Beautiful Blankets: Free Projects to Weave Throws for All Seasons

Experience the satisfaction of completing new handwoven blankets and woven throws and warming up underneath it for the very first time. Add a personalized splash of colorful decor with a merino wool and cotton blanket or create attractive woven throws perfect for summer evenings on the porch. Once you’ve completed one of these projects, test your skills at the others–each of these projects provides expert tips and suggestions for the beginner and fun techniques for the experienced weaver to weave a blanket they will be able to show off for years to come.

Inside you'll find:

• Lush, Brushed by Liz Moncrief - This is a simple plain-weave plaid blanket using brightly colored alpaca/wool blend yarn, appropriate for weavers of any level and with any type of loom.

• A Twill Color Gamp by Robyn Spady - This project is really two gamps in one: a twill gamp and a color gamp. Five twills are used with five warm hues to create twenty-five color and pattern combinations. You'll love this soft, smooth yarn, and you'll get new weaving ideas every time you wrap your blanket around you. Although it is designed for a floor loom with a 40" weaving width, the blanket can be woven in two or more panels on a smaller loom.

• Soft Pillows and Lace by Rita Hagenbruch - This lacy plaid piece is woven in lightweight wool, suitable for cool summer evenings in a porch rocker or winter naps by the fire. A mohair bouclé used as one of the monk's belt pattern wefts for the coordinating pillows makes them soft and fuzzy.

Blankets make great gifts for any occasion and can be made as heavy- or light-weight as you like, to accommodate all seasons. No matter what your skill level you can add a touch of elegance to any room during any season with a comfortable woven throw blanket.