Yarn for baby blanket: tips on choosing

We decided to knit a children's blanket, but do not know which yarn is better. Based on the article, you will make the right choice of which yarn to knit a plaid, save time and get a charge of positive emotions by linking a cute and practical piece of furniture in a baby cot, stroller or for games of an older baby.

Plaid with roses for the girl, made by hand

A comfortable two-sided baby blanket will warm your baby and will not cause discomfort.

Such a cover will be useful when the baby is discharged from the hospital, will save in the heat or cold for a walk, ensure a restful sleep in the crib.

Chic blanket for a newborn “Azure Cloud”

Folded several times will serve as additional wearable stroller, support under the back or head of the child. If the walk drags on, the mother can cover herself and feed the baby.

Acrylic plaid in coffee color, knitted, suitable for both boy and girl

It is easy to knit such a product, even for beginning knitters.

How to choose a yarn for plaid

With all the diversity we consider two types of yarn.

• Natural: cotton, wool
• Artificial: acrylic

Cotton thread

Cotton yarn - natural vegetable fiber

Preferred option. Do not cause allergies, allow air, do not accumulate static electricity. Cotton products are easy to clean, are washed in a household machine on a delicate mode, they dry quickly after washing and retain their original appearance and color.

Light and beautiful cotton blanket for baby

The disadvantages of pure cotton include a large weight of the finished product, the child will be uncomfortable in such a rug. Therefore, for knitting it is better to use threads of mixed composition with the addition of bamboo, silk or mercerized cotton.

How to choose

• We evaluate the quality. The thread is flat, without bulges, knots, breaks. Tight twist will not allow the hook to cling to the fiber, forming a puff. The product will look neat.
  

  The thread must be the same thickness and free of defects along the entire length.

• Deciding to knit openwork crocheted crochet, consider the greater expense, take the thread with a reserve from one batch.
  

  Crochet openwork crocheted from mercerized cotton

• Avoid very thin threads. Foam lace is impressive, but it is not practical. Baby products require frequent washing.
  

  Very thin cotton thread for knitting is suitable for openwork items, but not for plaid

• Choose the right hook. Look at the label of the skein, there are indicated the appropriate size of the hook.
  

  Choose a suitable hook for the yarn, depending on the thickness of the thread

Wool yarn

Natural wool yarn from a domestic manufacturer

Wool: sheep, camel, goat has healing properties, retains heat, removes moisture from the body.

Causes an allergic reaction, often pricking and irritating the skin. Woolen things are erased only by hand, dry for a long time, lose their shape due to improper drying. Can pile, often formed pellets.

White blanket of merino wool for a newborn

For a children's warm rug, wool blend yarn with an admixture of 50% acrylic or other fibers is recommended.For example, flax, silk. The presence of additives provides elasticity. Products are obtained volumetric, light, warm, suitable for the cold season.

Bianca Baby Lux YarnArt Medium Wool Blend Yarn

You can not use wool with a high content of fluff or long pile, which fall into the mouth and nose of the baby.

Before you start knitting

• Check the quality of the yarn. Stretch the thread, the fibers should not diverge, may decrease in volume, but will not break.
  

  If the thread quality, it will be the same thickness and will not tear

• We decided to knit from yarn with down - pay attention to the composition. A large amount of fluff will prevent the thread from fastening, due to the fact that the fluff crawls out.
  

  Combined yarn - wool with goat down

• Use tactile sensations. Attach the skein to your cheek or neck - the slightest discomfort should alert. It is better to refuse such threads.

Acrylic yarn

Children's yarn is 100% acrylic, suitable for knitting and crocheting

Externally similar to wool. Much stronger. Quality fibers are pleasant to the touch. Ideal for coloring, so manufacturers produce a bright and juicy color palette. Stand to fade in the sun.

Accumulates static electricity, does not pass moisture. Products turn out soft, with frequent washings drawn out. When knitting and in the product is not high-quality yarn "creaks".

What to look for

• For knitting children's clothes up to 1 year it is recommended to use only specially prepared fibers. The word “Children” must be added to the name of the yarn in Russian or English.
  

  Children's acrylic yarn “Children's novelty”

• Take a skein of yarn in your hands and twist. The thread without additives will “creak”. It is felt and heard. Such a product will not warm.

• Acrylic stretches heavily. Knit a sample, try the yarn in the work. For beginning knitters, this will help adjust the thread tension force. The product will not warp, the edges will be smooth.
  

  Before you start a plaid it is worth tying a knitting pattern

Sizes of a children's plaid

• In the summer carriage the smallest will fit 80x100cm.

• Newborn in bed 80x120cm.

• On an extract from the hospital 90x90 or 100x120cm, optimally 80x100cm.

• For a walk in the winter or late autumn 90x120cm.

• For a child of 3-5 years, 100x140cm will do.

Pattern for a plaid

Knitted plaids look original and practical to use. This is a flat knitted fabric, where the pattern is formed by alternating different types of loops or with a knitted pattern. Such patterns are more suitable for knitting.

If you crochet

• Beginning knitters choose simple patterns from a combination of crochets and air loops - loin knitting. The combination of simple knitting and melange threads gives an excellent result. Also suitable yarn sectional dyeing.
  

  Simple repeating pattern for knitting a rug do it yourself

• Experienced craftswomen fit technique "Grandma or Spanish Square." The required number of fragments is knitted, then the motifs are interconnected.
  

  Square motifs from gentle yarn in soothing colors

• Openwork blanket - it is elegant and beautiful! Knitting such a blanket requires attention. Make small loops and arches so that the baby is not tangled with fingers in the thread.
  

  Knitted plaid for a newborn “Openwork tale”

• Knitting plaid is monotonous work. A pleasant color, combination, combination of strips of different shades will make knitting more interesting.
  

  Children's knitted striped plaid made with love for a little princess

So from which to knit

If you knit a blanket for a newborn in a warm season, choose cotton blended threads.

Openwork cotton baby blanket for a newborn

If you need a warm blanket, pay attention to the wool blend with the addition of acrylic.

Children's warm blanket with merino wool braids

For those who knit a blanket in the crib, for playing on the floor - we recommend children's acrylic.

Children's plaid knitting with a three-dimensional pattern

Now armed with our practical advice, feel free to grasp the knitting.

Lung you loops.

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