PATTERNS
What is a tartan
Tartan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tartan is a pattern consisting of crisscrossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven cloth, but are now used in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Celtic countries, especially Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns. (Tartan is also known as plaid in North America, but in Scotland this word means a tartan cloth slung over the shoulder or a blanket.) A Tartan is made with alternating bands of coloured (pre-dyed) threads woven as both warp and weft at right angles to each other. The weft is woven in a simple twill, two over - two under the warp, advancing one thread each pass. This forms visible diagonal lines where different colours cross, which give the appearance of new colours blended from the original ones. The resulting blocks of colour repeat vertically and horizontally in a distinctive pattern of squares and lines known as a sett. In the mid 1800's, specific tartans became associated with Scottish clans or Scottish (and other) families, or simply institutions who are (or wish to be seen as) associated in some way with a Scottish (or other Celtic) heritage.

Below is a sample pattern. If you would like a pattern for a particular Tartan Blanket please feel free to inquire.

Patterns are $20.00 and will be sent by postal mail.

Cape Breton Tartan

Materials

No. 3, 4 or 5 crochet hook
You will need approximately 6,100g balls of grey, 4 ,100g ball of yellow, 10 ,100g balls of light green and 4, 100g balls of black You will need some kind of a shuttle for the weave, It may be easier if you have a long needle. One that is big enough to have 2 strands of the wood threaded thru.

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Instructions

Chain 174 first row, Double crochet (dc) in the 4th chain (c) from the hook* c1 skip next stitch (st) dc in next st* repeat to end of the chains so that you should end up with 86 holes with a chain in between.
Second row, turn chain 4 and do a dc in the first dc c 1 dc in next dc comtinue to the end of row turn and repeat following the order of rows in the pattern first row and second are part of the pattern.

Weave

Instructions Instructions start by taking two 100g of the same color and winding them together into one ball .
Take your ball of double rolled light green wool and place the two end into the shuttle Feed the shuttle through the first row (vertically) of the 86 holes going over and under remember to leave about 5 inches on either end of the rug this is for the frindge. Cut and rethread the shuttle with another 2 strands from the ball. Feed the shuttle thru the first row again but this time under and over. Leave about 5 inches either side for the frindge. Note: It is important to remember that we crochet the tartan horizontally and we weave the tartan vertically. Repeat the weave across the 86 holes according to the pattern below