tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18679747.post1857933755691882237..comments2024-03-05T00:52:23.607-08:00Comments on Ok! What next??: Please Deposit Your Two Cents HereKristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580769390625167667noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18679747.post-54222732394299707272007-03-14T14:56:00.000-07:002007-03-14T14:56:00.000-07:00I've been contemplating making a baby blanket with...I've been contemplating making a baby blanket with KnitPick Shine and have thought I would need 10 skeins but I'll probably get 12 just in case. :)<BR/><BR/>Have you swatched the hemp yet?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721379533440341110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18679747.post-70089501754898589802007-03-13T18:11:00.000-07:002007-03-13T18:11:00.000-07:00And if you have lots left over you can make a darl...And if you have lots left over you can make a darling baby sweater. Hemp for babies is very very cool.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18679747.post-86850465851220885082007-03-13T16:49:00.000-07:002007-03-13T16:49:00.000-07:00um yeah, what robynr said! really you have to dec...um yeah, what robynr said! <BR/><BR/>really you have to decide how big you want to make it and the gauge you get to figure how much. (see math in comment above)<BR/><BR/>but my opinion is 10 should be plenty and since its done in the round, its easy to say "oops almost out gotta bind off!"<BR/><BR/>looks like fun!RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844175605919566181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18679747.post-21090744033337071072007-03-13T15:13:00.000-07:002007-03-13T15:13:00.000-07:00Hi Kristy! I put my husband (fondly known as Math...Hi Kristy! I put my husband (fondly known as MathBoy) to work on the numbers for a pinwheel blanket that measures 46" across (probably larger than you want but it gives you something to work with). This is what he came up with: <BR/><BR/>a 46 inch diameter circle will cover approx. 1662 square inches...22 stitches per 4 inches translates into 5.5 stitches per inch, and on 3.75mm needles, that means that each stitch covers about 0.027 square inches...which means the whole blanket will have about 62000 stitches, and require about 10 skeins of 150 yard long yarn. This is only an estimate.<BR/><BR/>(always assuming that you get gauge of course)RobynRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731617033604966012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18679747.post-19935172885247619052007-03-13T14:06:00.000-07:002007-03-13T14:06:00.000-07:00Decisions, decisions! I do love hemp, and from wh...Decisions, decisions! I do love hemp, and from what I hear it gets softer with more use and washings, so it might be perfect! (Although that sweater does make me want to have another baby Right. Now.) :0)Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04636024853968816682noreply@blogger.com