Kaleidoscope Scarf

Log Cabin Weaving Pattern for Rigid Heddle Looms // Design by Amanda Wood

Play with the flexibility and colour interactions of yarn mini skeins with this lightweight wool scarf pattern designed for smaller rigid heddle looms. Colour-and-weave adds depth and complexity to level up your plain weave. Offered in a light or dark colourway to showcase how colour choices can create different effects in this Log Cabin Scarf.

Skill

• Intermediate

Yarn

• Pattern Warp and Weft (P): 1 mini-skein set SweetGeorgia Party of Five Tough Love Sock (five 105 yd / 96 m mini-skeins; 1700 ypp / 3427 mpkg; 80% easy-care merino, 20% nylon)
• Border Warp and Weft (B): 1 skein SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock (425 yd / 388 m per 4 oz / 115 g skein; 1700 ypp / 3427 mpkg; 80% easy-care merino, 20% nylon)
  Dark version: Voyage (P), Cauldron (B)
  Light version: Tanzanite (P), Snowfall (B)

Equipment & Tools

• Loom: rigid heddle loom with a minimum weaving width of 8″ / 20.3 cm
• Tools: 12.5 EPI heddle, (2) shuttles

Structure

• Weave Structure: plain weave
• Warp Length: 3 yd / 2.7 m (includes 14 1/4″ / 36 cm loom waste incorporating 2″/ 5.4 cm for fringes, 7 3/4″ / 19.5 cm for take-up, 9″ / 23 cm for shrinkage)
• Warp Ends: 99 ends
• Warp Sett: 12.5 epi / 5 epcm
• Weft Sett: 11 ppi / 4.3 ppcm
• Width in Reed: 7 7/8″ / 19.8 cm
• Woven Length: 77″ / 195.6 cm

Finished Measurements

• 6″ / 16.5 cm wide x 68″ / 173 cm long plus 1″ / 2.5 cm fringe per end

Note: If weaving on a floor loom, add extra loom waste allowance.

Pattern includes a 8-page PDF.

This pattern is free for School of SweetGeorgia members. Visit theSchool of SweetGeorgia for loads of courses and tutorial resources to help bump your skills and discover new techniques, including Amanda Wood's Colour and Weave on Rigid Heddle Loom course.