Weave Off 2021 Towel Pattern

Each year The Woolery does a great weaving competition and then all towels are donated at the end. You can find more information about this on their site. I have been trying to enter it for a couple years and every year something prevents this from happening (loom delayed in shipping, moving, etc). But not this year!! For the first time I was able to enter the contest. As much as I would love to win, really it is about the opportunity and journey to even enter the contest. It was also a wonderful opportunity to practice designing and executing a pattern. I will share the pattern below for any other weavers who would like to try this design.

Pattern Overview

I used Bluegrass Mills 6/2 Cotton Yarn from the Woolery. I made one extra wide towel with a generous allowance of waste from this pattern.

And ppi is definitely higher than the 16 noted on the pattern.

(Yes there is an error in the picture, see if you can spot it! And feel free to read more about the art of deliberate imperfection. It is a beautiful concept about intentionally leaving an error in a weaving which makes every single weaving unique and also mirrors the imperfection of humans. There are definitely other places to read about this as well, this is just one example. Enjoy!

Feel free to use this pattern in any way you wish.

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