Warp the loom

I am almost a year behind on a scarf for a friend that ordered it for his sweetheart last Christmas. What a nice gift to give. I have put it off for so long, shearing, kidding, then it got hot in May, then hotter thru summer, then shearing again, get ready for SAFF, and now I am out of excuses so yesterday afternoon I warped my knitter's loom and wove 2 black kid mohair scarves and tonight they are in the dishpan soaking in warm water. After rinsing and slapping them around on the table a bit I will hang them out to dry and by tomorrow they will be good to go. Since I have woven two, one will got to the gallery for sale. Black Magic and Valerie are the doe kids that produced the mohair that is so soft next to the skin. Black Magic was spun into a two ply yarn for the warp and Valerie a curly spun single yarn for the weft.  So, add up the time, bred their mothers in the fall, fed and cared for them for 5 months of pregnancy, stayed close to the barn every two hours for two months checking for newborns, assist birthing, dry wet kids, give vitamins, strip udder on doe, make sure kid finds milk, dip navel in iodine, pen doe and kid , carry feed and water to pen everyday, after 4 months wean kid, at six months shear kid, wash fleece, spin fleece, warp loom and weave scarf, tie fringe and wash scarf. Smile.