Sunday, September 27, 2015

My Little Weavers

My granddaughters are working on scarves for their teachers for Christmas.  N.'s scarf is worsted weight Encore, wool/acrylic blend, in school colors of purple and gold in a diamond twill pattern.  K.'s scarf is fingering weight wool/acrylic blend in Paton's Kroy sock yarn, Pink Cameo colors, in a straight twill pattern.





K's scarf notes:  3 balls Patons Kroy Socks FX 4 ply Cameo colors--pinks, 50 g. 1.75 oz. 166 yards, 75% wool/25% nylon. 98" warp, 96 ends + 2 floating selvages. Twill pattern: 1,2,3,4 threading, 24 heddles per shaft. 12 dent reed.  8" wide in warp. 62 ends.

N's scarf notes: Encore gold and purple worsted weight yarn. Threading: 1 floating selvage, 12 purple, 12 gold, 12 purple, 12 gold, 12 purple, 1 floating selvage.  Gold weft. 6.5" wide. 8" reed.

Treadling Diamonds: (1+2, 1+4, 3+4, 2+3) 4 xs
                                   (1+2, 2+3, 3+4, 4+1) 4 xs
Threading diamond: Float, {(4,1,2,3) 3xs, (4,3,2,1) 3xs} 2xs, end 4,1,2,3 (3xs), float
Hemstitch over 4, up 2.

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