Knit blanket
Jul. 16th, 2017 10:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
porkwithbonesThis is a blanket I knit years ago for Acorn. Then it developed a hole where several seams along blocks came undone, and it's been in my craft closet waiting to be fixed ever since. Last night, I fixed it. I hope this is a nice surprise when he gets home Thursday!
It was originally meant to fit the twin bed he had then, but I based the measurements on the first block I made, forgetting how much handknit cotton grows. This is a double bed, and it could easily fit a queen. It weighs 13-15 lbs, as best I can tell from my bathroom scale.
Knitting details: mitred blocks, triple-stranded dishcloth cotton. Intended to be a heavy blanket to achieve a "weighted blanket" effect, which it does. Total of 80 blocks.
It was originally meant to fit the twin bed he had then, but I based the measurements on the first block I made, forgetting how much handknit cotton grows. This is a double bed, and it could easily fit a queen. It weighs 13-15 lbs, as best I can tell from my bathroom scale.
Knitting details: mitred blocks, triple-stranded dishcloth cotton. Intended to be a heavy blanket to achieve a "weighted blanket" effect, which it does. Total of 80 blocks.
