Some Information

I don't have a huge following but it makes me feel good if even one person gets something out of this blog.  It's so important for us Swedish weavers to share information, projects, and styles.  One of my followers contacted me and gave me the website of a lady named Dawn who sells, among other things, monks cloth in a variety of colors.  Her website is monksclothlady.com and I will definitely be placing some orders once I get to Florida this winter.

It's become more difficult for S.W. to purchase monks cloth in colors since Walmart stopped stocking it.  Joann's Fabrics will order it for you but you have to order a bolt of the same color.  Dawn will sell a single yard if that's what is wanted so I'm glad to have found her.  Her prices seem fair, too.

Now, I don't know Dawn and am not trying to drive up her business but I'll continue to pass on any information that will help Swedish weavers.

Dian's Swedish Weaving Afghan

One of the nice things about having this blog is that it has attracted others who have taken an interest in doing Swedish weaving.  The above photo was sent to me by Dian and we can all tell how much work went into making this project.  It's beautiful!  I tried making the photo larger but my computer skills are sadly wanting.

Every single Swedish weaving project can teach us something we hadn't thought of before and that's why it's important to share this blog with other enthusiasts.  I love the pattern Dian chose and have plans to use it in one of my own.  

Good work, Dian!  Now, if you're like me, you've already planned the next project, right?

Audrey's Afghan

This is the afghan I just finished for my daughter's boyfriend's mother, Audrey.  All of the colors in the fringe were used in the pattern even though it looks to be mainly blue yarn.  My camera is old and, as can be seen, the date isn't showing correctly.  The monk's cloth is also an ecru color and not white.  I clearly need to find my new camera or buy another one.  Let's hope I find the one I just bought this past winter!

Swedish Weaving Table Runner

This is the same pattern I used on Nash's small afghan.  It's "Picadilly" by Avery Hill and does take a while to do because each stitch has to be done separately, with no longer runs.  I extended the points for the table runner because I thought it gave more definition.

A week or so ago, my daughter and I recovered my dining room chairs with a turquoise/green/yellow floral fabric so I thought it would be nice to have a turquoise table runner, too.  I used a deep turquoise monks cloth and started the pattern with a medium green yarn, added some salmon, and finished with a medium yellow/gold.  Turquoise is my favorite color in the world so I'm happy to have added more of it to the room.

Right now the runner is the same width as the table top but I'm considering making it narrower.  I'll let it sit for a while to give me a chance to think how I like it best.  

Nolan's Lap Sized Swedish Weaving Afghan

This is a lap-sized afghan I just finished for my greatgrandson, Nolan.  A full sized one would have been much too big for him.  The photos show the afghan folded in half...the pattern runs up and down instead of sideways.  

I used ecru fabric with the pattern done in dark blue, medium turquoise, and yellow yarns.  I had to improvise the little sailboat pattern because of limited space but found it wasn't too hard to do.  I'd first planned to make a fold over seam on the sides but, again because of limited space, decided to just leave a very short fringe.  

This was a fun project that didn't take too much time to complete because it was only half the usual work.

Little Barb's Swedish Weaving Afghan

This is the afghan I made for my friend, little Barb.  We call her "little" because she was part of a group of 3 ladies named Barb and she was the smallest one.  Somehow, the nickname stuck and it's hard to call her anything but that when we speak of her.

The colors don't show as clearly as I'd like but the fabric is ecru and the yarns used are peach, salmon and light green.  I used them all in the fringe and it did take some time but I think it was worth it.

Dian's Swedish Weaving Afghan

This is Dian's work in progress.  I'll post a photo of her finished afghan but it's nice to see how someone else has chosen to do her design.  If you're not a Swedish weaver, you can't appreciate the time and effort it takes to complete a project like this but we SW do know.  

Dian said this is being made as a gift so I hope the lucky recipient knows how much time and thought went into it.