Mary Lou by Julie Warner

Mary Lou

Knitting
March 2009
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in ss with two strands held together
US 11 - 8.0 mm
1500 yards (1372 m)
31 inches by 47 inches
English
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This will use 2 skeins of white, and less than one each of blue and green.

This is a lap blanket designed for my Grandmother. My mom approached me and said that my grandmother would really like a lap blanket that I made for her. She is in a wheelchair most of the day and has a blanket over her lap often. Her birthday was approaching and my mother already had plans to fly out to visit. I was on a time schedule to design and finish the blanket for her 83rd birthday. So I wanted to make sure to use a larger gage and a simple pattern for a quick knit. I also chose to use acrylic because she lives at a nursing home. I wanted to make sure it was easy care to machine wash and dry. The bright colors I chose were for her cheery personality.