Huck and Snuggle Baby Blanket Weaving Pattern Download

While warping and weaving with this yarn requires some special handling and a healthy dose of patience, the end result is worth the effort. The blanket is pretty, soft, and washable, and the nylon in the sock yarn means it will stand up to daily use.

Structure: 4-shaft huck lace

Loom Type: 4-shaft loom

Finished Dimensions: Finished size after washing: 2 pieces, 15½" x 37". Finished size after hemming and sewing, 31" x 35".

YARNS

Warp: 55% bamboo, 24% cotton, 21% elastic nylon (Panda Cotton, 170 yd/50 gm skein; Crystal Palace), #7191 Lullaby (variegated), 816 yd; #0205 Crystal Pink, 108 yd.

Weft: Panda Cotton, #0205 Crystal Pink, 700 yd; 20/2 mercerized pearl cotton (8,400 yd/lb; UKI), #76 Tea, 14 yd (for hems).

Warp Ends: 231

Warp Length: 4 yd. long

SETTS

Warp: 12 epi (1/dent in a 12-dent reed).

Weft: 12 ppi

Width in the Reed: 19¼"

Take-up & Shrinkage: 20% in width and 26" in length.

Project originally published in Handwoven, January/February 2015