Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
My kids electric blanket has no tag for info. Anyone done this before? Please fill me in!!!!!!
You can ask a dry cleaner if they can do it for you, if you really don’t want to ruin it if it’s expensive. If it were just me though, I would be fine washing it on low spin in a washing machine, and letting it air dry. I do the same thing for my warming blanket (and expensive sweat shirts) because they can’t be put in the dryer.
You could also try to seal any exposed wires if you want, but the as long as the blanket is dried right away, and not sitting in water for a long time, nothing should rust -and as far as my experience with cellphones, mp3 players, and other electronics, a little water in the washing machine, or the occasional toilet water, never hurt anyone.
Keep warm! =)
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Saturday, October 10th, 2009
I still sleep with my baby blanket, its 23 years old and is falling apart. The edgest are huge holes and the middle is almost see through and starting to get holes. I want to find a way to preserve it a little. I was thinking I could sew it to another piece of fabric and make a pillow or teddy bear out of it but I dont think it could hold the thread, would sewing it by machine or hand be better? I also though about cutting it into a long strip and knitting it into a smaller rattie blanket but I know know how long that would last.
Any other suggestions? Maybe I should just keep it the way it is and let it live out its life.
So many possibilities! I agree that ironing it to an interfacing is a good idea, it will stop the deterioration and help bulk up the fabric so you can do something with it.
If you are dead set to continue to sleep with it, if you strip into 3/4 in strips it should knit up great. You might still consider interfacing it with a water soluble interface until you are done knitting but it should hold up for a very long time once you have it completed.
Just don’t be too disappointed when your blankie turns in to a coaster which you can then use as a center medallion for a knitted blanket or such.
Good luck and let me know how you decide to immortalize it!
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
I am crocheting a baby blanket for my coworker who is due in January, and I was wondering what the dimensions should be, in feet by feet, or inches by inches. If anyone is curious, I am using Sugar N Cream in it’s "Lime Stripes" self-striping variety. I am crocheting it using a G-10.5 hook.
It’s been a long time since I made on, but back when I used to crochet i made them around 3′ x 4′ or so.
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