Misty Mountains Runner

This modern, textured table runner is full of movement and color—it’s so tactile, you’ll want to reach out and pinch one of the little yarn “mountains!” A barber pole–style twisted fringe adds a playful and eye-catching finish.

About this Project

Designer Dana Lutz wondered: What would happen if she took a traditional overshot draft (Strickler #419) and plumped it up? She wanted to push the boundaries of the structure, introducing bulky, color-shifting yarns to create something really bold and dimensional. She fell in love with the irresistibly squishy texture and vibrant, often unpredictable colorways of Spincycle Yarns’ Plump yarn line. Watching in anticipation as the colors change while the yarn works up is half the fun! It comes in a wide range of colorways, making this pattern highly customizable—or weave it to showcase some of your own handspun yarn, turning it into a striking art piece for your home.

Contents

• Misty Mountains Runner Project Instructions PDF
• Runner WIF
• Misty Mountains Lift Plan

Details

Structure
Overshot.

Equipment
8-shaft loom, 16" weaving width; 12-dent reed; 2 shuttles; 7 bobbins.

Yarns
Warp: 8/4 cotton (1,680 yd/lb; Maurice Brassard), Naturel, 590 yd.
Weft: 8/4 cotton, Naturel, 360 yd. Plump (100% American superwash wool; 100 yd/100 g; Spincycle Yarns), Under the Wave, 295 yd. Note: Dana used exactly 3 skeins of Plump for her runner but recommends that weavers have 4 skeins on hand to ensure they do not run out and to provide flexibility in color usage.

Dimensions
Width in the reed: 15¹⁄₁₂".
Woven length: (measured under tension on the loom) 75".
Finished size: (after wet-finishing) one runner, 12" × 63" plus 3½" fringe.

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