Dolores's Afghans

It's so nice to be back in Florida so I can publish pictures of the other ladies' projects. Dolores brought me photos of what she had at home so I re-photographed them to put on the blog since I don't have a scanner down here.

Picture #1 is one she made for a friend (Ann) for Christmas. She did it in the "Marquis" pattern and used beige monk's cloth with Bernat Satin yarns in Forest Mist Heather, Fern, and Soft Fern.

Picture #2 is the same afghan but it shows the full pattern and also the embroidery just above the fringe.

Picture #3 is one she made for her step-daughter, Sarah, for last year's Christmas. It's also in the "Marquis" pattern on light green monk's cloth. She used Bernat Satin yarns in Forest Mist Heather, Beige Mist Heather, and Banana.

Picture #4 is the very first Swedish weaving table runner she made. I'm not sure from the photo but it looks like she used white monk's cloth. The Red Heart yarn is a variegated pink/purple/etc.

Picture #5 is another table runner done on peach monk's cloth with Red Heart variegated yarn in greens and sandy shades.

Faye's New Swedish Weaving Afghan

Faye just finished this one for her grandson and it's beautiful. The colors are very similar to one I did a while back but Faye used a different shade of brown which gives it a whole new effect. I especially like the very last row where she made half sized diamonds and I'll use that on one of my own. It's fun learning from each other.

Her fabric was ecru and she used 2 blues (?) and a variegated blue with browns, and then a solid brown for yarns.

Donna hadn't quite finished the afghan she's working on but I'll take pictures of it in the spring. It's a gorgeous lilac fabric done completely with a variegated lilacs/blues/purples/pinks yarn.

Marilee's Swedish Weaving Afghan

I finally finished Marilee's afghan and it was done in record time. It usually takes me a couple of months to finish one but I did this in about a month because I've been stuck in the house. Better to Swedish weave than to vegetate in front of the T.V.

The pattern is Jewel from the Diamond book and I used 3 shades of green plus a lovely rouge on ecru fabric.

Swedish Weaving..Scotty Dogs

This is a small afghan that Faye made a while back. It is a really sweet pattern with a plaid look in pink and purple yarn with Scotty dogs. The fabric is white but I got too many shadows when I took the picture.

Pat's Swedish Weaving Afghan

This is an afghan I made for myself and it's on the ecru fabric with light dusty rose/dark heather purple/dark green yarns. The dusty rose is much lighter than it appears in these pictures, though. It's in the "Crystalline" pattern from the Diamond book.

This was done when most of my group were doing more of the lattice pattern than we do now. I much prefer less lattice and more of the full pattern.

Nicole's Swedish Weaving Afghan

This is the afghan I made for my granddaughter, Nicole. It's on a white fabric with medium blue, darker blue, and pink yarn. I also used a medium blue floss for the embroidery on the bottom. The pattern is "Jewel" from the Diamond book. It also has the longer fringe which I really like but I'm hoping it doesn't get tangled when the afghan is washed. One more reason to use a gentle wash!

Mary's Swedish Weaving Xmas Tablecloth

I started this tablecloth for Mary last winter but set it aside for a while and just finished it today. I started out with 3 yards of monk's cloth but only wove in pattern all around the border. Working with any color of fabric and using the same color of yarn is tedious so I doubt I'll ever do it again. It does have a lovely effect, though.