Hobby Lobby Ivory Yarn Bee Eternal Bliss Chunky Yarn…

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It’s a good pattern for practising colour changes, increases, and decreases, and the body and head are made as one piece. Another option is to double up your DK and use a bigger needle or hook size, but whatever you decided you just need to make sure the gage is matched.

The best way to be sure when using an acrylic yarn to substitute, is to read reviews on the yarn and sneak a peek at how much twist the yarn has.For the mother bee, you will need approximately 15 yards (14 m) of yellow yarn and 10 yards (9 m) of brown yarn. NOTIONS: polyester stuffing material, 6 mm safety eyes, scissors, a yarn needle, and a wooden stick 3/8″ in diameter (for making the loop stitch). If you don’t want to make arm knit blankets, PVC pipe from Lowes or Home Depot would be the next cheapest option (you tape duct tape at the end to make the “needle.

You will need approximately 11 yards (10 m) of black yarn, 11 yards (10 m) of yellow, and about 1 yard (1 ) of white. The Yarn Bee Showstopper yarn is the same weight as Sheps Wool, and I highly suggest you use the Youtube video above as your example for making this blanket. If you want an easy to follow free YouTube tutorial on arm knitting a chunky knit blanket, check out the 45-minute easy tutorial by Simply Maggie.Betty the Bee is a free amigurumi bee tutorial that will teach you how to make the bee, her apron, flowers, and even the little watering can. To figure out how much yarn you'll need for your project, find out the total amount of yardage needed (it should say on your pattern) and divide this by the amount of yardage in the ball of the yarn you are wishing to use as a substitute, which will tell you how many balls you will need to substitute the original. NOTIONS: 6 mm safety eyes, fabric glue, fiberfill stuffing, scissors, a tapestry needle, and pink and black thread for the cheeks, mouth, and mini bow. If you don’t want to use safety eyes, you could use small circles of black felt and a hot glue gun, or black embroidery thread. But it's worth bearing in mind that DK is a slightly thinner yarn to worsted, so the best way to substitute is by going up a needle or hook size so that the tension will be the same.

It’s important to know your way around the different fibers on the yarn block because each type has unique characteristics, which might work for some projects better than others. Pick up some of Elizabeth Bagwell's top tips and tricks, use our handy chart below and read our useful guide to yarn weights for all the info you need to help you substitute your yarn! This will make a low cost cozy blanket, BUT, it is NOT as chunky and thick as the ones you see photos of on Pinterest and Instagram. Woolatyis another popular Etsy seller of chunky knit blankets, keep in mind she’s in the Ukraine but ships quick and provides great service!When determining the weight of a new yarn, wool mills and yarn suppliers usually adhere to an industry standard.

Approximately 25 g of light brown yarn, 5 g of black yarn, 5 g of white yarn, and some darker brown and pink embroidery floss for the nose and cheeks. According to Country Living Magazine, the “original” creator of this simple yet stunning blanket is by blogger Laura Burik of Nocturnal Knits, who started selling the online patterns for this blanket in 2011.Colorways on Etsy has the highest rated chunky knit blanket products, gets rave reviews for being easy to work with and uses U. Whether you’ve just discovered that your fave yarn has been discontinued or you're working with a ball that’s lost its band? si=H5tnxw3RVY7OtUDw Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: BUMBLEBEE | HOW TO CROCHET | AMIGURUMI TUTORIAL (https://youtu. The finished “Bee-utiful Bees” are approximately 1¾” wide, not including the wings, and just over 5″ long (4. If you’ve never done the loop stitch before, don’t worry – a detailed step-by-step photo tutorial is included in the pattern.