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Here are many links that we have found helpful in creating our security blankets. Please feel free to browse around.

 

Blanket Sizes and Types

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I want to state over and over that there is no specific

size of blanket that we need.  Below is a guideline for you, but do your own thing.  We can use any sizes...

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  • Baby Blankets (30" x 40") or (36" x 36") blanket used to cover the entire bassinet. Crochet / Knit patterns will require approx. 24-32 oz. of yarn depending on the pattern and size of hooks/needles.
  • Toddler Blankets - An average sized blanket is (40" x 60"). A cut of fabric is usually 40-42 inches wide -- so 1 2/3 yards of a 40-42 wide fabric is perfect size for a toddler blanket. Crochet / Knit patterns will require approx. 48-64 oz of yarn depending on the pattern and size of hooks/needles.
  • Teen Blankets - In order for a blanket to be comfortable for a teenager, it needs to be at least two yards in length. Since polar fleece is 50% wide, a 2-yard piece of fleece makes a nice blanket for a teenager. Crochet / Knit patterns will require approx. 64-120 oz. of yarn depending on the pattern and size of hooks/needles.
  • Fleece Blankets - Pieces of polar fleece may be purchased and it takes very little work to create a blanket. Serging or hemming, or cutting a fringed edge - which takes no sewing at all, may finish off the edge. This material can be used for any size blanket
    • We take 1 1/2 yard pieces of fleece and cut out a four inch square from each corner.  then we cut one inch strips along all four sides.  The salvage edge must be cut off..
    • New Fleece Blanket Pattern
  • Receiving Blankets - A piece of flannel fabric can be stitched into a receiving blanket by hemming the edge.

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Quilting Projects

  • Project Linus Links - patterns, projects or an inspirational "push".
  • Quilter's Cache - An enormous collection of quilt patters that are free so long as the quilts are not being sold to other people .

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Crochet Projects

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Knitting Projects