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Healthcare Fails: candy cane tea towels
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2-4-6-8
2-4-6-8
Knit Picks Shine sport black, washcloth #3
Knit Picks Shine sport black, washcloth #3
Knit Picks Shine sport pistachio on the right, washcloth #4
Knit Picks Shine sport pistachio on the right, washcloth #4
Towel #6
Towel #6
Towel #5
Towel #5
Towel #4
Towel #4
Towel #4 is first full liftplan. Towel #5 is second full liftplan.
Towel #4 is first full liftplan. Towel #5 is second full liftplan.
Towel #1, first liftplan of this draft. Towel #2 is second liftplan of this draft. Towel #3 and #6 are the third liftplan of this draft.
Towel #1, first liftplan of this draft. Towel #2 is second liftplan of this draft. Towel #3 and #6 are the third liftplan of this draft.
Towel #3.
Towel #3.
Towels #2 and #3.
Towels #2 and #3.
Towel #2
Towel #2
Towel #1
Towel #1
Towel #1
Towel #1
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Finished
November 20, 2022
December 13, 2022

Healthcare Fails: candy cane tea towels

Project info
Weaving
Tools and equipment
Yarn
Knit Picks CotLin Reflections
3262 yards in stash
Polar blue
Knit Picks Shine Sport
24485 Black
Knit Picks Shine Sport
25779 Pistachio
Knit Picks Simply Cotton Organic Fingering
41528 yards in stash
Bare
Maurice Brassard et Fils Inc. 8/2 Cotolin Organic
6719 yards in stash
Blanchi
Maurice Brassard et Fils Inc. 8/2 Cotolin Organic
3360 yards in stash
Vert emeraude
Maurice Brassard et Fils Inc. 8/2 Cotolin Organic
3360 yards in stash
Cerise
Notes

Stats:
Warp: 9 yards
Yarn needed:
warp: 3456 yards
weft: 3285 yards

Maurice Brassard 8/2 cotton, blanche x4
Maurice Brassard 8/2 cotton, vert emeraude x2
Maurice Brassard 8/2 cotton, rouge x2

Reed: 10, 200%
Width 24” = 478 ends
Woven length: 40 inches (36 inch plus 2 inch hems)

Pattern repeat:
13edge/13balance/40x5body/13edge= 239

made warp 11/20/2022

warping complete 11/21/2022

weaving towel #1 11/22/2022

Weft is Simply Cotton organic fingering weight, pattern #1. Used stick shuttle at first, then changed to boat to test the shuttle run mod I installed. WORKS GREAT!

Towel #2 11/23/2022

Weft single Brassard 8/2 Cotolin blanche.

Towel #3 11/24/2022

Weft Simply Cotton organic fingering weight, 38-pattern repeat

Towel #4 11/25/2022

Towel #5 12/3/2022

fingering weight border times 2 inches

Total 40 inches (including borders)

Body: Shine Sport pistachio
50-gram skein equals 9.25” of fabric

Towel #6 12/3/2022

Knit Picks Cotlin Reflections polar bear

using up warp 12/4/2022

Wash cloths to finish up warp.

Washcloths #1 and #2: Weft Knit Picks Cotlin Reflections Polar Bear
Washcloth #3: Knit Picks Shine Sport black
Washcloth #4: Knit Picks Shine Sport pistachio
Washcloths #5 and #6: Knit Picks Simply Organic cotton fingering weight, two picks per draft row

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Finished
November 20, 2022
December 13, 2022
About this yarn
Shine Sport
by Knit Picks
Sport
60% Cotton, 40% Rayon
110 yards / 50 grams

20442 projects

stashed 16132 times

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About this yarn
8/2 Cotolin Organic
by Maurice Brassard et Fils Inc.
Thread, size
60% Cotton, 40% Linen / Flax
1680 yards / 227 grams

810 projects

stashed 919 times

HealthcareFails' star rating
About this yarn
Simply Cotton Organic Fingering
by Knit Picks
Fingering
100% Natural Cotton
437 yards / 100 grams

139 projects

stashed 145 times

HealthcareFails' star rating
About this yarn
CotLin Reflections
by Knit Picks
DK
70% Cotton, 30% Linen / Flax
246 yards / 100 grams

532 projects

stashed 728 times

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  • Project created: August 16, 2022
  • Finished: December 14, 2022
  • Updated: December 19, 2022
  • Progress updates: 11 updates