The Shadow Cable Baby Blanket is done! I ended up using seven skeins, as I predicted. The final dimensions? 36 inches wide by 39 inches long. Each skein added about 5.5 inches of length. I underestimated how hard this yarn was on my hands ... now that I've switched back to knitting with wool, I can tell a major difference. But frankly, I'm normally too impatient to knit something as big as a blanket. So for me, the tradeoff of tired wrists in exchange for super-fast speed was worth it (super bulky yarn + size 11 needles = awesome). My only other quibble with this yarn was the number of knots ... each skein had at least one knot, and my first skein had a whopping four knots! But given how uber-soft this yarn is, I'd use it again. I'm really loving the cables ... I don't think I'd like this yarn that much in straight stockinette. The seed stitch border looks great, too. But I don't think I could handle knitting an entire blanket in seed stitch! For more details, see my Ravelry project page.
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The Shadow Cable Baby Blanket is done! I ended up using seven skeins, as I predicted. The final dimensions? 36 inches wide by 39 inches long. Each skein added about 5.5 inches of length. I underestimated how hard this yarn was on my hands ... now that I've switched back to knitting with wool, I can tell a major difference. But frankly, I'm normally too impatient to knit something as big as a blanket. So for me, the tradeoff of tired wrists in exchange for super-fast speed was worth it (super bulky yarn + size 11 needles = awesome). My only other quibble with this yarn was the number of knots ... each skein had at least one knot, and my first skein had a whopping four knots! But given how uber-soft this yarn is, I'd use it again. I'm really loving the cables ... I don't think I'd like this yarn that much in straight stockinette. The seed stitch border looks great, too. But I don't think I could handle knitting an entire blanket in seed stitch! For more details, see my Ravelry project page.
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It looks lovely - great job!
That is gorgeous! I'd like one in my size. =)
Sorry to hear the yarn was a disappointment, the resulting blanket certainly is not. I love the texture of the cabling, how beautiful!
Awww, thanks everyone!
Yay you for finishing it!!! Now, what lovelies do you have planned for your needles.
I just cast on for the Petite Facile baby pullover from the Winter 2011 issue of Interweave Knits ... I'll be posting a photo/progress update on it tomorrow for WIP Wednesday! What else ... and an adorable baby hat for one of my other preggo friends!
I'm working on this pattern too (not quite one ball in). I feel like my cables aren't poofing as much as yours and the picture show. Am I knitting too tightly, or is it just too early to see (I've done 3 cable rows so far ~5 inches into the blanket)? I don't want to bail too early, but I'm not loving it yet...
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