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Snuggly Buggly Blanket Yarn

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Technically, my February donation drive is over (since it’s March), but I have a few weeks left before I bring the donated items over to Okeechobee, so I thought I’d try to squeeze in one last baby afghan. During a recent (and unplanned) yarn purchase, I picked up a skein of Bernat Baby Blanket yarn. It was on sale, and I was in the mood to try something new. Let me tell you; this is one hunk of a skein of yarn. It is 10.5 ounces (300 grams) and 258 yards. It is also super chunky weight, so my hope is that I can make a small granny square style baby ghan out of just one skein. I hope…I hope…it will be enough. I’ve learned that sometimes chunky yarn can be deceiving as far as how much you think you have versus how far it will go in a project.

I’m using a size N crochet hook, and the thickness of this yarn took me a little while to get used to. However, I’m getting more comfortable with it, and boy, howdy, I am so falling in love with this yarn. It is so, so, so SOFT! And it is squishy, and well, as we say around here, “It is snuggly buggly.” Yes, it is made in China (yeah, bummer!), and yes, it is 100% polyester, but it’s washable, and I am now a blanket yarn convert.

Author: Tammy

Welcome to the Crafty Princess Diaries, my weblog and site where I get to blab about my passion for crafts, primarily jewelry making, and my crafting career. My name is Tammy Powley, and I decided to call my blog the Crafty Princess Diaries because of this very dorky picture I have of myself and because my husband often refers to me as “the princess and the pea,” which is just another way to say that I tend to be particular sometimes. Along with this weblog, I have a number of jewelry making books published.

6 Comments

  1. Blanket yarn. I’ll have to go check that out. It looks like the bulk would make a project go fast as well.

  2. Yes, it worked up fast, though I ended up having to get another skein. Even one this large was not enough to get a 30 inch blanket out of.

  3. Pingback: The Crafty Princess Diaries » Finished Baby Blanket Yarn Baby Afghan

  4. Pingback: The Crafty Princess Diaries » Squishy, Soft Granny Square Blanket in the Works

  5. How do I get the pattern for crochet.

  6. That’s just a granny square pattern. Google “granny square” and you will find lots of instructions for it. It’s very common.

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