Proof of weaving! This blanket is roughly 3' wide by 3.5' long. The warp and weft are 3/2 perle cotton and the warp sett was 14 end per inch (epi). The pattern is a huck lace pattern that came directly from the pattern suggestions that were sent along with the gamp kit. I find it fascinating how color works in different media. This blanket is meant to demonstrate color blending across a rainbow of colors. Each color was used once in the warp and once in the weft.
Not my favorite color combinations (I guess I'm outing myself as not being either a fan of the Green Bay Packers or John Deere Tractor), but the weave definition is clear. Each lace block was separated by a nice region of solid plain weave. But the best part of this blanket was giving it to it's recipient.
She is now old enough to both appreciate a special blanket made for her (my second ny ny*, momma!) and to want to take pictures with it.
Right now it's pretty much perfect snuggle size for a not-quite-3 year old girl -- and it was a required bed fellow tonight (along with about 400 other things that absolutely positively must be in her crib for her to consider sleeping).This project was so simple it pretty much makes me want to warp up that loom again and make bigger (longer) versions for some special adults I know -- but most likely I will select one warp and one weft color just to make my life easier. Now, if only I could figure out which colors I really like together!
* ny ny is Polish for "blankie"

I have now started enough weaving projects to realize that I really don't mind warping looms. If you need to clear your head and refocus, warping a loom is a perfect activity. At one level, it's very "lock and load", the tasks are simple and repetitive, hands are engaged. On another level, you are forced to keep both brain and hands in action, especially if the pattern you need to use when threading your heddles has a longer repeat. For the
This is the beginning of a color gamp blanket project. It will be 40" wide by 50" long and will use a huck lace weave structure. I'm warping it from the back, and what you see here is inch wide units of 3/2 cotton yarn getting ready to be pulled forward in preparation for threading the heddles. I'll be doing this project on an AVL dobby loom -- which has me completely geeked out because it's as if weaving and computers have intersected in one project.