Spring Green Cotton Scarf
I used Tahki Cotton Classic Lite Yarn, Weight-Sport / 5 ply, 146 yards per skein-I warped Loom using a 10 dpi heddle. 4 Celadon, 4 Light Silver, 16 Celadon, 4 Light Silver, 16 Celadon, 4 Light Silver, 4 Celadon. Straight Weave 3 rows Celadon, tie off the 3 Celadon rows in groups of 4 to make fringe. Straight Weave Grass Green for 2 rows then start pattern 1 with Grass Green. P/U Stick 1= 4 up, 4 down P/U Stick 2= 2 up, 2 down In Colors: Grass Green & Teal Pattern 1: Up & P/U Stick 2 Down Up & P/U Stick 2 Down P/U Stick 1 Down Repeat Pattern 1, 3 more times alternating colors Pattern 2: Straight Weave in Colors: Celadon, Grass Green & Teal 4-Celadon 2-Grass Green 2-Teal 4-Celadon Pattern 3: 2 up, 2 down in Colors Grass Green & Teal Up & 2 up, 2 down Down Up & 2 up, 2 down Down -Change Color- Up & 2 down, 2 up Down Up & 2 down, 2 up Down Repeat Pattern 3, 1 more time. Pattern 4: 2 up, 2 down in Colors Grass Green & Teal Up Down & 2 up, 2 down Up Down & 2 up, 2 down -Change Color- Up Down & 2 down, 2 up Up Down & 2 down, 2 up Repeat Pattern 4, 1 more time. Pattern 5: 4 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 4 up Up & 4 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 4 up Down & 4 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 4 up-Change Colors- Up & 4 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 4 up Down & 4 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 4 upPattern 6: Up-Grass Green, Down-Teal -Weaving to Right to Left- Up-Grass Green Down-Teal -Weaving Left to Right- Up-Grass Green Down-Teal Repeat pattern 6 until your paper protecting the yarn drops from the loom and you can see the end warp threads tied on. Pattern 5: 4 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 4 up Up & 4 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 4 up Down & 4 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 4 up-Change Colors- Up & 4 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 4 up Down & 4 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 16 up, 4 down, 4 upPattern 4: 2 up, 2 down in Colors Grass Green & Teal Up Down & 2 up, 2 down Up Down & 2 up, 2 down -Change Color- Up Down & 2 down, 2 up Up Down & 2 down, 2 up Repeat Pattern 4, 1 more time. Pattern 3: 2 up, 2 down in Colors Grass Green & Teal Up & 2 up, 2 down Down Up & 2 up, 2 down Down -Change Color- Up & 2 down, 2 up Down Up & 2 down, 2 up Down Repeat Pattern 3, 1 more time. Pattern 2: Straight Weave in Colors: Celadon, Grass Green & Teal 4-Celadon 2-Grass Green 2-Teal 4-Celadon Pattern 1: Up & P/U Stick 2 Down Up & P/U Stick 2 Down P/U Stick 1 Down Repeat Pattern 1, 3 more times alternating colors that end in Grass green as the last color. Straight Weave 2 rows of Grass Green. Straight Weave 3 rows of Celadon, Tie off the 3 Celadon rows in groups of 4 to make fringe.
Growth- Specimen
Woven for the Handwoven Sock Yarn Contest.
It is a tabby with knotted pile, made to look like mold growth.
All the yarn is hand dyed by ikat tie off or hand painted warp and weft.
Veronica's scarf
I wove this beautiful scarf for my niece's 19th birthday. I didn't realize how close in color the teal weft and the teal warp were! I think it is lovely, but the pattern isn't as easily seen as it was when I used black warp on a sample.
