Homespun Rainbow Blanket
When I crocheted, I probably made over a hundred items from Lion Brand Homespun Yarn. It was soft and cuddly. Bulky weight meant it was quick to make anything from a scarf to a poncho to an afghan. Weaving has not dimmed my love of Lion Brand Homespun. A recent project inspiration for my weaving group was "Rainbow Connection" and I was inspired to do this blanket. I also wanted to do a large project on my smallest loom - my 10" SampleIt. because it is done in panels with a bulky yarn, it is a quick weave. The texture of the yarn also makes it very forgiving. This is woven in seven panels - each panel takes almost a full skein of yarn. I whipstitched the panels together - next time I will probably use a baseball stitch to join the panels. Materials Lion Brand Homespun, 1 skein each Candy Apple, Wildfire, Golden, Malachite, Montana Sky, Colonial Blue and Gothic. Ashford SampleIt Loom, 10" wide 5 dent heddle. Warp length - 90" (Note that...
