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| fiddlers wife |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 12:24:54 PM
I would like to give it to my little bro and his wife when my nephew is born. I do not knit or crochet...
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| Rebekka Mae |
Posted - Dec 24 2008 : 1:03:26 PM
Do you think that cotton chenille yarn holds up better? I know the acrylic chenille does not wear well.
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| Bonne |
Posted - Dec 24 2008 : 11:44:47 AM
There are tons of baby yarns~oh, so soft. Hobby Lobby especially has a good selection~watch their Sunday flyer for needlework sales.
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| fiddlers wife |
Posted - Dec 24 2008 : 11:22:30 AM
Ooooo, bummer!
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| smoothiejuice |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 7:35:39 PM
yes...do not use chenille yarn
my sister bought a ton of it and worked her buns off on a crochet king size blanket for her couch.....used about 1 month and had to throw it out...it just fell apart and she does not have a bunch of kids or anything, it was only her hubs who used it.
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| fiddlers wife |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 7:23:57 PM
Ah, good points. I'm so glad I asked here!
This makes me question the whole point of chenille yarn now... Are there acrylics that are super soft?
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| Bonne |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 6:07:58 PM
Chenille tends to "worm" out of the fabric of the knitted or crocheted piece as well. For baby things I'd definitely want a yarn that will hold up to multiple washings.
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| sunshine |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 5:52:42 PM
chenille yarn does not hold up well. I made a sweater for my daughter who only wears it to special events ( like 6 times in the last year she wore it) and the yarn has just gone to shreds.
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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| fiddlers wife |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 5:39:07 PM
P.S. I came across some chenille yarn at Hobby Lobby while I was fabric shopping - I love that stuff, it's so soft! Can anybody do something with that? After looking at a couple of websites I think I can safely say I don;t want granny squares. Otherwise, I'm clueless.
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| fiddlers wife |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 5:35:16 PM
I'm answering everybody at once (to preserve what precious little sanity I've got left...).
I know nothing about knitting or crocheting, so I can't answer the "what kind?" question. Um, I'm open to suggestions, I guess. Something with blues or blue and white. He's due the end of March.
I'll check out the links you've mentioned and thank you kindly for your responses!
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| pinkroses |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 4:06:32 PM
I do both knitting and crocheting
One of the stitches that makes a beautifull stitch is the simple shell stitch
I made 2 huge agafhans for Christmas presents.
They turned out really pretty pinkroses
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| Rebekka Mae |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 2:37:09 PM
Ginny- It isn't knit but I have a fabulous chenille and vintage ticking baby blanket in my etsy store...it is made using European Ticking from Miss Wilma in Kentucky. Truly one of a kind.
Warmly, Rebekka
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| dkelewae |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 2:05:42 PM
I don't crochet but I do knit. What kind/color of baby blanket are you wanting? And when is the baby due?
Diana
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| Marcy |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 12:44:30 PM
Hi Ginny,
I knit and crochet. What kind of blanket-afghan are you looking for?
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| Bonne |
Posted - Dec 23 2008 : 12:31:58 PM
In case you don't get any "bites", I found some VERY reasonable handmade baby afghans here:
http://aokcorral.com/vendors/kcobbler/
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