My friends are having another grandchild, so I am making them another baby blanket. This is the Star of Bethlehem blanket that I wove before. Nobody gets 24ppi with this pattern, but I will try to beat it down.
ETA: 16 ppi vs. target of 24.
Rob & Kim Baby Blanket
| Warp Ends |
Calculation |
| Finished width |
27.75” |
| + Shrinkage (8.00%) |
+ 2.22” |
| + Take-up (8.00%) |
+ 2.40” |
| = Width at reed |
= 32.37” |
| × Warp Sett |
× 24.00 epi |
| = Warp ends |
= 777 ends |
| + Floating selvedge |
+2 |
| = Total warp ends |
= 779 ends |
| Warp Length |
Calculation |
| Finished length |
36.00” |
| + Shrinkage (8.00%) |
+ 2.88” |
| + Take-up (8.00%) |
+ 3.12” |
| = Length to weave (relaxed) |
= 39.00” |
| = Length to weave (under tension) |
= 42.00” |
| + Fringe |
+ 0.00” |
| = Length of item |
= 42.00” |
| × Item count |
× 2.00 |
| = Length of weaving |
= 84.00” |
| + Loom waste |
+ 27.00” |
| + Sampling warp |
+ 6.00” |
| = Total warp length |
= 117.00” |
|
= 3 yards 9” |
|
= 297 cm |
| Yarn |
Amount |
| Total warp ends |
779 ends |
| × Total warp length |
× 117.00” |
| = Total warp yarn required |
= 2532 yards |
| Actual width at reed |
32.46” |
| × Picks per inch |
× 24.00 ppi |
| × Length to weave |
× 42.12” |
| × Item count |
× 2.00 |
| + Sampling weft |
+ 4,674.00” |
| = Total weft yarn required |
= 1948 yards |
| = Total yarn required |
= 4480 yards |
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