More Bookmarks. Well, I keep plugging along trying the Weave-a-Long patterns as bookmarks.

This one is WAL #6, the Eight Single Rib. I followed Eloomanator's advice to stop fighting with the migrating warp threads and it got easier. I think this is the back side of the weaving.

I'd sure appreciate some advice on how to eliminate the dark background in my scans. Anybody?

WAL Square Five

I love woven bookmarks and have been making quite a few for an Arts & Crafts Fair I'm participating in next week. Here are a few using square #5 from the Square Deal Weave-a-Long.

I've been tagged by Triple L to share 7 facts about myself!

Here are the rules which you must abide by if you are tagged.

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself: some random, some weird.
3. Tag 3 people at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs.

Seven random facts about me:

1. I have the taste buds of a 4-year-old. Foods that most people would find bland (like macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes and pizza) I find tasty. But please don't give me anything sour or bitter. I'm a strictly sweet and salty gal. Chocolate covered peanuts - MMMMMMM.

2. I'm a pushover for needlework gadgets. Have you invented a device for loading tatting bobbins or for knitting under water? A small handheld loom of any kind? A pom-pom maker? I've purchased (almost) all these things.

3. I bought my first Macintosh computer in 1984 shortly after they came out and the Mac has been my home computer since then although I happily used PCs too at work. Also old Tandy computers, Sinclairs, KayPros, and any other computer I could find to play with. After a hard day at work I once left a Tandy portable on top of my car and drove off. Never saw it again.

4. Back in the 60s I was moved by John Kennedy's "ask not what your country can do for you" speech, joined the Peace Corps and spent two years working in Chile.

5. I lost my beloved Russian Blue cat a few years back and would love to befriend another of that breed some day.

6. I am working on a blog for collectors (like myself) of fiber crafts books.

7. I love to listen to audio books and have the whole Harry Potter series on CD narrated by the wonderful Jim Dale.

Ok, I don't have any close friends who blog, so I'm tagging three of my fellow fellow blogges participating in the Square Deal Weave-a-Long. Hope you guys don't mind!

Tracy at the Stringativity blog.

Sarah B. at Mostly Knitting blog.

Nancy of the Spin Up a Dream blog.

NEW BOOK - not!

This is the book we small loom weavers are waiting for. Anyone game to write it?

You can find all kinds of signs (including this book cover) to make free at the Sign Generator site. Fun to play with when you need a short break from weaving.

If you are looking for real books and your "small loom" is a rigid heddle loom, you might want to check out a new book by Sarah Howard and Elisabeth Kendrick: Creative Weaving (Lark Books, 2007).

Creative Weaving is an idea book with examples of fabric created on the rigid heddle loom and how it might be used for practical woven items for the home, etc. The authors assume you already own a rigid heddle loom so there isn't much information on what to look for when buying this type of loom.

Weave-A-Long Square 2

I've been playing with the WAL square two. Did you see the beauties posted by Triple L in her blog?

These are mine for the throw sampler. I've also got an idea involving 8 of these crossroads squares in another size. More on that if it works out.

Foot the Bill Sock Variation

This is the second pair of Tofutsies socks in progress. I'm getting ready to start the toe. This pattern marks the first time I've done a short-row heel. Fun!

Foot the Bill Socks

I like to wear those low cut socks sometimes called "footsies" with walking/jogging shoes so I jumped at the chance to try Patternworks footsie pattern available for free when you purchase Tofutsies sock yarn. Tofutsies is a blend of 50% superwash wool, 25% Soysilk brand fiber, 22 1/2% cotton and 2 1/2% chitin. What is chitin, you ask? According to Patternsworks, it is a substance extracted from the shells of shrimp and crabs and is an anti-microbial used in the medical field to treat wounds. You couldn't prove it by me, but it IS fun to knit with and the resulting sock is very soft.

I bought color 737 and found that after knitting the first pair I had lots left to start another. Just in case I might run out, though, I'm using solid black and beige in the second pair and just making the color pattern up as I go along.

Borders for Throw Squares

From my scan it DOES look like I used i-cord borders on the squares, but actually the border is one round of single crochet using the same yarn used in the square and a second round of single crochet in the back loops using the multicolor yarn. I'm planning to sew the squares together with the multicolor. We'll see if different weaving patterns draw in more than others and change the dimensions of the squares. Perhaps if that happens I'll be able to add a round of slip stitches to make the squares the same size.