Rhythm Scarf

First ever weaving project

Aside from a few small practice pieces, this scarf was the first thing I'd ever woven. I found the instructions very easy to follow. My edges are far from perfect but the slub yarn, once wet finished, hides mistakes. I'm thrilled with the result. Now I'm hooked.

Beautiful scarf, poor instructions

The finished scarf is absolutely beautiful and I give it five stars for concept and beauty; but the instructions leave a lot to be desired, they get one star - which is why overall this project gets three stars. I was skeptical of using an 8 dent reed and mixing Mallo and Duet, but felt I needed to trust the writer of the pattern. I warped my loom as instructed but as soon as I began weaving all the duet threads lost their tension. I wove through the first two blocks but it felt so loose and uneven that I decided to cut what I had woven and finish it according to instructions to see how the finished product would look before continuing. It pretty much fell apart during wet finishing and drying. I had to give up and reevaluate. I replaced the duet in sun with mallo in honey. I had to purchase an additional cone of mallo in natural so I’d have enough to finish a new scarf. Using all mallo yarn and switching from 8 dent to 10 dent made for a slightly heavier scarf, but also a perfectly beautiful scarf. In the end I was happy with the project but very unhappy with all the modifications I had to make (including buying two additional cones of yarn) to get there. An additional frustration with the pattern, the way the colors were numbered - in both the warp and weft the steel mallo was the third yarn used, but it was named yarn B - that’s just unnecessarily confusing. This pattern felt written in the way a petty family member shares a recipe but purposely leaves out or changes a step so your version of the recipe will never be as good as theirs. That said, I will make this scarf again using my modifications and I do recommend this pattern, just not as written.

Rhythm Scarf

This was my third project on my RH loom and I really enjoyed it. I am pleased with how the scarf turned out. I used a 10 dent heddle instead of the recommended 7.5. I am a big fan of Mallo yarn - love the texture! Already planning my next project.