Sunday, 10 July 2011

Year of projects- the post in which the blanket has grown and I did some maths

The Hemlock ring blanket has grown, I am well into the feather and fan section now but have got to the point that it gets a bit boring. It is ideal TV knitting though and I am trying to do at least one round each day.


Because of all my yarn winding to find a decent length for the blanket I ended up with quite a few balls of various sizes.

The ball band does not have any information on yardage so I measured out 20m (the remeasured and found it was only 19m), weighed it and divided the weight by the length. This gave the weight i g per meter.

I could then look through my patterns and find how many metres each needs and work out which ball fitted best. I have sorted out yarn balls for the socks, hat, crown and owl.



I am not totally confident of my maths (although it seems simple enough) as it has the cardigan needing about 900g of yarn, compared to the 550g listed in the pattern. This could be simply because of the different fibre or a more tightly wound yarn. I am going to make one of the other patterns and see if the ball has the correct amount before I start dyeing for the cardigan.
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11 comments:

  1. Jo10 July 2011 at 22:47

    Lovely blanket. What colour are you going to dye the yarn?

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  2. Sandy11 July 2011 at 02:23

    That blanket looks awesome, but not TV friendly with keeping track of where you are etc. Looks very involved.

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  3. RugbyMad11 July 2011 at 08:01

    Math's far too complicated for my head! I will be keeping my fingers crossed for you that it works out!

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  4. Kim11 July 2011 at 09:02

    Umm...I get a big nervous when doing the math in a project. I just hate being wrong and having to rip! ;) Hope all goes well for you--the blanket is pretty, by the way!
    *smiles*

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  5. Minding My Own Stitches11 July 2011 at 12:42

    Oooh, pretty! Hemlock Ring blanket has been in my favourites for ages!

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  6. Sarah ~ Crafts from the Cwtch11 July 2011 at 17:40

    The blanket is going to be amazing!

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  7. Anonymous11 July 2011 at 17:59

    Gosh. I would never be able to do that and watch the tv at the same time. It looks so delicate and lovely. Even the radio is a struggle for me sometimes, especially if I'm counting.

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  8. Unknown11 July 2011 at 18:25

    I love your blanket, its looking great and I am intrigued by the dyeing as its not something I've done before, I shall be keeping an eye on how you do this.

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  9. CraftyClare11 July 2011 at 20:13

    I'm really looking forward to seeing the blanket. It is nerve wracking hoping you have got the maths right x

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  10. Anonymous13 July 2011 at 18:24

    what a gorgeous blanket. I can't wait to see the finished project.

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  11. Sara14 July 2011 at 20:20

    Looking great! I would have never thought to weigh out the yarn. SMART!

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