Create effortless and playful color pooling that mimics traditional “ikat” techniques with Valley Yarns Ikat-Inspired draft! The pattern shows you how to manipulate the color changes in Valley Yarns 8/2 Tencel Tonals to your advantage, creating a delightfully effortless interest and complexity in the warp colors. With a weft yarn that switches midway in the pattern, the final result is a scarf with four distinct legs, giving you multiple “looks” all in one piece.
Equipment: 4-shaft loom with a 10” minimum weaving width, 1 shuttle, 2 bobbins
Warp Yarn: 480 yards Valley Yarns 8/2 Tencel Tonals (100% Lyocell, 3360 yds/lb) shown in Heliotrope
186 yards Valley Yarns 8/2 Tencel (100% Lyocell, 3360 yds/lb) shown in Amethyst
Weft Yarn: Valley Yarns 8/2 Tencel (100% Lyocell, 3360 yds/lb)
248 yards shown in Amethyst
248 yards shown in Birch
Warp Length: 3 yards of 222 ends (includes 2 floating selvedges)
Sett: 24 epi (2 per dent in a 12-dent reed), 24 ppi
Finished Dimensions: 8¼” wide and 68” long (excluding fringe)
Weave Structure: 1-3 Twill
The draft was updated on 12/21/2021. View errata here. If you purchased the PDF version, the newest version is available in your pattern library.
