Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Pompom blanket
For a while I had been looking at Rico pompom wool and loved the feel
of it, what I didn’t like was the price. I happened to be in a discount store
one day and saw that they had a lower price brand so bought some to make a
blanket. I was pleased with the results even if it did feel a bit heavier than
the Rico ones I had seen others make. A couple of months later my local wool
shop had some Rico pom pom at half price, so I decided that making a comparison
blanket for the blog was a good idea.
The top strand is the Rico and the multi coloured at the bottom is the discount brand. Rico has a larger pompom which
does lead to a fluffier blanket, while the smaller pompoms have made a slightly
heavier one. I knitted both blankets using the same size needles and 2 stitches
between each pom pom and both blankets have turned out a similar size, the Rico
was just a couple of rows bigger but does seem to stretch more, not what I expected. They are
suitable for a pram or Moses basket as I only used one ball of wool. If you are
planning to make a blanket for a cot I would recommend you use at least 2 balls
of wool. Overall I do prefer the feel of the Rico blanket, and the difference at full price for the wool was £3 per ball, not bad if you are only making a small blanket. However if I was making a larger blanket I would have a harder decision at the price difference.
I am not going to try to tell you how to knit with this
wool, I would suggest that, like me, you find a video on you tube of someone you
don’t find too annoying to listen to and follow their instructions. Casting on
and off are the awkward bits but some of my friends say that they found
knitting with the wool at all was troublesome. I recommend using the two needle
method of casting on.
This post is in no way sponsored or endorsed by Rico and any opinions are my own.
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