A common and very useful hobby is knitting. This is a nice craft for mothers on maternity leave, women in their free time or for grandmothers. The relevance increases especially sharply in the winter, when in the evenings you really want to cover yourself with a warm blanket.
But we will consider in detail which yarn is better to choose and how to calculate its quantity.
Which yarn is best to choose for a children's blanket?
For the baby It couldn’t be better than natural yarn:
- Merino wool – the best option for a children's blanket. The product will be warm, soft to the touch, hypoallergenic and will not prick, which the child will like.
- If you need a light baby blanket, then you need to choose thread with cotton. Such a product will be soft, breathable, and care will be easy.
- For crochet natural yarn preferable.
- If you are a beginner, purchase fluffy mohair, which will hide small errors and uneven knitting.
- Will give airiness and warmth acrylic yarn with angora. You can choose a beautiful pattern; for warmth it is better to knit in 2 threads.
Important! Appeared miracle yarn Alize Puffy with loops. If the blanket is for a teenage girl, she will definitely want to create a “masterpiece” with her own hands without knitting needles or a hook.
The softest yarn is easy to use, even without knowledge or drawing you can thread each loop in turn into the next one - the simplest pattern is ready! The width of the product is determined by eye. Softness, lightness and hypoallergenicity are the advantages of yarn, especially for children.
Advice! The use of fluffy yarn is undesirable, as the lint or fluff can cause a rash in the child. Synthetics are also not the best option.
Choosing a size for a blanket
Recommended sizes for children's blankets:
- for a small baby in a stroller, 70 x 70 cm will be enough, you need about 400 grams of yarn;
- To wrap a small baby, 80 x 100 cm (about 700 grams of thread) is enough.
To accurately count stitches, experts recommend first selecting a pattern for the product. You need to knit a small sample according to the pattern - approximately 10 x 10 cm. Then count the number of loops in this sample and multiply by the desired size.
What pattern do you need for a blanket?
The choice of pattern is influenced by the yarn:
- For straight threads, you can choose any pattern. If the product is for children, then the baby’s fingers will easily get caught in the openwork knitting.
- Therefore, large patterns are better; they are much easier to work with.
For beginner craftswomen
Any patterns will seem difficult for beginners; for them it is better to choose combinations with different colors of yarn. These can be large squares or stripes, which will decorate the product and be easy to make. You can choose 2 shades of thread or several, it’s up to the master’s taste.
Advice! You can alternate knit stitches with purl stitches; all you need to do is change the colored skeins of thread. So, without using patterns, it’s easy to achieve an excellent result!
The edges of the product can be decorated with fringe or crocheted.
Expert advice
First we decide on the choice of yarn, then on the tools (knitting needles or crochet hook). There are other nuances:
- Certain patterns may require a clear choice of knitting needles (hook).
- Thick threads will not allow you to make a complex pattern that you like.
- After choosing a pattern, you can choose the color of the blanket.
- Cotton threads are better for a baby; you should always buy them with a small reserve in case of an error in the calculations.
Important! It is necessary to wash a cotton product in warm water, then it will last a long time.
If you take into account the simple recommendations of professionals, any beginner in knitting will be able to cope with this task. A gift made with your own hands will warm your baby with love.
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