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Inkle Drafting Part II

Here is a section of a draft I drew up, "Norwegian Star" to show the treadling. "U" = an "up" row, "D" = a
"down" row. (This is when you are pushing the whole warp up or down near the sting heddles to create
the shed, or opening for the shuttle.)
Starting at the bottom of the diagram, the first 4 rows are "plain weave," creating an effect just like a
checkerboard. The numbered rows are the pattern rows, where you manipulate individual warps to create
the pick-up pattern.
On the 1st pattern row, the "slanted oval" means that although the thread would normally be up, I need
to push it down so the weft keeps it to the back of the band. On the next row, there are more ovals, so
again, I push those particular threads down to the back before passing the shuttle across.
On the 3rd pattern row, you see a slanted oval AND an "X." The X tells me I need to pick that particular
thread up from the back and bring it to the front, so the weft passes underneath it. This is where I start
to form horizontal lines across the band.

As you can see, diagonals are also possible (another motif in your photo along with the crosses.)
Note this design's longest float length is 5 passes of weft. (Can you figure out how I know that?
Finally, one of my personal tricks when weaving with the Inkle for pick-up, is to place colored string
heddles in key places (center spot for sure!) to help me keep track of where I am across the warp. (That
is why you see those orange bands running top to bottom on this illustration.)
Okay, let's see what you come up with! Make a checkerboard on grid paper, and them impose your design
motifs on top. Finally, figure out which threads you must push to the back, or pull to the front, to refine
your design. I am sure your friend will be delighted!