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crochet blanket project with a metal hook and the best yarn for blankets

Best Yarn for Blankets

Nothing says "welcome home" quite like a handmade blanket draped over the couch. But before you cast on or pick up a hook, you need the right yarn in your...

Best Yarn for Blankets

Nothing says "welcome home" quite like a handmade blanket draped over the couch. But before you cast on or pick up a hook, you need the right yarn in your...

brown yarn, knitting needles, and a chunky knitted project on a wooden table

How Many Yards of Yarn for a Blanket? Sizes, Sk...

A baby blanket takes a few balls of yarn. A king-size one can take fifty or more. Where your project falls between those two depends on how big you're making...

How Many Yards of Yarn for a Blanket? Sizes, Sk...

A baby blanket takes a few balls of yarn. A king-size one can take fifty or more. Where your project falls between those two depends on how big you're making...

hand-knit baby hats, a toy bear, and booties beside a cream knitted baby blanket

How Much Yarn for a Baby Blanket? Yardage Guide

Baby blankets are small, which makes them one of the most beginner-friendly projects to start with. It also makes them easy to get wrong at the yarn shop, because a...

How Much Yarn for a Baby Blanket? Yardage Guide

Baby blankets are small, which makes them one of the most beginner-friendly projects to start with. It also makes them easy to get wrong at the yarn shop, because a...

multicolored crocheted blanket fabric with a crochet hook

How to Make a Blanket Out of Yarn: A Crochet an...

When you make a blanket, you get something that you’ll use every day for years, or a gift that somebody else will. The construction is as simple as it can...

How to Make a Blanket Out of Yarn: A Crochet an...

When you make a blanket, you get something that you’ll use every day for years, or a gift that somebody else will. The construction is as simple as it can...

colorful skeins of natural yarn for a blanket stacked on a log

Best Natural Yarn for a Blanket: 5 We’d Use Our...

There isn’t one best natural yarn for a blanket, because each fiber does something different. Wool is the warmest, cotton is breathable, and alpaca is the softest of the three.

Best Natural Yarn for a Blanket: 5 We’d Use Our...

There isn’t one best natural yarn for a blanket, because each fiber does something different. Wool is the warmest, cotton is breathable, and alpaca is the softest of the three.

Three skeins of Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Bulky in M113 Oregano, two from dye lot 0160 and one from dye lot 0153

What Is a Dye Lot? How to Read, Match and Mix Y...

A dye lot is a batch of yarn dyed together. Here is where to find the lot number, why lots differ, how much yarn to buy, and what to do...

What Is a Dye Lot? How to Read, Match and Mix Y...

A dye lot is a batch of yarn dyed together. Here is where to find the lot number, why lots differ, how much yarn to buy, and what to do...