Sample #1 for my Big and Little Brother Blankets
- Yarns: Hobby Lobby Baby Bee Sweet Delight
- Yarn size: sport weight
- Sett: 10 e.p.i.
- PPI: 10
- Structure: Plain weave
- Pattern: Variegated yarn with Fibonacci stripes in green at 13, 21, 34, repeat
- Width
- on loom: 15.5 inches
- off loom: 14 inches
- after washing: 14 inches
- Length
- on loom: unknown
- off loom: 34 inches
- after washing: 32.5 inches
- Wet finishing:
- warm soak and squeeze with Ecos dish detergent
- two rinses in plain warm water
- spin cycle in washing machine
- laid flat to dry
- cool press with iron
- Weaving note: I didn't line up the yarn's color changes for either warp or weft in any planned way; the color changes were long enough to create the plaid look as it is.
Since this was just going to be a sample, I didn't write down how long my warp was nor now long I wove for. With my Glimakra unavailable due to room remodeling, I'd pretty much given up on weaving actual blankets. But since I had the yarn, I decided to just have fun with it and see what the color variations would do.
Looking at the finished sample, however, I'm wondering about weaving several strips and sewing them together to make a blanket. Three strips sewn together on their lengthwise edges would make a rectangle 32.5 inches by 42 inches. Adding a crochet border would enlarge it just a bit. That might do for a baby blanket. And I could probably get one made by Christmas as a baby gift. The three-year-old would likely prefer something else anyway!
2 comments:
Your idea is an excellent work-around for the loom you have available!
Michelle, thanks! My table loom is only 24 inches wide, which is good for a lot of things, but I really like the wider width of the Glimakra. Still, having limitations is good for stretching one's imagination!
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