Second chance
Finished
December 2, 2012
December 29, 2012

Second chance

Project info
Elven Pixie Baby Blanket by Tall Gal Knits
Knitting
BlanketBaby Blanket
3 babies expected between friends and family this spring ...
15 repeats wide (82cm wide, 104cm long)
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
Garnstudio DROPS Alpaca
43 yards in stash
3.14 skeins = 574.1 yards (525.0 meters), 157 grams
1201
Green
Åshild, Halden
Notes

15 patterns repeats wide and 15 “arrows” high since I’m using sport/drops alpaca. Cast on at needles 4.5mm, Pattern at needles 4.0mm

I’m quite satisfied with this pattern, except that it’s not symmetrical.
It is, however … ;) turning out to be TV-friendly.

It’s a bit on the small side. It was 70cm x 70cm before blocking. I hope to add 10cm in the blocking process.

Hooks: 4.5mm for the sides, 4.0mm for chain 4 + crochet for each stitch at top and bottom of the blanket.

I blocked it what I could - the cast off at 82 cm being the smallest constraint. Reach: 82cm wide and 104cm length, a reasonable size.

This yarn gives garnments a little “fluff” / halo and is quite loosely twisted. It does lint a little when knit on quite large needels (3.0mm or larger in my case) It is possible to felt it when splicing, but be sure to take out one strand of the 3twist from each side unless you want the splice to be thicker than the rest of the yarn. So far I’ve handwashed it without it felting in the wash.

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  • Originally queued: December 2, 2012
  • Project created: December 2, 2012
  • Finished: December 29, 2012
  • Updated: July 2, 2016
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