Knitting a blanket.

[jackandahat]

This is one of those things where I've done plenty of googling, but I'd like "real people's suggestions" to go with gathered information.

So, for those of you who've knitted a blanket (I'm most likely going with a variation on Moderne Log Cabin Blanket) - what kind of yarn did you use? Given my local knitting shop runs heavy to acrylic and baby-pastels, it seems likely I'll have to order some, so I'm looking for solid advice before I get out the debit card.

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[sailorcoruscant]

I've only knitted baby blankets, and for those I use a soft acrylic, because the last thing a new mum wants to deal with is handwashing baby vomit out of a blanket. :)

Hope you get some real answers. I've been tempted to knit myself a blanket for a long time, so I'll be watching the rest of this post with interest.

[jackandahat]

I've actually done the acrylic thing - started out as a doll blanket to use up odds and ends and, uh, turns out I had a few more odds and ends than I thought! So it ended up being for the child rather than her doll. But it was good practice, which was what I wanted - chance to use up all my random acrylic and to practice picking up stitches and things like that.

...the only problem being, now I want one of my own. And so *points* this post. Because the internet Knows All.