Adding the optional U3 at the beginning of R3 might soften the edge of Two’s base.
Two
I’m offering a few choices on this one (heh, heh).
The first One agrees with the rest of the numbers (you must include the optional stitches), but you might prefer the look of a different One.
One (number set) shown with optional stitches
Can you handle another yule tree? This design suggested itself while I was drawing up a totally different pattern.
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Back in August I developed a new technique I call “Reverse Warping Method,” or RWM. It entails starting the warping process at Cr4, instead of Cr1. In effect L4 becomes L1 and the usual L1 becomes the weaving layer.
My first attempt with RWM was a plain weave square. The only discernible difference was that I ended up with a longer tail at Cr1 than usual; Cr4’s tail was shorter.
Horizontal Xs — traditional 3LW (left) and RWM (right)
This is the first pattern I ever made up and I absolutely love it. If you ask me what my favorite pattern is, this is the one!
Horizontal Xs
L1-3: CSS “Woodland Heather”
L4: CSS “Sunset”
Horizontal Xs
This picture shows a comparison between Premier Sweet Roll yarn (the large cake type of yarn) and Caron Simply Soft. The Sweet Roll yarn is a bit thicker than CSS.
Featured pattern: Large Heart
Personally I think the pattern shows up a little better on CSS, but you may have a different opinion (the lighting is not great in the photos). Also, I tend to warp a bit loose, so my patterns may show up differently than yours.
The Sweet Roll yarn was not especially difficult to weave despite its being thicker than CSS. I think the CSS square has better drape. A project made using PSR will likely be a little heavier and stiffer.
I didn’t photograph the process because I didn’t think of writing it up till after I was all done.
The problem was, I’d completed a 6″ square and removed it from the loom before I realized my mistake.
The red circle shows the part of the pattern I’d left out. That corner was plain woven before the square went back on the loom.
If you read my first post about designing Christmas tree patterns, you’ll know I got rather sick of them. (This was in the days before I used charts to design my patterns.)
Sorting through some of my other old Christmas Tree patterns, I found this—design IV—and am offering it here as a more traditional looking Christmas Tree. I haven’t tried it with beads yet, but if I do, I’ll add the info and photo(s).
Christmas Tree IV shown with optional stitches
I used this pattern in my Noel Banner, but forgot to take a picture first—it doesn’t show up well in this photo. I didn’t use any of the optional stitches and I liked it better that way.
Christmas Tree IV