Tyson's Afghan

This is the Swedish weaving afghan I just finished for my grandson, Tyson.  My daughter suggested he'd like one with the colors of his favorite football team, the Minnesota Vikings, so that's why I chose the purple and gold on white fabric.


I followed the pattern until I got to the border but had to make some changes for the hem because there was a flaw in the fabric.  I'd planned to do the small gold diamonds and then do a row of lettering (MV) but couldn't quite figure out how to do it so I made up a small border that fit in with the rest of the pattern.  I really do want to learn how to weave in lettering but it will have to wait till another day.  

Donna's Mexican Swedish Weaving Afghan

This is Donna's latest afghan, still far from done but so darned beautiful that I had to put a photo in this blog.  Donna is a relative newbie to Swedish weaving...just a couple of years...but she took to it with gusto.


Donna is another "Christie", doesn't necessarily follow advice but ends up doing her own thing and it turns out just gorgeous. This is the mark of a true artist!  This pattern is from a booklet that I don't have but did make a copy so I can use myself.


Donna loves brilliant colors and isn't afraid to combine them in the yarns she uses.  One thing she plans to do on this afghan that had me and Faye screaming, "NO!!!" is that she wants to put in a black and white border on either side of the above pattern.  She's stubborn, though (like Christie), and intends to try it, anyway.  I feel she can always pull it out if she doesn't like it but, if she does, then it's her afghan and she can do anything she wants if it pleases her.  I'll take more photos when she's finished.


Faye, Donna, and I meet for an afternoon of Swedish weaving every Tuesday while I'm home in Canada.  It really helps to have get-togethers like this because it's the best way to learn new ideas about our craft.  We chat non-stop, too, so it's a nice social event.

Some of the Group

We all live in a senior park in Florida for the winter and use a section of the clubhouse every Thursday morning to get together and weave, educate each other, and just have a good time. We start at 9 A.M., the same time as the exercise class, so we try to keep it quiet while they're doing their exercises. Almost always, once exercise is over, some of the people come to see what we're accomplishing.

Bonnie and Carol, shown in the first picture, always get teased for coming in late. It matters not one bit what time we show up or how much work we've done on our projects over the week...it's just nice to come and join in with this group of fascinating ladies.

More of Candy's Afghans

These are 2 more of Candy's afghans. She probably works a lot faster making them than any of the rest of us. The top one is done on peach fabric and much deeper than my picture shows. The bottom one, which is almost finished, is very interesting because she's used black, grey, and peachy yarn to produce a really dramatic effect.

Candy's Afghans

These are 2 of Candy's afghans, both done with variegated yarn. Candy is an excellent Swedish weaver but using variegated yarn for your project is also great for the novice weaver because you don't have to co-ordinate 3 or 4 colors.

Jo's Afghans

These 2 afghans were made by Jo and I wish my camera would have been able to pick up the beautiful colors better. The top one was done with variegated yarn on white fabric and Jo has finished it off with embroidery just above the fringed bottoms. The other afghan is really beautiful but I wasn't able to capture the exact colors used. Jo is also using the same colored yarns on her next project using a different color cloth so they'll have a totally different effect, too.

Candy's Lap Afghan

This is a rather unusual afghan, mainly because it's smaller but also because Candy ran the pattern from one side to the other of the fabric instead of up and down.

Most of our afghans start out as a 2 1/2 yard piece of fabric but I think Candy's is maybe 1 1/2 yards (I'll change this later if I find out I'm mistaken). Her granddaughter worked on it but Candy is finishing it. The fabric is ecru and she's used variegated yarn in pinks, purples, blues, and greens. It's almost finished and she is now adding the embroidery on the hems. This is a technique that Candy taught the rest of us and it's a beautiful finish for any project.

Note: We've learned by trial and error that, when purchasing variegated yarn, it's best to find one where each color on the strand is not too long. A 4" run of one color is just about right but it can be a bit longer if necessary. The problem with having too long a run of color is that it doesn't blend well in the pattern.