The great colors and softness of Valley Yarns 6/2 cotton just yell “baby blanket”. The draft allows the yarn to deflect into fun dots and the floating layers enhance the softness of the yarn. The only problem with making the Valley Yarns XOXO Baby Blanket is narrowing down the color choices!
Weave Structure: Deflected Doubleweave
Equipment: 8-shaft loom 36” weaving width, reed, 3 shuttles, 4 bobbins
Warp Yarns: Valley 6/2 Unmercerized Cotton (100% Cotton, 2520 yds/lb), Banana 372 yds, Jade 1116 yds, Lilac 576 yds.
Weft Yarns: Valley 6/2 Unmercerized Cotton (100% Cotton, 2520 yds/lb), Banana 210 yds, Jade 632 yds, Lilac 322 yds; 10/2 Cotton for inside hems 42 yds.
Warp: 3 yards of 688 ends
Sett: 20 epi (2/dent in 10-dent reed, 2-3 in an 8-dent reed, 1-2-2 in a 12-dent reed)
Dimensions: Width in reed: 34.4”
Finished measurements after washing and hemming: 29.25”x 45.5”
