[Nfb-krafters-korner] Making a baby blanket

[Lillie Pennington]

Hi LM
Ironically, this purple bernat yarn was what I was thinking of using. I absolutely love the texture.

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> On Mar 31, 2014, at 4:55 PM, Lisamaria Martinez <lmartinez217 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Lily,
> 
> I personally love Bernat Baby Blanket yarn. It is a 5 or 6 weight yarn
> that works up super duper fast. I typically use a N, P or Q hook to
> crochet a blanket. You can purchase Bernat Baby Blanket in a 10.5 oz
> ball which is about 3 and a hhalf small balls in one. It usually runs
> $10, but Joanne's usually has it at a 25% discount so I buy it for
> $7.50.
> 
> Right now they have some beautiful colors. I recently saw this
> gorgeious purple that was a beautiful medium to deep purple which I
> fell in love with. They have peach, coral, blue, green, brown, white,
> and many more. It also comes in mixed colors too.
> 
> Anyways ... that is my personal favorite yarn for baby blanket making.
> 
> My goal is to make one of Bernat Pipsqueak. It is furrier and lighter
> in weight.
> 
>> On 3/31/14, 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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