I was in John Lewis yesterday and fell in love with this:
www.johnlewis.com/246913/Product.aspx
But I don't need a throw so big and I don't want to splash £80 on it either... so I've decided to crochet one. No idea what pattern yet, but size wise it will probably end up being 7ft by 1ft (just want a small throw to go over another one at the end of the bed).
Been looking online at possible yarns but I've never made anything using a chunky/super chunky yarn so no idea quantities etc.. Was looking at these three options:
www.deramores.com/king-cole-supa-dupa-extra-chunky
15mm hook - 52m from a 200g ball
or
www.deramores.com/sirdar-big-softie-super-chunky
10mm hook - 45m from 50g ball
or
www.deramores.com/james-c-brett-chunky-with-merino
6mm hook - 150m from a 100g ball
The finished throw in JL was very soft and whisp-y so I'd like to recreate that effect. Do these look like they'd do the job??
How do I work out how much yarn I'll need? Help! Complete novice at anything other than a few granny squares! TIA :)
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What yarn and how much? Want to make something like this...
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Tweetinat · 13/12/2012 17:45
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