Square Deal Weave-Along #4—Double Outline Diamond
blue—Brown Sheep Superwash Wool; green and yellow—Rowan Yorkshire Tweed DK
There are many diamond motifs: Single Outline Diamond, Raised Diamond, Sunken Diamond, but my favorite is Double Outline Diamond from the Weave-It Weaves booklet. It’s bold enough to be an attention grabber, but the plain weave in the middle offsets tension “issues” that can arise with a solid patterned motif set within or around plain weave. Pattern floats are vertical on the front, horizontal on the back. I chose the “wrong” side with blocks rotated 90 degrees for the Vintage-Style Knitting Bag, posted August 2nd.
U=Under
O=Over
W=plain weave
DOUBLE OUTLINE DIAMOND
Wrap three continuous warp layers and measure yarn for needleweaving.
Weave as follows—
Row 1: plain weave
Row 2: W14; U3; W14
Row 3: W12; U3; O1; U3; W12
Row 4: W10; U3; O1; U3, O1; U3; W10
Row 5: W8; U3; O1; U3; O1; U3, O1; U3; W8
Row 6: W6; U3; O1; U3; W5; U3; O1; U3; W6
Row 7: W4; U3; O1; U3; W9; U3; O1; U3; W4
Row 8: W2; U3; O1; U3; W13; U3; O1; U3; W2
Row 9: same as Row 7
Row 10: same as Row 6
Row 11: same as Row 5
Row 12: same as Row 4
Row 13: same as Row 3
Row 14: same as Row 2
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”.
I created CONCENTRIC DIAMONDS, below, for the 6×6 Weavette. Graph only. Enjoy!
GRAPHICS EXPLANATION & KEY: READ CAREFULLY!
Each of the squares in the 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
Thank you! I love the bonus 6×6 pattern. I’m just finishing up last weeks pattern, but I may put it aside for this!
I like the 6×6 too. It makes me think about what else can be done with a 6×6 not just making the smaller designs bigger.
Yes, I want to play more with the 6×6. It’s kind of a pain with the weaving length being so long, but there’s so much more room for variation.
I’m having so much fun with the WAL. Now that I have a Weave-it it’s all coming together!
4″ done! I guess I’d better give the 6×6 a whirl!
I love how this one came out!
what type of yarn or thread do you use for the double outline diamond the one in the picture on your ipod. thats the one I would like to make for my bed.
Almost all of the samples you see here are Jo Sharp DK wool or Rowan Yorkshire Tweed DK. But you can use lots of different types of yarn, from acrylic to cotton to wool or whatever you like. I suggest that you make lots of samples and study them before committing to a large project. A smooth monotone yarn, such as the Jo Sharp Classic, will make this type of pattern show up best.
I am looking for instructions for one plain square for the double outline diamond. I wanted to work with it while one the train.
after weaving a square can you use a cross stitch for decoration