Log cabin (variation) potholder pattern

The other day, I placed about 15 potholders on the kitchen table and asked my husband to pick the one he liked the best--and not to overthink it. He immediately chose the one below, a potholder I made a few years ago when I first got into weaving potholders.

Admittedly he's no potholder weaving expert, but he has a point. The log cabin pattern is unique because the stripes change direction.

Click here for my post about how to make the basic log cabin pattern (easy).

So, I decided to try another log cabin pattern. There are lots of variations of the basic pattern for 18-peg and 27-peg looms. See, for example, Piglet's Potholder Patterns site.

I found an interesting pattern in a book I bought a few years ago, Potholder Loom Designs by Rachel Snack (Harrisville Designs). Loop colors are burgundy, flax, and winter white. I like the subtle color combination of flax and winter white.

Here's how to make it:

Warp (vertical, bottom from left to right)

1. burgundy

2. white

3. burgundy

4. white

5. burgundy

6. burgundy

7. white

8. burgundy

9. white

10. burgundy

11. burgundy

12. white

13. burgundy

14. white

15. burgundy

16. burgundy

17. white

18. burgundy

Weft (horizontal, from bottom to top)

1. burgundy

2. flax

3. burgundy

4. burgundy

5. flax

6. burgundy

7. flax

8. burgundy

9. burgundy

10. flax

11. burgundy

12. flax

13. burgundy

14. burgundy

15. flax

16. burgundy

17. flax

18. burgundy