I finished my Teddy Bear Baby Blanket this morning! I am very pleased with the finished project. The blanket measures 36 inches by 40 inches. The seed stitch border really sets off the reverse stockinette stitch teddy bear pattern.
Teddy Bear Baby Blanket Finished!
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Knitting Needle Sizes & ConfusionKnitting Needle Sizes & Confusion
Knitting Needles sizes are fairly straightforward in the sizes that one uses for DK, worsted weight and bulky yarns. (Size US 4 and up). But it is a much different story when it comes to small diameter needles used to knit fingering, lace and other finer weight yarns. This can be very confusing – I just discovered that there is a significant variation in the sizing labels for some of these needles.
Let’s start with the standard “US” sizing – which uses a numerical designation for knitting needles, from “0000” up to 35 – with the needle diameter increasing as the numerical designation increases. Seems like a fairly straightforward system – until you run across US size 1 & 2 needles that are different diameters. If you never use a knitting needle smaller than US size 4 (which has a diameter of 3.5 mm), this will not be a problem for you. IF, however, you get into knitting socks and lace using much smaller diameter needles – it may cause you to pull out your hair.
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I found two websites that have charts comparing the US sizing to the metric diameter:
http://www.fibergypsy.com/common/needles.shtml
http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/faq-search.cgi?store=/stores/eyarn&faqKey=97
Point to remember: Gauge is the measurement of the number of stitches per inch you get with a particular needle – this is more important than using the size of needle stated in a pattern. Always do a swatch for gauge!
I absolutely LOVE that blanket!
Love your Teddy Bear pattern. Can I possibly have a copy of your pattern to knit for my son? Thank you. God Bless.
I adapted the pattern I found on Knitting on the Net — here’s the link to the pattern: Teddy Bear Baby Blanket. I used a different weight yarn with a different gauge than what is called for in the pattern and then just worked out the number of blocks and rows I needed to make the size I wanted.
What circular needle size and length did you use? Also, where did you find the peaches and cream yarn? I went to Michael’s and couldn’t find it. I love the modifications you made to the original pattern! Gonna try and duplicate yours.
I used US 7 (4.50 mm) needles – standard 24 inch length. I ordered the Peaches & Cream yarn directly from Elmore Pisgah Yarn Company — they’re great to work with. Happy Knitting!