Fence Post Scarf - Blue Sky Fibers Collaboration

Designed by Benjamin Krudwig


We love working with Blue Sky Fibers, so when they debuted their new Eco-Cashmere and Woolstok Jumbo, we knew we had to weave with it. I came up with this fun, textured scarf that combines two very different sizes of yarn. Our variable dent reed made it all possible.


Project Specs

Weave structure: plain weave

Finished measurements: 4.5" w x 6.5' long with fringe

Number of warp ends: 43 (40 Eco-cashmere, 3 Woolstok Jumbo)

Warp length: 2.3 yards

Width in reed: about 6.5"

EPI: 8

PPI: 8

What You'll Need

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    • 1 - 100g (328 yards/300m) skein of Blue Sky Fibers Eco-Cashmere in the Arctic Shadow colorway

    • 1 - 500g bump (43 yards/39m) of Woolstok Jumbo in the Gray Stone colorway

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    • 10” Cricket Loom

    • 10" Variable Dent Reed set up with two 8-dent reed sections side by side, with 1/2' gap between them.

    • Fringe Twister

    Directions

    1. Warping: Sley reed sections with Eco-Cashmere, then place one warp-length of Woolstok Jumbo on the each of the edges and through the middle of the two 8-dent sections for a total of 3 warps.

    2. Weave with Eco-Cashmere for 2.5" then place a 10" section of Woolstok Jumbo. Note: on the next pick of Eco-Cashmere, be sure to capture your selvedge edge.

    3. Repeat this process along the whole warp, ending with a few picks of Eco Cashmere to secure the final pick of Woolstok Jumbo.

    4. Finishing: Fringe twist the Eco-Cashmere using two groups of 2 (you'll have 2 groups of 3 in each Eco-Cashmere section. Trim Woolstock Jumbo ends to same length as twisted fringe. Hand wash in warm water to full. Squeeze out excess water by rolling in towel, hang or lay flat to dry.

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