Comments on: Crochet-Along: A Doll Sized Blankie!

By: S

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:41:43 +0000

I’ve worked with the organic cotton yarn only a handful of times and I really liked it. I like the idea of using this pattern as a preemie blanket, it gives me the excuse to go out and buy some and try my hand at it.

By: Audrey S.

Audrey S. — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:51:07 +0000

Organic Cotton is a good yarn for this project. This would also make a great preemie blanket, so I plan to add this pattern to my preemie pattern collection. I donate all my preemie items to a local NICU at one of our local hospitals.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:32:00 +0000

This is so nifty, I do a lot of dolls and doll clothes and this is a perfect addition… My doll collection will have to include one of these, with the exception that I want to embroider the year and lionbrand crochet along in one block as a memento of this time…thank you very much…

By: Lion Brand Notebook

Lion Brand Notebook — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:25:41 +0000

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By: Lorri

Lorri — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:37:21 +0000

Your natural cotton yarn looks lovely. I hesitate making any baby or children’s items out of it because of the need to hand wash and dry flat. Parents of little people just don’t have time to care for special needs baby blankets of clothes.

Now I am crocheting a blanket for an anticipated grandchild using an acrylic yarn that can handle being laundered by washer and dryer. My other grandchildren’s acrylic blankets have all held up nicely to numerous washings.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:40:50 +0000

Well, I’ve wrapped up work on my blanket. I could only find 3, not 4 skeins of the fisherman’s wool, so my blanket’s a little smaller (5 blocks smaller), but it worked out great ! The fisherman’s wool gives it an instant classic look. I did whip-stitch the squares together. I also leave long ends to help stitch the blocks together. One new thing I did try was to lay out a fleece blanket slightly larger than the blanket I was making, and then lay my squares on top. I then sat and stitched the squares together. When I needed to pack it up, I could just roll the blanket up, so my squares stayed perfectly in position -it was a real time saver. When I was done, I added 3 rows of sc around the edge. For added durability, I finish off each sc row and then start the next from a different place, in the opposite direction.

By: Fazal

Fazal — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:03:51 +0000

The patterns are just wonderful and beautiful. some of them are not described how to knit. I need more elaboration with the pictures.

By: Anna Lovcy

Anna Lovcy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:57:06 +0000

I’ve been crocheting for over 50 years. I currently volunteer at a local museum in Tallahassee, FL and demonstrate handicrafts on the porch of an 1880s farmhouse (in costume). I also teach people the basics in knitting and crocheting. I’m currently using the crocheted sampler afghan as a project for my latest class. They’re making squares each week and we’ll put them together into blanket(s) and donate to the local women’s shelter.

By: Sharon W

Sharon W — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:18:56 +0000

Sorry the website didn’t show up. I’ll try again. http://hometown.aol.com/lffunt/flatbraid.htm

By: Sharon W

Sharon W — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:17:02 +0000

I just learned about a joining technique from the full-size afghan CAL notebook. It’s called “flat braid joining” and I googled it. One of the bloggers also sent the website to me. It’s . Has detailed photos including 11 pages of pics and instructions. I think this method would look very nice on a baby afghan. (I printed it out but haven’t tried it myself yet…)