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attic24 striped granny blanket

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Theonlyoneiknow · 20/08/2014 13:54

Just wondering if anyone has made this and if so what the dimensions are? I did have a look but couldn't see mention of the finished size.
Am not sure if it will fit on a king size bed?

Thanks!

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Middleagedmotheroftwo · 20/08/2014 13:57

I haven't made it, but I love it! I make lots of blankets out of crocheted squares - going to try this one next though.

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Middleagedmotheroftwo · 20/08/2014 13:59

The blurb says that you should use 240 chains for a double bed - I'd make it bigger if you have a king size - though the blanket will probably stretch over time.

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Theonlyoneiknow · 20/08/2014 14:12

It's my second ever project. Am excited. Just finishing a big granny square blanket. Would like to make it a bit bigger but don't want to have to tie in wool in the middle of.the rows.

If a double is 240 chains how many do you think for a king? I haven't a scooby.

If anyone has made it did you have wool left after each row?

Thanks!

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Lonecatwithkitten · 20/08/2014 16:22

I haven't made that blanket, have edged a king size blanket with a granny edging. It really depends what wool you use.
My King size Attic 24 summer garden square (granny type squares) blanket used just over 17 balls if stylecraft special DK, my single bed ripple use just under 29 balls of Debbie Bliss baby cashmerio.

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Chocolateteabag · 20/08/2014 19:45

It's in my ravelry library to attempt one day - have you looked on the ravelry forums to see if anyone can help there?

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Theonlyoneiknow · 20/08/2014 20:05

Will have a squizz, thanks!

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OwlCapone · 21/08/2014 09:19

For a king sized one, I would probably chain an extra 2ft. I don't know how many that is! Maybe only 18 inches actually as the blanket tends to stretch.

I think a king sized bed is only a foot bigger than a standard double isn't it?

I think you're going to need to learn a neat way to join yarn in the middle of a row though or you're going to have a lot of unnecessary waste.

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NannyR · 21/08/2014 11:47

I'm just sewing in all the ends on my finished granny square blanket! I started with a 240 chain and did 77 stripes ( each stripe being two rows).

I didn't do the border like on the attic24 blanket, just a row of treble clusters then a row of bobble stitch.

Finished article is 160cm x 160cm.

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Lonecatwithkitten · 21/08/2014 13:46

Joining in the middle of the row, dead easy do your treble cluster over the ends then weave them back through it.

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givemecaffeine21 · 21/08/2014 13:52

I've made a small granny stripe for a baby...but I just made my chain the length I wanted. Start with that but be sure to stretch it out as the chain is always tons longer than you thought when you made it. I've made a couple of ripples and a couple of Elmer blankets too, the Elmer on Little Tin Bird's blog is brilliant fun.

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Theonlyoneiknow · 21/08/2014 16:23

Is it odd to be stupidly excited about this! It's only my second ever project (just finishing a big granny square blanket) am hoping it's not much more difficult! :)

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queenofwesteros · 22/08/2014 01:18

Im doing a king size and chained 300 for it, it's turning out quite the monster!! Around 190cm wide. Only my first major crochet project and I'm finding it addictive. I crochet fairly tightly and am finding that I can easily get 4 stripes (ie 2 rows each stripe) out of one ball of yarn, sometimes 5. I'm trying not to join balls in the middle though but always at the beginning of a row.

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queenofwesteros · 22/08/2014 01:21

Oh, one more tip...look up foundationless single crochet on YouTube and it'll save you a hell of a lot of time with the beginning of the blanket. I initially tried chaining 300 and doing the first row and got so frustrated as kelt getting the count wrong. Someone put me on to foundationless crochet chain and I couldn't believe how easy it was, with the added bonus of not having to decide how many chains you need to make before you start the first row (you make the initial chain and the first row all in a oner, so you can make it any length you like as you go along). Good luck!

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StillaChocoholic · 22/08/2014 08:22

Queen I love that tip, I'll definitely be looking it up. Will it work with a ripple blanket? I'm guessing it should

With my granny stripe blanket I had loads of yarn left over and never had to change colour in the middle of a row (I think that's what you mean) I did keep one colour back so that I could use it for the edging but would have been able to do some rows with it as well really as the balls are so big. Have fun

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OwlCapone · 22/08/2014 08:39

Chainless Foundation is a skill well worth learning. You don't end up with that slightly too tight chain across the bottom for a start.

I start all my ripples with a chainless foundation as there is no "counting in sevens" involved - just make the ripples until you reach the right size. It is more complicated and you have to concentrate but it works really well.

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OwlCapone · 22/08/2014 08:40

You need to master chainless treble crochet before attempting a chainless ripple though.

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Theonlyoneiknow · 22/08/2014 09:26

Thanks queenofwesterns that's the figure I was thinking of too - 300.

I'm a bit of a novice, is a foundationless single crochet easy to do? Will have a squizz on YouTube.

This wool pack is for the double bed size in the Attic24 pattern, am hoping it's enough for a king size too!

www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/accessories/stylecraft-special-dk-attic24-colour-pack

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StillaChocoholic · 22/08/2014 09:35

Thanks Owl, I think I'm going to do a tester today and see if I can get it right.

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Theonlyoneiknow · 22/08/2014 10:32

I think I might treat myself to a couple of new hooks for this blanket. I've only got one anyway that I just picked up randomly from Hobbycraft, it's a steel long one.

Do peeps recommend any of the ones with padded bits IYSWIM halfway down, rather than just a long piece of steel (I hope that makes sense!)

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OwlCapone · 22/08/2014 10:37

When doing a chainless foundation of any sort, I chant "that's the chain and that's the stitch" in my head as I make both parts of each chainless stitch. It helps keep it straight in my head, especially for a ripple where not every stitch has a chain (you do the increases and decreases like you do in the main ripple pattern)

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NannyR · 22/08/2014 11:17

These are my favourite hooks to work with.

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StillaChocoholic · 22/08/2014 12:14

www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/needles-and-hooks/knitpro-soft-grip-crochet-hook

Can't do clicky link cos I'm on iPad but I use that type of hook, it's really comfy.

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NannyR · 22/08/2014 17:42

clicky link for the hooks above they look nice, I shall have to try one out.
(I'm on an iPad too, you can just copy and paste the website address into the message box for a link)

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StillaChocoholic · 23/08/2014 07:10

Thanks Nanny

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WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 23/08/2014 07:21

I'm halfway through the Granny stripe and TBH wish I'd never started, I'm so bored of endless trebles and it's really bulky so I can only work on it at home and not take it places with me, I keep doing smaller projects instead and the bag with the half finished blanket in sits and looks at me reproachfully.