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What type or weight of yarn should I use for a baby blanket?

I've never knit anything beside sample swatches before (I'm working through the knitting for dummies book) and I have had trouble finding patterns so I'm planning on just buying circular needles and yarn and just going. I had wanted to incorporate different colours and wanted something soft and washable and not chunky. I was having trouble finding baby weight washable wool which I thought would be good and recently was finding patterns with thicker yarns. There are yarn shops in town that I just haven't had the time to check out yet. Any advice you can give me on the whole process would be great, as you can tell I'm totally lost but really want to do this.

Most baby yarns are sport weight, but you can also use a worsted weight (which is kind of the standard yarn weight). I agree that wool is probably a bad idea. Irritation issues aside, it's not easy to wash 100% wool, and a baby item will need to be washed frequently. Lion's Brand makes a good sturdy, yet soft baby yarn: Vanna's Choice Baby (http://cache.lionbrand.com/yarns/vannasChoiceBaby.html). Circular needles are fine to knit blankets with. Just use two of them and knit as if you were using straight needles, and put point protectors on the ends so the stitches don't slip off. It's common to knit blankets with them so you can fit more stitches. It will still come out square. As far as finding patterns go, you should sign up for an account at ravelry.com There's a pattern search tool that let's you find tons of free patterns and you can even sort by type of yarn! Good luck!



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