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.

Matt's Matching Table Runner

Matt asked me if I could make him and Sandra a table runner with the same colors as the afghan so here it is. I had very little of the variegated aqua left and was only able to put one row (on either side of the center) in with it. When I'd finished 6 rows total, I discovered I'd made a mistake in the pattern so from there on in I had to improvise. This is very easy to do with a table runner but I have done it with afghans, too, rather than pull out a lot of work.

In the case of the runner, I had no variegated left so it was easier to adjust the pattern and it looks good anyway. I like the effect I was able to make with the longest point and will design my own full pattern around it one day.

The edge border is accurate with varied widths in the dips and dives but I think I prefer it to be consistent rather than this way.

More Swedish Weaving Items

These are a few runners that I already have in my house and that were made within the last few years.

Picture #1 is on my coffee table and I used an ecru fabric with purple heather and pink yarns.

Picture #2 is a very small one. The fabric is ecru and the yarn is a burgundy and green variegated.

Picture #3 is a runner that is on the diningroom table but the color hasn't shown up very well. I used a sage fabric with lilac, ivory, and golden beige yarn. I really love this combination of colors.

Picture #4 is one of my first runners and it's on the diningroom buffet (notice the sunshine streaking through the window). It is done with white fabric and what looks to be the same burgundy and green variegate yarn I used in picture #2.

When I first started doing Swedish weaving, I loved using the variegated yarn. I don't use too much of it anymore but it still makes a beautiful project so I'm thinking of doing a complete afghan with it sometime soon.

Faye's Swedish Weaving Afghans

What a time I had trying to figure out how to scan these photos that Faye gave me and then get them on the blog. I am terribly computer illiterate but I do try.

Picture #1 is "Dazzling" (from the Diamonds booklet) and she's done the weaving in a few different greens with a medium yellow that makes it look, well, dazzling, doesn't it?

Picture #2 is our all-time favorite "Marquise" from the same Diamonds booklet. It was done in various shades of pinks and rose.

These pictures are not good enough to show the true beauty of the afghans but they've already been gifted to 2 of Faye's grandchildren so I, a better photographer (LOL!), can't take any to show them to better advantage.

The afghan done in pinks drew a great deal of attention when Faye was working on it in Florida. We all love the "Marquise" pattern and I've seen so many done in that pattern but they all look just a bit different because of different choices of color for our yarn. Each afghan is unique because of that.