Handwoven Baby Blanket Patterns

Handweaving a gift is a labor of love.

Handwoven baby blanket patterns. Mar 4 2019 weave your own blanket or throw. Little fancy flower a lovely baby blanket using 1 23 elora acrylic yarns sett at 12 epi. Wind a warp with color c for a total of 720 warp ends for the large size and 504 warp ends for the small size. We have weaving drafts to fit your crafting and loom requirements.

I designed this blanket for the woven and knit club. This is a stunning yet easy to knit blanket perfect for all levels of knitting. The woven simple baby blanket free pattern we recommend this pattern as beginner suitable for the knitter who can knit cast on and off. But as tom knisely points out in his new book handwoven baby blankets along with love there s pressure to make the perfect gift especially when the gift is for a new baby.

Use sewing thread as the weft for 3 4 at the beginning and end of the blanket. Simple garter stitch baby blanket knit end to end as one piece. Whether you re looking to make a handwoven baby blanket or weave larger piece this collection of projects will fit your needs. This free ebook includes four woven baby blanket patterns.

Cotton fleece is a dk weight and cotton fine is a. Suitable for any dk baby friendly wool we have used the woven s smooth twist merino for wonderful stitch definition and contemporary colourway. A year of handwoven baby blankets if you subscribe to handwoven magazine you probably noticed brown sheep yarn taking center stage on the front cover. Swedish lace baby blanket baby blankets baby blankets woven using a rayon weft and organic cotton warp.

Finished blanket is around 50cm x 60 to 70cm this pattern was developed as an original pattern by michelle stewart mat. Free patterns for woven baby blankets. Of all the handwoven textiles we can give a hand woven baby blanket is among the most powerful and meaningful a gift for the ages. They featured a yarn lab article experimenting with our cotton fleece and cotton fine yarns both blends of 80 cotton and 20 merino.

If you prefer cotton you could substitute 8 2 cotton sett at 12 epi. You ll explore huck lace supplementary warp and weft m s and o s and waffle weave. The eight shaft weave is pattern 661 from a weaver s book of 8 shaft patterns edited by carol strickler loveland colorado. In addition to thirty four charming baby blanket patterns for both 4 shaft and 8 shaft looms this book is packed with tom s expert practical advice for creating a baby blanket.

We also have a great selection of books and magazines on weaving that are bound to offer you new ideas and practices for your loom. Color a beige main color color b dusty blue accent color color c white warp color warp. Free weaving pattern handwoven cotton baby blanket. The tie up is reversed for easier treadling with more weft floats on top.

Baby blanket is delicately patterned with huck diamonds and accented with cro cheted edging. It is knit flat on circular needles. See more ideas about woven blanket hand weaving blankets throws.