Chill Buster Zoom Loom schootdeken

Ontworpen en geweven door Anthony Thompson

Chill Buster Zoom Loom Lap Blanket

Designed and woven by Anthony Thompson

A quilt can keep you warm and comfortable through all seasons. This woven version, inspired by the Star and Cross quilt block, has plain squares and patterned ones that resemble hand quilting.

Project Specs

Finished size: 36-1/2" x 51-1/2"

Weave structure: plain weave and plain weave with floats

Zoom Loom Patterns

Raised Square pattern (from Weave-It-Weaves, Book No. 1)
W: Weave plain weave
O: Take the yarn over the thread
U: Take the yarn under the thread

Rows 1-3: W to the end.
Row 4: W6, (U3, O1) x 4, U3, W6
Row 5: W8, (U3, O1) x 3, U3, W8
Row 6: W6, (U3, O1) x 4, U3, W6
Row 7: W8, (U3, O1) x 3, U3, W8
Row 8: W6, (U3, O1) x 4, U3, W6
Row 9: W8, (U3, O1) x 3, U3, W8
Row 10: W6, (U3, O1) x 4, U3, W6
Row 11: W8, (U3, O1) x 3, U3, W8
Row 12: W6, (U3, O1) x 4, U3, W6
Rows 13-16: W to the end.

Float pattern (from AdventuresInPinLoomWeaving.com)
W: Weave plain weave
O: Take the yarn over the thread
U: Take the yarn under the thread

Row 1: W to the end.
Row 2: W2, (U3, P3) x 4, U3, W2
Row 3-4: W to the end.
Row 5: W2, (U3, P3) x 4, U3, W2
Row 6: W to the end.
Row 7: W2, (U3, P3) x 4, U3, W2
Rows 8-9: W to the end.
Row 10: W2, (U3, P3) x 4, U3, W2
Row 11: W to the end.
Row 12: W2, (U3, P3) x 4, U3, W2
Rows 13-14: W to the end.
Row 15: W2, (U3, P3) x 4, U3, W2
Row 16: W to the end.

What You'll Need

Equipment

Zoom Loom, weaving needle, and tapestry needle
packing comb or fork
safety pins and paper squares (optional—for marking finished squares)

Materials

Caron Simply Soft Heathers (100% acrylic; 250 yds/5 oz), 640 yds of Grey Heather
Caron Simply Soft (100% acrylic; 315 yds/6 oz) 340 yds of Pagoda (teal)
Caron Simply Soft Marled (100% acrylic; 250 yds/5 oz), 200 yds of Pagoda Marlgoda) (plied white, teal, and gray)
Substitute any worsted weight yarn of your choice. Note: the marled yarn we used for the medium squares has been discontinued. If you can’t find a barberpole yarn, with plies in different colors, try a solid color yarn in a medium value.

Directions

Warping and Weaving

When you weave each square, wrap the yarn around the pins 6 times (instead of 5) so you have extra length for sewing squares together. Weave in the starting tail.
Using the Pagoda color, weave 40 squares in plain weave as shown in the Zoom Loom manual.
Using the Pagoda Marl color, weave 24 squares in plain weave as shown in the Zoom Loom manual.
Using the Grey Heather color, weave 4 squares in the Raised Square pattern.
Using the Grey Heather color, weave 72 squares in the Float pattern.

Assembly

Begin by placing all the tails in the lower left corner of the square—this will help ensure that you have enough yarn for sewing together.
Lay out one row of the squares as shown in the diagram.
Join the first row of squares using a double overcast stitch, with all the stitches on the same side of the row. Refer to Margaret Stump's website for information on this stitch.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each row of the design. If you'd like, use paper squares and safety pins to label each row.
Lay the rows out following the diagram, so they create the full blanket.
Sew the rows together using a double overcast stitch, with all the stitches on the same side of the fabric. If you'd like, use safety pins to pin together rows as you are working on them.
Weave in the tails from stitching squares together.
Trim all tails flush with the fabric.

Finishing

Soak the finished piece in a bucket of cool water with fabric softener for half an hour.
Put the blanket in the dryer on the spin cycle or roll in a towel to remove excess water. Lay flat to dry.