Deathly Hallows spoiler

I started out by reading the epilog. who dies? Who dies? Well, it wasn't Harry, Hermione or Ron. Knowing this, and knowing that they were all friends at the end probably took the edge off for me. The story proper seemed to go on far too long. I hate stories in which the hero wanders aimlessly, when everything he "knows" is the solution goes sour on him, when loved ones leave and people he has trusted with his very being turn out to have hidden agendas. I read fantasy for escapism. If I want things dark and grim and hopeless, I'll go volunteer at a shelter for abused women. And yet, I couldn't put the damn book down. I kept turning pages, waiting to see how it all came out. Maybe, if I hadn't know it all came out OK, I would have just given up on it. Rowling writes well, but The Deathly Hallows seemed a bit of a let-down. Well, things get so over-hyped, how could it not be?

So, back to the weaving. I am picking up a pattern in my next warp. Since it is only two colors, I pick up all the threads for the first color with a flat shuttle or ruler, and tie them off. This makes it sooo much easier because look - all the threads are in order and proper placement in the fabric. Then when the first color is tied on, the second color is all that's left.


I am using a tube of linen for one of my colors. Very tippy and difficult to deal with. the solution - voila! You can buy these vases for as little as fifty cents at yard sales. They are also a huge help for balls of yarn that like to run around picking up cat hairs and winding themselves around table legs.

The pattern I am using is called "Log cabin." As you can see, light and dark alternate. I will be weaving with light and dark yarn as well. Fingers crossed.



Tomorrow we are flying off for a fiftieth anniversary party in LA. DH was the ringbearer in the wedding. I will try to continue blogging but who knows what may come. If it doesn't work out, I will be back on the 9th. Happy trails, Dear Hearts!