Turned Krokbragd Style Sheep

During our testing, Jenn Hendrix was curious if she could convert Turned Krokbragd patterns over to tablet weaving using Triangle Tablets. She was able to make it work and is playing with more Krokbragd designs to weave up on her Penelope. For those who would like to weave these adorable little sheep, here is a pattern draft. It uses 20 Triangle Tablets and four colors of yarn. The yarn used in the above photo is 8/2 unmercerized cotton and Jenn's sample below is 8/4 cotton.

Turned Krokbragd Sheep woven with Triangle Tablets (3 hole) in 8/4 cotton by Jenn Hendrix

Tablets - 20 Triangle Tablets

Colors - Green, Sky Blue, White, and Black Warp Threads - 12 Green, 26 Sky Blue, 13 White, and 9 Black

Card Alignment - All cards should be in the same slant

Twist - This is a Twist Neutral Pattern

Threading Chart -

Weaving Instructions - All tablets are turned together. You will start with A pointed upwards then rotate the cards as followed, B, C, B, A, B, C, B.

An alternative way to notate this is as followed. Starting at A position pointing up rotate Forward Twice (B, C), then rotate Backward Twice (B, A), then Forward Twice (B, C).

Each rotation is one pass of the weft.

Tips: a helpful way to remember this pattern is that A is the sky, B is the legs of the sheep, and C is the head of the sheep. Whatever part of the pattern you want to display that letter will need to be pointed upwards. If anyone has any questions please feel free to leave a comment on the blog.

Note the small bell dot (visible weft) under the faces of the white sheep. This was due to having the left half tablets and the right half tablets slanting in opposition. The black sheep tablets were all set up with the same alignment which prevents the weft dot that was seen in the white sheep.

Happy Weaving!

Evanita