Valentine

Sometimes drafts pop into my head fully formed, with a name and colour scheme, and sometimes it takes a few attempts to refine them and work out what they want to be. This is one of the first kind. It came about during part of the sample weaving for my next book, when my mind wandered, and was my treat for finishing the final sample.

It's twist-neutral for the pattern tablets, but you will get a build-up behind the three selvedge tablets on each side. I flipped mine every 64 picks during weaving to weave out the excess twist. The sample band for this draft was woven in King Cole Merino-Blend 4ply in the colours Bordeaux, white and rose petal. It is named for the hearts that appear above and below each knot motif.

If you're finding a 64 pick draft overwhelming, it will work just as well if you only weave the first 32 picks, repeating as many times as desired. If you go that route, there will be some twist build-up behind some of the pattern tablets.

Link to tdd file for this draft

Link to text version of this draft

As with all of the free drafts/patterns on this site, you are welcome to weave them, sell bands woven using them, and use them to teach other weavers, just as long as you state where you found them.