Saw SuzyParkerYarns Stripes Galore #1 baby blanket and thought it was great-looking, as well as a great idea. All colors of my leftovers/stash of Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino could be put to use! The random stripe generator is a kick. You check the color boxes of all the colors closest to the ones you have available for your project, then choose the size of stripes you want to see. I chose stripes consisting of 2 rows, 4 rows, etc. up through 10 rows. I only wanted even numbers of rows in my stripes for this garter stitch blanket so the front would look neat.
Here is a tip: it is great fun to refresh the page until you find a pleasing mix of stripes for your colors. But when you find one you might want to use, highlight and copy the striped color graphic (and the text below it) to a document. That way, you’ll have a few to decide from later, because if you like one and refresh that page without copying, you’ve lost it forever. When you’ve picked your favorite one, delete all the rest from your document, and rename the generator’s colors with the actual colors of your yarn. Then you can delete the hex color code numbers and you’ll have an ordered list of your colors and how many rows to knit of each. I don’t recommend printing the color graphic because it will use up your ink!
For this sport weight blanket, my cast on was 137 stitches. I chose to generate 276 rows in total. I decided on a crocheted edging, (go to www.lemondedesucrette.blogspot.com and click on the “patterns for free” tab at the top, then scroll down to “the edging for my Ole Ole blanket”) --and hope the blanket will measure around 30” square (ish) when complete.