These patterns are essentially variations of each other; the hearts are all the same. The squares in the photos all have their ends worked in, so the edge warps and wefts of each are doubled. When I use two colors the warping scheme is L1-3/4 unless otherwise designated.
MINI HEART WITH BORDER
Mini Heart with Border, front
“Today is the day,” I decided, “to start posting patterns.” With over 100 photographed squares to choose from, it should have been a breeze. Well, a breeze certainly confronted me—a good, stiff one, more of a gale (as in gale force winds).
The wind is BLOWING here today and the first square I picked up from one of the To BE Posted baskets had no photo to go with it. Went outside to snap the photo. What should have taken seconds took minutes because of the wind. The photos took seconds, but waiting for breaks in the breeze (during which I was getting significantly wind-chilled) took minutes. Sheesh!
Hexagon Heart, front
(Originally published 17 Oct 2017, now with updated diagrams)
I haven’t woven these two patterns, but I know they looked good as 4″ squares.
I offer them here for the 6″ loom.
“Home Is Where the Heart Is” with optional solid heart and chimney placement
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Yesterday I was Going Through my Square Stash (tunneling toward Neatness) and ran across a square that was *just*the*thing*. Some squares turn out that way—the right yarn thickness, the right pattern and colors, and an appealing texture.
Three-and-One (U3 version)
As previously stated, you can’t really go wrong with Horizontal Xs. Here is yet another variation of the pattern.
Horizontal Xs variation 1, L1&3/2&4, front
At some point it will be necessary to consolidate all the Horizontal Xs patterns. For now, because I live in semi-chaos, I’m posting this variation here so I can deplete one hodge podge stack of squares and move these two into another.
Horizontal Xs variation 4—L1/2-4
A blog reader asked if Star in a Cross could be woven on a 6″ loom. The answer is yes. This is a pattern that transfers well to the 6″ loom. I had to diagram it to be sure because sometimes 4″ patterns don’t work well on the 6″ loom.
Because squares from the 6″ loom have a larger area, sometimes tiny motifs (such as the star in the center of the cross) won’t look very dynamic or significant. For that reason I played around with some variations. I haven’t woven any of these, so I’m not sure how they’ll turn out. There are still other options for this pattern, so I might need to go back to the drawing board. For now, here they are.
Recommended warping: L1&2 dark/3&4 light.
Star in a Cross