Valley Yarns #196 Northampton Blanket

This weft-faced design uses our Northampton wool yarn to weave Valley Yarns Northampton Blanket, a thick and cozy home decor. Build your color blocks with three analogous colors for a bold design, or go with gradients and stripes for a more complex look. Northampton is available in over 30 colors - create your own colorway to match your decor.

Equipment: 8-shaft loom at least 36” wide, 2 shuttles, 4 bobbins for #1, 10 bobbins for #2
Warp Yarn: Valley Yarns 8/2 Cotton (100% Cotton; 3360 yards/lb.)
      1906 yards shown for 1 blanket OR 3170 yards for 2 blankets in 2550 Nautical
Weft Yarn:
   Blanket 1:
     Valley Yarns 8/2 Cotton (100% Cotton; 3360 yards/lb.)
          77 yards shown in 2550 Nautical for hems
     Valley Yarns Northampton (100% Wool; 100g/247yds)
        544 yards shown in 58 Lagoon Heather*
        512 yards shown in 40 Ocean Heather
          69 yards shown in 21 Dahlia
   Blanket 2:    
     Valley Yarns 8/2 Cotton (100% Cotton; 3360 yards/lb.)
          77 yards shown in 2550 Nautical for hems
      Valley Yarns Northampton (100% Wool; 100g/247yds)
        444 yards shown in 49 Brown Heather
        138 yards shown in 27 Merlot Heather
        138 yards shown in 47 Rust
         69 yards shown in 41 Garnet
         69 yards shown in 17 Red
         22 yards shown in 21 Dahlia
        104 yards shown in 15 Gold  
            4 yards shown in 40 Ocean Heather
            4 yards shown in 58 Lagoon Heather*
Warp Length: 632 ends, 3 yards long for 1 blanket, 5 yards long for 2 blankets
Sett: 18 epi (1-2 in a 12–dent reed); 18 ppi
Finished Dimensions: 31” wide and 47½” long
Weave Structure: Block weave based on double-faced 3/1 twill

*Note: The PDF of this draft may refer to Lagoon Heather by its former name, Caribbean Heather. These are the same colors.

This draft was updated on 11/11/2020. View errata here. If you purchased the PDF version, the newest version is available in your pattern library.