Valley Yarns #168 Big Baby PDF

Ready for another piece to challenge your rigid heddle skills? Valley Yarns Big Baby is here to steer you in the right direction. This beautiful baby blanket is woven with two heddles to make a piece that unfolds to twice the width when off the loom. Best for weavers with some experience, the draft walks you through all the steps for a successful project. Valley Yarns Montague is both soft and textured, making for a super cuddly blankie!

Equipment: Rigid Heddle loom at least 20” wide, 2 10-dent heddles, 2 20+”-long pick-up sticks (preferably the 1 1/2”-wide weaving swords), 2 shuttles (I used stick shuttles)
Warp & Weft Yarn:
     Valley Yarns Montague (100% Organic Cotton; 50g/110yds)
           9 hanks shown in 002 Natural – 955 yards
           4 hanks shown in 005 Sky Blue – 382 yards
           1 hank shown in 006 Colonial Blue – 86 yards
           1 hank shown in 004 Grass – 18 yards
     Valley Yarns Valley Cotton 5/2 (100% Mercerized Cotton; 2100yds/cone)
         45 yards shown in 8001 White
Warp Length: 2½ yards of 368 ends
Sett: 20 epi (10 per layer); 16 ppi (8 per layer)
Finished Dimensions: 32” wide and 45½” long
Weave Structure: Doubleweave Double Wide

The draft was updated on 09/02/2022. View errata here. If you purchased the PDF version, the newest version is available in your pattern library.