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64 Crayons in sportweight sock yarn
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April 27, 2020
September 2, 2020

64 Crayons in sportweight sock yarn

Project info
64 Crayons by Amy Swenson
Knitting
Blanket → Throw
Grandson Isaac age 16
55”x76” prewashing, 62.5" x 66.5" after w&d in machine
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
5,159 yards
Regia 6-fädig Crazy Color
854 yards in stash
5.4 skeins = 734.4 yards (671.5 meters), 270 grams
5401
35799
Blue
Regia Design Line by Kaffe Fassett 6-fädig
525 yards in stash
16.14 skeins = 2195.0 yards (2007.1 meters), 807 grams
05952
35553
Multicolored
Schachenmayr Regia Stripe Color 6-fädig / 6-ply
1 skein = 410.0 yards (374.9 meters), 150 grams
6362 Flowers
Multicolored
Yarn Barn (Kirtland's) in Dillwyn, Virginia
May 5, 2020
Schachenmayr Regia Stripe Color 6-fädig / 6-ply
595 yards in stash
0.55 skeins = 225.5 yards (206.2 meters), 82 grams
6363 Leaves
46098
Yarn Barn (Kirtland's) in Dillwyn, Virginia
May 5, 2020
Schachenmayr Regia Stripe Color 6-fädig / 6-ply
1 skein = 410.0 yards (374.9 meters), 150 grams
6364 Forest
Multicolored
Yarn Barn (Kirtland's) in Dillwyn, Virginia
May 5, 2020
Schachenmayr Regia Stripe Color 6-fädig / 6-ply
160 yards in stash
0.61 skeins = 250.1 yards (228.7 meters), 91 grams
6366 Nature
46103
Multicolored
Yarn Barn (Kirtland's) in Dillwyn, Virginia
May 5, 2020
Schachenmayr Regia Stripe Color 6-fädig / 6-ply
111 yards in stash
0.73 skeins = 299.3 yards (273.7 meters), 109 grams
6368 Fire
45034
Multicolored
Yarn Barn (Kirtland's) in Dillwyn, Virginia
May 5, 2020
Schachenmayr Regia Stripe Color 6-fädig / 6-ply
1 skein = 410.0 yards (374.9 meters), 150 grams
6838 Vulkano Kilauea
Multicolored
WEBS - America's Yarn Store in Northampton, Massachusetts
May 9, 2020
Schachenmayr Regia Stripe Color 6-fädig / 6-ply
185 yards in stash
0.55 skeins = 225.5 yards (206.2 meters), 82 grams
6369 Lake
46099
Multicolored
Yarn Barn (Kirtland's) in Dillwyn, Virginia
May 5, 2020
Notes

09-02-2020: C’est fini!! Weighed 3-3/8 lbs after washing & drying.

08-26-2020: Began joining panels Using 2 separate 60” cable U.S. 7 needles to pick up stitches for 3-needle bind-off with concentrated looseness!

08-24-20: Finished knitting panels!

07-27-20: back to work on these panels.

06-16 to 07-20-2020: Stopped work on this blanket to work on a grandchild’s birthday gifts.

April 27, 2020: Size US 5 needles. Cast on 69 sts for wide panels, 41 sts for narrow panels.Each panel consists of 270 stripes (540 rows). Will use size 7 needles for picking-up stitches with a loosely-done 3-needle bind off for joining panels.

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Finished
April 27, 2020
September 2, 2020
 
About this pattern
64 Crayons
by Amy Swenson
from Indi Knits
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6-fädig Crazy Color
by Regia
Sport
75% Wool, 25% Nylon
136 yards / 50 grams

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Design Line by Kaffe Fassett 6-fädig
by Regia
DK
75% Wool, 25% Nylon
136 yards / 50 grams

1379 projects

stashed 1122 times

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Stripe Color 6-fädig / 6-ply
by Schachenmayr Regia
Sport
75% Wool, 25% Nylon
410 yards / 150 grams

79 projects

stashed 56 times

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  • Project created: April 30, 2020
  • Finished: September 2, 2020
  • Updated: February 20, 2022
  • Progress updates: 10 updates