Pattern/Technique: Colorblock Jute Stitch Blanket by Purl Soho
Modifications: Stitched the sections in the opposite order to what the pattern suggested, but ran into no issues with this approach.
Materials: Knit Picks Simply Wool Worsted in Wanda (5 skeins) and Winkle (5 skeins). US 8 needles.
New skills: jute stitch
Lessons: n/a
What I'd do differently: n/a
Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry
Pattern/Technique: n/a
Materials:
Reed size: 12 dent
Warp: Brassard Natural Cotton Seine Twine #12
Weft: Harrisville Designs Highland in White, Silver Mist, Charcoal
New skills: Various tapestry weaving techniques including: rug knots, vertical seams, pick and pick, soumak, diagonals, making weft butterflies
Lessons/Notes: Most of the techniques used on this piece were woven in class as I followed along with the various techniques we were taught. I was inspired by the tapestry work of Allyson Rousseau and wanted to try a little puffy ombré square as part of this piece. I first wove a square shape, then used bits of scrap yarn which I knotted around the warp using rug knots. Once I had a dense fill, I trimmed the ends to give the square more definition.
What I'd do differently: Much like plain weave, I want to practice getting my tension even along my selvedges.