Hi Everyone,

I am looking for a pattern to use to make a baby blanket using my 15" Cricket rigid heddle loom.  I'm wondering if any of you have any experience with the Log Cabin Baby Blanket pattern sold via Halcyon Yarn's website.  The pattern description says that a 36" weaving width is required.... I'm wondering if it would be possible to split the pattern into 3 12" strips, weave them separately and then stitch them together using an invisible join?  Is there any reason that this would not work?  There don't seem to be many patterns out there for baby blankets made using a rigid heddle (at least that I can find).  It would need to be simple to do because I am a new weaver, but I would really LOVE to make a blanket.... any suggestions are welcome!

 

Thanks!

Comments

Fri, 01/03/2014 - 18:11

NeweJersey

I am also new to weaving and am wondering the same thing. I would like to make pillow covers for 20 x 20 pillows, but I have a 15 inch Cricket. I was thinking of doing two 10x10 blocks and one 10x20 strip for each side. Is there any downside to this?

Fri, 01/03/2014 - 18:45

Sam bfriend

Hello all, 

Please could you tell me where you buy your yarn? This is especially useful if in the UK! I have a 32" rh loom and have so far used 2 ply DK wool and acrylic. Today I bought some bamboo cotton but it's expensive! Your input would be much appreciated. 

Sam 

Fri, 01/03/2014 - 18:45

Sam bfriend

Hello all, 

Please could you tell me where you buy your yarn? This is especially useful if in the UK! I have a 32" rh loom and have so far used 2 ply DK wool and acrylic. Today I bought some bamboo cotton but it's expensive! Your input would be much appreciated. 

Sam 

Fri, 01/03/2014 - 18:46

Sam bfriend

Hello all, 

Please could you tell me where you buy your yarn? This is especially useful if in the UK! I have a 32" rh loom and have so far used 2 ply DK wool and acrylic. Today I bought some bamboo cotton but it's expensive! Your input would be much appreciated. 

Sam 

Fri, 01/03/2014 - 18:46

Sam bfriend

Hello all, 

Please could you tell me where you buy your yarn? This is especially useful if in the UK! I have a 32" rh loom and have so far used 2 ply DK wool and acrylic. Today I bought some bamboo cotton but it's expensive! Your input would be much appreciated. 

Sam 

Fri, 01/03/2014 - 18:46

Sam bfriend

Hello all, 

Please could you tell me where you buy your yarn? This is especially useful if in the UK! I have a 32" rh loom and have so far used 2 ply DK wool and acrylic. Today I bought some bamboo cotton but it's expensive! Your input would be much appreciated. 

Sam 

Fri, 01/03/2014 - 18:46

Sam bfriend

Hello all, 

Please could you tell me where you buy your yarn? This is especially useful if in the UK! I have a 32" rh loom and have so far used 2 ply DK wool and acrylic. Today I bought some bamboo cotton but it's expensive! Your input would be much appreciated. 

Sam 

Fri, 01/03/2014 - 18:46

Sam bfriend

Hello all, 

Please could you tell me where you buy your yarn? This is especially useful if in the UK! I have a 32" rh loom and have so far used 2 ply DK wool and acrylic. Today I bought some bamboo cotton but it's expensive! Your input would be much appreciated. 

Sam 

Sat, 01/04/2014 - 01:27

pammersw

You'll have a hole on your pillow with just a ten by ten block and a ten by twenty strip. You'd need another ten by ten block to fill it!

Why not just do four ten by ten blocks? Or two ten by twenty strips?

Sat, 01/04/2014 - 02:23

endorph

baby blankets in strips that i either sew or crochet together - its works just fine - Keep in mind when figuring your final size that you will have draw in on the loom and some shrinkage off the loom once you wet finish. So if you want 36" finished width you will want to weave at 13 or 13.5 inches on the loom. Here is a link to one of them I did in two 17.5 inch panels by 40 inches long. I then crocheted the panels together and then put a crocheted edging all around the finished blanket. http://weavolution.com/project/endorph/summer-bright-baby-blanket

Sat, 01/04/2014 - 03:04

JennieHawkey (not verified)

Yes, you can absolutely make a blanket in strips! One of the wonderful things about weaving is that you can also be free to make each strip different! For instance, you could warp the loom for two 36 inch strips (be sure to make your warp long enough for some waste and weave two strips in log cabin. Then take them off the loom and rewarp for one 36" strip in something diffent, weather it is a different color sequence, or even a totally different color and weave! The sky is the limit.

You can also make the join decorative. For instance, if you single crochet down the edge of each strip, then join them with a crochet stitch, it could be a lacy effect.

Happy weaving!

Jennie