[Nfb-krafters-korner] Making a baby blanket

[Lillie Pennington]

Hi Cathy
Thank you for all of this information. I did not even think about the washing factor so this was especially helpful.
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> On Mar 31, 2014, at 4:18 PM, "Cathy" <flowersandherbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Lily,
> 
> It is always nice to hear about new babies coming into the world. Right now I am making a set of
> hat and booties using my new cindywood loom.
> 
> As for yarn, most brands of yarn have specific yarns that are designed for baby items. These yarns
> are usually in pastel shades and are especially soft. As a mother myself, I would prefer a blanket
> that was acrylic or an acrylic blend so that I could throw it into the wash when needed. 
> As for the time to make a blanket, it really depends on how fast you can crochet, and what
> thickness of yarn and sized crochet hook you use. If the baby in question is due in the summer you
> would want alight worsted weight yarn and this would take a smaller hook and thus take longer to
> make.
> Have fun with your project and let us know if we can be of any further help here.
> 
> Cathy F
> 
> 
> 
> 
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