So much fiber, so little time

More on towels

When I weave bath towels, I almost always use huck. Aside from the sheer fun of getting many treadling variations on a single warp, the floats mean the towels dry faster. I've got a bunch of hair towels (they're just big enough to wrap around a head) that I've been using for years, and I also made a set for my mother and sister.

I also did a couple of bath towels in natural colored cotton (in the background here), but I want new ones a bit wider and longer. (Plus I want the linen for even quicker drying time.)

Drooling

Webs has a new line of 8/2 cottolin, and here I am needing new summer bath towels ...

Funky feet

Oh, what a poor, neglected blog! These are my new weird shoes, the Vibram Five Fingers Sprint. My feet and I loathe shoes. (Very narrow heels, narrow forefoot, very high instep, very active toes and long feet = bad fit in standard sizing. The only other tolerable brands I've found are New Balance and SAS.)

The Five Fingers are wonderful. I've walked over gravel, asphalt, grass, wood and concrete, both dry and wet, with wonderful grip. I've got a nice blue/tan/brown colorway in Schaefer Anne for a pair of toe socks - toes are much shorter than fingers, so I'd rather knit toe socks than gloves any day!

Other fiber news: I'm working on a wrap in the Webs tencel/merino. No pictures yet, because I think the stitch might also work well as a cardigan, and I'd prefer to sell any eventual pattern :)