The second piece was fun and easy to do...looks much more intricate than it is so I can't wait to use this pattern again. The pattern is "Heavenly Hearts" by Christine Allan and I used Caron's Simply Soft yarn in melon and sunshine and Bernat yarn in rouge. I happen to love these colors together and use them often.
The third piece is probably the last Christmas one I'll do this year. It's "Flashy Flames" by Christine Allan and something I learned from this pattern was a completely different take on doing the little strip of a border. I prefer to put a border on everything I make and it's fun to play around with different ideas but I've never thought of doing one quite this way. I hope my photo shows it okay.
The 4th photo shows my own pattern (no name) and there's a reason for this. I did the first row of an actual pattern and had such a hard time seeing and figuring out the second row on the dark fabric that I just made up my own pattern as I went along. I think it turned out pretty nice. The fabric is the dark grey/black end run from Ikea and the yarn is "I Love This Yarn" in a variegated pink/purple/green called wild carnation. I absolutely love using this yarn...got it at Holly Hobby in the States but haven't seen it here in Canada.
I only sell my pieces at a senior center Christmas bazaar here at home and there won't be one this year but that doesn't stop me from weaving. Doing Swedish weaving and watching the beauty of it grow with each row gives me pleasure so I'll keep on weaving.
