Saturday, January 16th, 2010
I am making a baby blanket out of Lion Brand Baby Soft for my cousin’s unborn baby boy. I am using cream and I want to make a border around the piece in pistachio. I am a pretty basic crocheter and I would like to keep it simple anyway. All the patterns I find for edges are really girly and I was wondering if anyone had a more masculine edge that would work for a baby blanket.
I don’t recommend fringe on a baby blanket. It is too easy to come apart if baby happens to chew on it, and gets it stuck in their throat. I would suggest a simple single or double crochet edging instead.
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Lion Brand’s site had a free prayer shawl pattern. It uses four skeins of homespun. Sounds like a lot, but it works up pretty quickly.
lionbrandyarn.com
Update: I used Lion Brand’s "pattern finder" and searched for "prayer afghan" and a free pattern did come up.
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
My aunt just adopted a baby boy and I want to knit a baby blanket for her. I’ve never knitted a blanket before. How much yarn will I be needing? Also, what’s the best yarn to use for a baby blanket? Cheapest? Blankets can get expensive, ha!
It depends on how big you want the blanket to be. I prefer the blankets I make to be a little bigger so the child doesn’t out grow it as fast. Two skeins of Lion Brand Pound of Love or Caron One Pound is more than enough for a larger than average baby blanket. If you are using smaller skeins (such as something that is 5 or 6 ounces per skein), three or four skeins will be enough for a larger blanket. As for the price, shop around. You never know what sales a store is having, especially if it’s a holiday!
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
I have a question about knitting a throw blanket… I will be using Lion Brand "Wool ease, thick and quick yarn" and size 10 knitting needles. How many stiches should I cast on to make an average size throw blanket? (Big enough for a guy to snuggle with on the couch)
The answer is, it depends. Not what you were hoping for huh? But it does depend on a number of things. With a little knowledge, you’ll be able to figure it out on your own.
Pick a stitch pattern and cast on a good number of stitches to make swatch maybe 6" x 6". Guesstimate at this point, but make the swatch fairly large.
Once you have the swatch made, take a ruler and count how many stitches measure 4" across in the middle of the swatch.
Now take that number–your stitch guage–and figure out how many stitches you need for your afghan.
For example, if your afghan is going to be four feet wide, then
48" * # stitches / 4" = how many stitches to cast on.
In other words, 12 * #stitches to make 4".
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