{"id":5805,"date":"2014-11-27T22:46:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T03:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=5805"},"modified":"2014-12-23T20:34:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T01:34:10","slug":"not-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2014\/11\/not-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"(Not) Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the calendar, today&#8217;s Thanksgiving.  For me &#038; my family, it&#8217;s still a few days away.  We often celebrate on alternate days to make it work for everyone&#8217;s schedule.<\/p>\n<p>So I did some stuff yesterday &#038; today in advance of our holiday celebration.<\/p>\n<p>I finished weaving those rayon chenille scarves in 2 reds and an orange.  They look great when wet finished.  It might be hard to see the difference between the two here, one with a wine weft and one with a ruby weft.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-wine-scarf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-wine-scarf.jpg\" alt=\"red rayon chenille scarves\" width=\"450\" height=\"284\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-wine-scarf.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-wine-scarf-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-wine-scarf-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-wine-scarf-400x252.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also wet finished that taquete sample to see how it would work, even though I don&#8217;t like the colors.  I will definitely try this again with other colors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-taquete-sample.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-taquete-sample.jpg\" alt=\"rayon chenille taquete sample\" width=\"350\" height=\"230\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-taquete-sample.jpg 350w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-taquete-sample-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-taquete-sample-150x98.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then I kept working on Christmas toys.  Here&#8217;s a challenge for you: can you guess what this will be when it&#8217;s all done?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body.jpg\" alt=\"toy body\" width=\"450\" height=\"308\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-400x273.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Does it get any easier if I add the legs &#038; ears?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-with-legs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-with-legs.jpg\" alt=\"toy body with legs\" width=\"450\" height=\"312\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-with-legs.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-with-legs-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-with-legs-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-with-legs-400x277.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What about that yellow bit &#8211; do you have it now?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-and-more.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-and-more.jpg\" alt=\"toy body &amp; more\" width=\"450\" height=\"312\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-and-more.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-and-more-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-and-more-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/D-body-and-more-400x277.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I still have more pieces to crochet, so if you haven&#8217;t guessed it yet, you&#8217;ll have to wait.<\/p>\n<p>As an aside, I would MUCH rather knit than crochet.  Making this guy reminded me how much easier it is for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the calendar, today&#8217;s Thanksgiving. For me &#038; my family, it&#8217;s still a few days away. 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