Handwoven – September 2019

PIN LOOM Project

AFTER ADMIRING THE PLAID PROJECTS in Handwo-

ven throughout the years, I began to wonder if I could weave

plaid with a pin loom. Pin-loom weaving is weaving, aft er all,

so the basic rules still apply. To get the plaid eff ect, the

various colors need to crisscross in the warp and the weft.

Th at can be done manually by changing yarn colors as you

warp the loom and when you weave, or you can let it happen

naturally by using certain kinds of variegated yarn.

STRUCTURE

Plain weave.

EQUIPMENT

4" x 4" pin loom; 5" weaving needle; tapestry needle;

size G-6 (4 mm) crochet hook (optional).

YARNS

Warp, weft, and assembly: Everyday (100% acrylic; 203

yd/113 g; Premier), #100-24 Steel, 310 yd; #100-12 Black,

570 yd; #100-01 Snow White, 203 yd. Everyday Plaid

(100% acrylic; 360 yd/200 g; Premier), #1073-13 Red

Black Plaid, 342 yd.

DIMENSIONS

Woven squares: 156 squares, 4" x 4" on loom.

Finished size: 44" x 48".

1 

Following the loom manufacturer’s directions, weave 156

plain-weave squares following the chart in Figure 1 and

the directions for weaving vertical stripes, horizontal stripes,

horizontal and vertical stripes, and plaid squares.

2 

Follow the layout in Figure 2 for square placement.

Double overcast or whipstitch the squares together.

Weave in the ends.

3 

Optional: Crochet an edge around the outside edge in

black using single crochet stitches, making 16 stitches

per square and chaining 2 in the corner; join with a slip stitch.

SQUARES WITH VERTICAL STRIPES

Warp the fi rst layer with 5 strands in the main color, then 6

strands in the stripe color, fi nishing with 5 strands of the main

color. As you warp, cut the yarn when you change colors, leav-

ing a tail and tying that tail to the next color. Do not cut the

main color the second time you use it. Continue with the main

color for the other 3 layers.

SQUARES WITH HORIZONTAL STRIPES

Warp the square’s fi rst 3 layers using the main color. Do not cut

the warp; instead, wrap the yarn 2 times around the pins and

use it to weave the fi rst 5 rows of the fourth layer. Leave a tail to

tie to the stripe color. Wrap the stripe color around the outside

of the pins 2½ times for the length needed for the stripe sec-

tion. Weave 6 rows using the stripe color, leaving a tail at the

beginning and end to tie to the main color weft. Wrap the

main color around the outside of the pins 2½ times to fi nish

the last 5 rows. Tie the color-changing tails together to make

the loops you will need when sewing the squares together.

SQUARES WITH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL

STRIPES

A 

Warp the fi rst layer with 5 strands in the main color,

then 6 strands in the vertical stripe color, fi nishing with

5 strands of the main color. As you warp, cut the yarn when

you change colors, leaving a tail and tying that tail to the next

color. Do not cut the main color the second time you use it.

Continue with the main color for layers 2 and 3.

Plaid Pin-Loom Lapghan

DEBORAH BAGLEY

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