I'm happy to join Kat and the Unravelers today with a potholder that took me a long time to weave but it was worthwhile. There is no linkup today as Sherman has crossed the Rainbow Bridge, so please keep Kat in your thoughts.
The pattern is called "Right Hook" from Piglet's Potholder Patterns, and the description is as follows: "Combining a parallel row of double floats with a single diagonal twill stripe gives this pattern a dramatic twist." The patterns on Piglet's site are in black and white, and it's up to the maker to determine what colors they want to weave with. I'm still a bit unsure about choosing colors, but I'll be weaving this pattern again someday and will try different (or maybe fewer) colors. I had to print out the pattern and use a post-it note to keep track of my weft and the over and under symbols. I could be heard muttering "Over, under, over two, no wait, that's under three", but it worked.
And for the really cool part, take a look at the back of this potholder:
It's a different pattern! I can't give you a weaving explanation of how or why this works, but to me, it's almost like magic!
I read quite a few books this week, so I'll put all of my books in a separate post tomorrow or Friday.
What are you making this week?
I'm glad you're doing the weaving and not me, because I don't understand any of that! It does have a very satisfying result, though!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun potholder! I love the colors and the design is just so interesting (and I don't know how the back is different either!
ReplyDeleteThat is one spectacular pattern!! I never knew you could do so much with potholder weaving. Now I know!
ReplyDeleteThat one is a real beauty! Trying to read weaving patterns of any kind doesn't come easily for me and that pattern looks downright scary. Congrats on getting through it!
ReplyDeleteI always think of potholder weaving as fairly basic, but when you get into it, it can be a lot more than that!
Deleteso cool! and I hope you're feeling the "hey, anything is possible" energy that I am ...
ReplyDeleteThis is almost like magic Bonny! (and back and fronts being unique are just so fun!)
ReplyDeleteThat is quite intriguing, Bonny. I have never seen a complex weaving pattern for a potholder, so once again you have introduced something new into my view. I love it, but I think I might have been muttering expletives.
ReplyDeleteI love this, of course! I think I've done this pattern. If you want the design to pop more, use different colors that are close in hue and value in place of "black" or "white," and a contrasting solid for the other. ENDLESS FUN
ReplyDeleteWow, Bonny! This is next level potholder weaving!! Very cool.
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