I starting planning this project in July, I think. This is 6 harness Deflected Double Weave in the pattern Deflect Circles by Janet Phillips. I found it in the first issue of Weft Magazine (highly recommend!), and thought to myself that I should finally try this technique.

The warp and weft I chose for this project is 2/10 Merino/Tencel from WEBS. I had enough of this yarn from previous projects. (Unfortunately, this yarn is completely out of stock now, and my hopes are dimming of there being any more in the future. Shame. It is a fabulous yarn.)

Weaving went well. At this point what I expected would turn into circles (eventually) were merely lacy looking rectangles. I hemstitched at the start and at the end, leaving about 3 inches of fringe hanging loose (a mistake). Also, I had a few missteps at the beginning with the selvedge. Apparently, most everybody does, when they first try this weave structure. I left my mistakes as is and quickly changed tack, after referring to this video by Elisabeth Hill.

I have some back issues when weaving, and usually can only do about an hour per day, so it went at a leisurely pace :-). When I took the piece off the loom, I gave it a 5 minute wash by hand in a tub, moving it around vigorously, a technique I gleaned from yet another video. By observing how it was transforming right in my hands (!) I stopped when the “rectangles” became “ovals”.

After giving the scarf a spin in the washer, I hung it over a rack to dry. The result is luxuriously soft and squishy, and I am smitten.

What I learned:

• The sett for this project was too close. I sett it at 20 epi, when I should have made it more open, probably at 16 epi. (next time) Hopefully that sett will yield a rounder, shorter circle.

• Leave a longer fringe and twist it before fulling. I had to separate the strands one by one because they had started felting together. Not a good look.

Next up will be another Janet Phillips Deflected Doubleweave design, Cosmopolitan Cobblestones.

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