blue—Noro Kureyon worsted; orange—cotton/linen blend mill end; 2-color—Jo Sharp DK Wool

Windowpane Lace (also known as Corduroy, Loomette #2, Bucilla #18) is my favorite pattern to make on small looms. It’s fast, easy, attractive, and works in a variety of yarns. With a bulky yarn you’ll see the ridges characteristic of corduroy, but when you use a thin, stiff yarn (linen/cotton sport weight here), both the warp and weft threads bunch together in groups of three with a separating thread between bundles to make—windowpanes! Adding another color results in an entirely different look. As you work the sample, notice that the ridges run vertically on the front and horizontally on the back.

U=under
O=Over

WINDOWPANE LACE
Wrap three continuous warp layers and measure yarn for needleweaving.
Weave as follows—
Row 1: plain weave
Row 2: *U3 (under 3 threads); O1 (over one thread); repeat from * across the row, finishing with U3.
Alternate Rows 1 and 2, through Row 14. (Row 22 if using a 6” loom)
Row 15: plain weave
Row 16: plain weave

On Weave-It, Weavette and Loomette looms, always go OVER the loop of yarn that’s outside the pins. That loop isn’t mentioned in any written pattern. It’s a “given”.

Windowpanes may not appear at first, but by the time weaving is finished, they’ll be there, even if faintly. I often accentuate this effect by gently stroking the bundles together with a fork or needle BEFORE removing from the loom, paying special attention to right and left edges. After removing from the loom, hold the piece at opposite corners and pop it along the bias grain. Everything falls into place.

Below is a graphic representation.

GRAPHICS EXPLANATION & KEY: READ CAREFULLY!
Each of the squares in the 4×4 grid (not including the numbered columns at far right and far left—those are for row numbers) represents a thread crossing (intersection)—weft passing either over or under warp. Loops outside the pins are NOT shown in the grid. The needle always goes over the outside loops.

Light gray squares=weft (from the second wrap) crosses over warp on rows that you do not weave. These unnumbered rows appear as you weave the numbered rows.

White square=needle goes under a warp thread
Dark square=needle goes over a warp thread

White=UNDER
Dark=OVER