{"id":534,"date":"2015-06-30T11:52:31","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T15:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fabulousyarn.com\/blog\/?p=534"},"modified":"2015-06-30T11:53:03","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T15:53:03","slug":"lapland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fabulousyarn.com\/blog\/whats-happening-now\/lapland\/","title":{"rendered":"Lapland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cashmere blanket featuring Jade Sapphire’s OOoH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

As anyone who knows me knows – I never finish anything. Ok, well, not ENTIRELY true. I finished a hat in 2007, and a hat last year for my hubby. A long, long time ago, I made a blanket. In\u00a0 all truth, I basically spend my life knitting swatches. So, to celebrate our newest product addition, I decided to knit a really, really, really big swatch – and call it a blanket.<\/p>\n

Why did I do this – simply, because of the yarn<\/strong>. We just received Jade’s incredible new line of italian cashmeres. This one, called OOH, is a super fluffy, almost angora like italian cashmere that is, well, let’s just say they named it ALMOST perfectly – I would have called it OMG.<\/p>\n

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Lapland – 6 skeins, stockinette – gets you a 25 x 40 (approx) lap blanket or wrap. Wear it how you will.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Drapey, beautiful, super soft.<\/p><\/div>\n

Voila – Lapland <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lapland as I’ve done it here, uses 1 of each color in the OOH<\/a> series. A total of six balls, from pure white to black.<\/p>\n

The pattern is simple (had to be, or I’d never have finished it)<\/p>\n

Cast on 40<\/strong><\/p>\n

knit stockinette <\/strong>(knit first row, purl second row, repeat) until you get very close to finishing the skein.
\nTie on the next ball\/color. Repeat until you are done with all six balls.<\/p>\n

Cast off.<\/p>\n

6 Balls on a size US17 needle well get you a 25x 26-40 blanket, depending upon on how tightly you knit it. Use a smaller needle for a slightly denser gauge, and a denser blanket. Use a 17 as I did\u00a0 here for a light as a cloud blanket which could also be worn as a shawl.<\/p>\n

Why is this not totally boring? Well, aside from the tactile fulfillment, which is spectacular, this is FAAAAST.<\/p>\n

This yarn knits up at\u00a0 approx \/2.5\u00a0 stitches to the inch – so you can gauge your final dimensions according to that. I will say however, that unlike most projects, besides the urge to finish it and PUT IT ON – you will NOT want to stop knitting with this.<\/p>\n

This yarn knits up so fast – it’ll be over before you know it – our favorite type of project!<\/p>\n

It is dear – this 6 skein project will set you back 256$ AFTER our discounts. You won’t mind. Truly. If you don’t want to jump in with that – buy 3 and knit the Neckstacy cowl<\/strong><\/a> that is a free download with your purchase. Now, I’m hoping I can convince Heather Dixon to create a massively beautiful roll neck sweater in this fiber. I can’t imagine ever taking it off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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