Experiments in Crafting

YarnCon is one of my favorite local (ish) yarn festivals! It's about a three hour drive and it's worth it! I've gone twice now and I'm planning on going back next year! This year there were over 60 vendors and I picked up some awesome indi-dyed yarn! If you want to see what YarnCon is all about take a look here: Follow me on Instagram and Facebook. https://www.instagram.com/experimentsincrafting/ https://www.facebook.com/experimentsincrafting/

I recently picked up this Bernat Baby Blanket Stripes Yarn, and I wanted to make something out of it, so I decided to make a simple corner to corner (C2C) blanket. After I got it all worked up I thought I'd share some thoughts on the yarn, so if you are thinking of picking some up you'll know what to expect. I liked that the yarn is convient because you don't have to carry a bunch of balls of different colors with you to make a striped blanket, but I did have a hard time with the fact that I couldn't control the color changes. Almost none of the color changes occured where I would have chosen them. I also liked the that I didn't have to choose colors to make a pallette, I'm not great at choosing color combinations, so I liked this step was done for me. I wasn't especially happy with the color changes themselves- they were sometimes a little sloppy and had a weird texture, but they seemed secure, so I think they'll be ok. The yarn is soft, fuzzy, and ...

This detailed tutorial shows how to do the reverse single crochet or crab stitch 🦀, including changing the color while working! I used the crab stitch around the border of my corner to corner blanket but you can use it on any item that you want to have a nice edge, but one that isn't too lacy or frilly. In this tutorial I am using Bernat Baby Blanket Stripes yarn. Stay tuned for videos on how to make the corner to corner blanket using this yarn, as well as a review of the yarn itself! To begin this stitch, I like to start with a nice even single crochet round first, because it makes it easier to work the crab stitch border. If you want to see more check it out here: Follow me on Instagram and Facebook. https://www.instagram.com/experimentsincrafting/ https://www.facebook.com/experimentsincrafting/