This pattern is meant for beginners. You can use any yarn you want and you will need a few colours: grey, white, pink, black, optionally another grey shade (I used YarnArt Jeans). For the blanket part use a variegated colorful yarn – I used YarnArt Jeans Crazy. Usually blankies I made are about 25-30cm (10-12 in.) width and plushies on them are about 6-8cm (2,5-3,5 in.). This blankie is in this size too.