Finished my woven plaid throw 🧶
Just finished this one and I'm so pleased with how the plaid came out. 🥰
Everyone assumes plaid crochet means tapestry work or a bunch of fussy mid-row color changes — but the vertical stripes here are actually woven in, not crocheted, and that's my favorite part.
The base is a plain rectangle worked flat in rows, changing color only at the ends of rows (that's where the horizontal stripes come from). Then, once it's done, I cut long strands of the contrast colors and weave them straight up through the fabric with a big tapestry needle, following a set spacing. The verticals go through the gaps between stitches — no floats to snag, no dozens of ends to weave, and the lines come out crisp and straight.
Bonus: the tails of the woven strands become built-in fringe at the top and bottom edges, so the fringe literally can't pull out since it's the same yarn forming the vertical structure.
Yarn is Lion Brand Re-Spun Thick & Quick in Sage, Whipped Cream, and Desert Sand on a 9mm hook — about 50 x 54" plus the fringe. It's my own design.
Anyone else weave their plaid instead of working it in as you go? Once I tried weaving-first I never looked back — cleaner finish and so much less fiddly than tapestry crochet.