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Using worsted yarn will just mean that you will end up with a blanket that’s a little heavier and larger than the original. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The most popular yarn weights for knitting blankets are aran or worsted weight, followed by DK (double knit). In other words, if you’re knitting a blanket that’s 48″ wide, you’ll probably choose a set of 40″ circular needles. This site uses cookies to improve its performance and to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits.
Holding that one loop in your left hand, grab another loop from the blanket and pass it to your left hand. Usually, going up 1mm in needle size works well to to knit a DK pattern with worsted weight or aran yarn instead. Did the almost constant use of circulars cause me to become accustomed to dropping the empty tip, or is it ageing? This is the type of situation where interchangeable circular needle sets really come in handy, because you can use just one pair of needles and swap out the cords. If you are making a knitted squares blanket, you can easily adjust the size at any stage in your project by changing the number of rows or columns in your blanket.
Finally, a great idea for keeping your blanket knitting momentum up is to knit a mood or temperature blanket. I created a blog post series to encourage new or hesitant knitters who want to challenge themselves to knit a blanket.
For my Making Plans blanket (in yellow above) I used US size 8 knitting needles Knitter’s Pride Nova Platina circular knitting needles . I love interchangeable circular needles, because you can change the cable length to suit your project.They don’t get that dirty because they aren’t used daily, so a quick hand washing and then lay flat to dry works great for my blankets.
Often, knitters learn to knit with straight needles and find it a bit challenging to switch to circular needles…. You will still knit back and forth in rows, but the weight of the numerous stitches and growing fabric will rest on your lap as you work, rather than your wrists having to bear the strain. These are just props and not the actual size but we have already started teaching our next generation knitters. So before you throw your chunky knit blanket into the washing machine, make sure to check the yarn packaging and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.Once you’ve chosen your pattern and yarn, the next step is to decide what type of needles you will use to knit your blanket.
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