January!!

I'm no longer complaining about how warm it is.  We finally have some real January weather.  It's been -30 two mornings in a row, now.  Finally weather we can brag about.  :)

Have you been over to Mama Pea's  blog?  She's been making some beautiful rugs.  I like making rugs though mine never look as nice, or lay as flat as hers.   I took a class on weaving last October and fell in love with the rigid heddle loom.  This loom is much easier to warp and set up than the standard table loom that I never used and finally gave away.
This is the one that I gave away-

I've been practicing on my new loom and thought I'd try a rug.

I am pleased with the finished project.

So is Houston, he thinks it's his new bed. The rug isn't as tight a weave as my great-grandma used to do on her rug loom, but I think it'll hold up alright.  I used t-shirts for the weft. I'm ready to start another one.  I'm loving this.

I also have a sweater to finish. I've lost my enthusiasm for making it, but I know it has to get done.  It's made out of alpaca that I sheared, dyed and spun.  I like the look, but I'd rather be making rugs, now.

January is a great time for these projects.  Christmas behind us and taxes ahead of us.  January is time for a break.