Valley Yarns 40th Anniversary 06 Dots & Dashes Chenille Scarf PDF

Warped with a rich palette of our Valley Yarns Rayon Chenille, the Dots & Dashes Chenille Scarf makes excellent use of Eros, a unique ladder structure yarn from Plymouth Yarns. The combination of colors and texture really pops in a simple plain weave structure. On the loom, they will appear somewhat flat, but the ribbon will pop out, and the scarf will get luxuriously soft when washed properly.

A note from designer Dena Gartenstein Moses about working with chenille: “Chenille wants to move, stretch, and worm, which can make it tricky to work with, but also forgiving. I like using front-to-back warping and just accepting the gnarls as part of the process, working them out using my sense of humor and as much patience as I can muster. If the warp snarls when beaming, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ve done anything wrong. Over time, working it out will get easier. I strongly advise against using a comb to work through your warp.”

This scarf is easiest woven on six shafts. It can be adjusted to four shafts, although your shed may not be as lovely as usual.

Structure: Plain Weave with supplemental warp
Equipment: 4 or 6-shaft loom, 11" weaving width; 8-dent reed; 1 shuttle; 1 bobbin.
Warp Yarns:
    Valley Yarns Rayon Chenille (100% Rayon Chenille; 1450yds/1 lb cone)
       116 yards shown in Amethyst
        162 yards shown in Iris
        162 yards shown in Dark Teal
        116 yards shown in Aquamarine
    Plymouth Yarn Eros (100% Nylon; 50g/165 yds)
          35 yards shown in 3266 (Yarn discontinued, we recommend Eros II or similar ladder yarn as a substitute)
Weft Yarns: 360 yards Valley Yarns Rayon Chenille (100% Rayon Chenille; 1450yds/1 lb cone) shown in Royal
Warp Length: 168 ends 3½ yds long allow for 4" takeup, 42" loom waste (loom waste includes 5" fringes at each end.)
Setts: Warp: 16 epi. (2/dent in an 8-dent reed); Weft: Approx. 14 ppi.
Finished Dimension: 70" long and 8½" wide (not including fringe, after washing
Woven Length (measured under tension on the loom): 80" plus 5" fringe at each end.