Puff Levels Are High!
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February 2012
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Puff Levels Are High!

Project info
the beekeeper's quilt by tiny owl knits
Knitting
BlanketThrow
The family!
probably massive
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Mountain Colors Targhee Top
1 skein
Blue-green
Personal Threads Boutique in Omaha, Nebraska
Nerd Girl Yarns Tester Base
none left in stash
0.47 skeins = 204.9 yards (187.4 meters), 51 grams
Tester
Blue-purple
BFL Roving
1 skein
Light Seaweed
Blue-green
Hershey :)
1 skein
Hershey
Brown
Deathly BFL
1 skein = 210.0 yards (192.0 meters)
Deathly
Orange
Hallows BFL
1 skein = 210.0 yards (192.0 meters)
Hallows
Purple
AT Haynes House Yarns Bare Feet Sock
none left in stash
Multicolored
Canon Hand Dyes Charles Merino Fingering
none left in stash
0.24 skeins = 94.8 yards (86.7 meters), 24 grams
Red
My Sister Knits in Fort Collins, Colorado
Hedgehog Fibres Sock
188 yards in stash
Multicolored
Fancy Tiger Crafts Co-Op in Denver
Hue Loco Phyllis Sock
175 yards in stash
Multicolored
Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo
none left in stash
0.6 skeins = 201.0 yards (183.8 meters), 60 grams
Green
Personal Threads Boutique in Omaha, Nebraska
Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo
none left in stash
0.5 skeins = 167.5 yards (153.2 meters), 50 grams
Purple
Personal Threads Boutique in Omaha, Nebraska
Malabrigo Yarn Silky Merino
66 yards in stash
Pink
Personal Threads Boutique in Omaha, Nebraska
Malabrigo Yarn Sock
none left in stash
0.06 skeins = 26.4 yards (24.1 meters), 6 grams
Blue-purple
Personal Threads Boutique in Omaha, Nebraska
Nerd Girl Yarns Bounce & Stomp
none left in stash
0.48 skeins = 222.2 yards (203.2 meters), 48 grams
Brown
Nerd Girl Yarns Bounce & Stomp
none left in stash
0.25 skeins = 115.8 yards (105.8 meters), 25 grams
Green
Nerd Girl Yarns Bounce & Stomp
none left in stash
0.5 skeins = 231.5 yards (211.7 meters), 50 grams
Brown
Nerd Girl Yarns Bounce & Stomp
none left in stash
0.5 skeins = 231.5 yards (211.7 meters), 50 grams
Green
Nerd Girl Yarns Bounce & Stomp
none left in stash
0.36 skeins = 166.7 yards (152.4 meters), 36 grams
Blue
Nerd Girl Yarns Bounce & Stomp
93 yards in stash
Blue
Nerd Girl Yarns Heart You
none left in stash
1 skein = 490.0 yards (448.1 meters), 100 grams
Blue
Nerd Girl Yarns Shimma
none left in stash
0.24 skeins = 105.1 yards (96.1 meters), 24 grams
Nerd Girl Yarns Shimma
none left in stash
0.5 skeins = 219.0 yards (200.3 meters), 50 grams
Blue-purple
Nerd Girl Yarns Swagger
79 yards in stash
0.04 skeins = 17.5 yards (16.0 meters), 4 grams
Blue
Nerd Girl Yarns
Nerd Girl Yarns Swagger
none left in stash
0.36 skeins = 157.7 yards (144.2 meters), 36 grams
Blue-green
Maker Faire KC
Nerd Girl Yarns Swagger
none left in stash
0.4 skeins = 175.2 yards (160.2 meters), 40 grams
Red
Maker Faire KC
Nerd Girl Yarns Swagger
none left in stash
1 skein = 438.0 yards (400.5 meters), 100 grams
Blue
Maker Faire KC
Nerd Girl Yarns Swanky Fingering
none left in stash
1 skein = 437.0 yards (399.6 meters), 100 grams
Green
Swans Island Natural Colors Collection Fingering
none left in stash
0.36 skeins = 189.0 yards (172.8 meters), 36 grams
121
Blue
The Loopy Ewe in Loveland, Colorado
madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light
38 yards in stash
Multicolored
Notes

Though I started out with this being a collaborative project with my mum and little sister, it’s turned into just me. Not that I really mind, as this means I get to keep the finished quilt all to myself. :)

I can’t imagine this will ever be “done.” I love knitting puffs and I don’t think I’ll be able to simply give it up . They are too much fun!

For me, 197 hexis = roughly 2’x3’ = 6 square feet

I’ve made a couple mods to my puffs:

  • I use Judy’s Magic Cast On, but right before starting I flip it upside down. That makes a cute little purl ridge at the bottom of each puff.

  • wool roving for stuffing.

Total number of my puffs at the end of each month:

.:2012:.
February- 13
March- 17
April- 17
May- 30
June- 42
July- 57
August- 88
September- 102
October- 114
November- 127
December- 128
(128 for the year!)

.:2013:.
January- 134
February- 136
March- 140
April- 144
May- 160
June- 165
July- 169
August- 170
September- 173
October- 183
November- 185
December- 188
(60 for the year!)

.:2014:.
January- 200
February- 221 (17 were for Ravellinux)
March- 240
April- 241
May- 248
June - 268

When I left for college, the blanket went into storage. It stayed there far longer than I anticipated! So now, 7 years later, I’m back again and determined to put some work into this blanket. 272 puffs is a LOT but I have a feeling I still have a few hundred to go.

.:2021:.
August - 272
September - 278

.:2023:.
June - 318 (maybe)

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  • Project created: February 20, 2012
  • In progress: February 20, 2012
  • Updated: June 18, 2023
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