Monday, November 17, 2025

Brother Blankets Sample #2

Sample #2 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: Every third warp end is solid green. The other two and the weft are the multi-color variegated yarn.
  • Width 
    • on loom: 15.5 inches
    • after finishing: 14 inches
  • Length: since it's a sample, I didn't measure the length
  • Wet finishing: same as sample #1
  • 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. 

It definitely has a different look than sample #1.

close-up of sample #2

The solid green stripes break up areas of solid color. Even though I didn't plan the plaid, you can see from the first photo that a definite repeatable plaid emerges from simply using the yarn as it comes off the skein. 

I like plaids, but I think the close-up view is more interesting than see it from afar.

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