I’m working on a baby blanket. I’m doing it on circulars in order to hold all the stitches. Only now that it’s getting longer it’s really starting to get heavy. I’m not using a ‘heavy’ type of yarn – it’s just baby 3 ply, 2 strands held together. You don’t think this will stretch the blanket do you? I can almost see patches where it looks like I can see through it (or am I just imagining things because I’m paranoid). It’s all done in plain garter stitch. Hmmmm… I hope it doesn’t break the cables, either.
Do I sound crazy yet? LOL Anyone else find it harder to knit a blanket after it’s gotten to a certain length (and consequently weight)?
Um… if it’s on cables it shouldn’t be weighing down! I’m confused - unless you tend to hold your needles a bit higher in the air when you knit? Could you put your hands down a bit closer to your thighs so it’s not lifted up? That’s the only thing I can think of…
I recently made what was supposed to be a baby blanket with 3 strands held together. It also got way heavier than I expected. I gave it to the recipient, telling her she may want to use it more as a mat for baby to have on the floor rather than a blanket! :teehee:
Here 's a suggestion i discovered myself outta necessity…
I knit on the couch alot… so get a small pillow or cushion and lay the yarn and the rest of the afghn on top of the pillow and put the pillow in your lap…
I disoverd getting they yarn closer to me helped me relax my arms b/e the yarn, needles, and my wip were all right in front of me…
hope this helps
I’ve never thought about that… yes, I guess I do tend to lift my arms up high when I knit. It feel strange having it sitting in my lap for some reason… maybe because I’m so used to doing projects where I really need to be able to see the stitches. LOL
When I work on it tonight, I’m going to try to be aware of holding it down lower. I like the cushion idea!! I’ve got two on my sofa that would sit nicely in my lap while I knit and that way I can still have my arms up where I like them.
