Granny Stripe blanket?

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Hi everyone,

Have any of you made a Granny Stripe blanket? I found it on a blog called Attic24 and I am in love with it!! I am super excited about starting it as soon as possible. I’m pretty new to crochet and would like some advice in regards to the yarn I want to use. Please help me if you can!

I have two bags of yarn from Mountain Colors company & they are hand painted in some really beautiful colors. One bag is their “Bearfoot” brand. It is wool/mohair/nylon and is approx 100 gram skeins. It says on the label that the gauge is 5-6 sts/in & suggested needle size 3-4. I have 29 skeins of this type.

The other bag is their “4/8’s Wool” brand. It is 100% wool and is approx 100 gram skeins. It says on the label that the gauge is 4 sts/in & the suggested needle size is 6-7. I have 29 skeins of this type too.

I really want to use both types in my blanket because the colors coordinate so well. Will that be alright? What size hook should I use? And how many chains should I start with? I want it to be pretty big - good for a couple people to cuddle under and watch tv. Also, do I have enough yarn? I sure wouldn’t want to run out. I would really appreciate any advice you can share with me! Thanks!

Bye,
Lisa in Ohio

[centralohiobinkypatrol]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the advice and encouragement about my newest challenge – the Granny Stripe blanket. I’ve decided against trying to use two different weights of yarn & am going to stick with just worsted weight. I am going to use different types though…wool, acrylic, maybe even cotton. I’m not too worried about washing conditions because it’ll be big and would probably only be dry cleaned anyhow. I can’t wait to get started! I posted about it on my blog today if you’d like to check it out… http://lifefulloflaughter.blogspot.com . I think it’s going to be fun accumulating different yarns to use. I figure it won’t take much to make a two row color stripe so scraps will be perfect. If anyone would like to contribute a few scraps to my project, that would be awesome! Anyhow, thanks again for the advice and I’ll keep you posted!

Bye,
Lisa in Ohio