiration","tag-knitting","tag-weaving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=782"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":801,"href":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions\/801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/argoknot.s005.wptstaging.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}