A friend of mine is dead set on making one of those gigundo fluffy blankets with the wool that looks like spinning fiber despite my warnings that the wool will fall apart and pull up once she starts using the blanket. I am wondering if you (or any of your followers) could recommend a fluffy yarn to use for it that will be stable enough to use in a blanket? Thank you ahead of time!!!
Bless your heart for trying to dissuade your friend. A lot of the time the wool that will work in those blankets doesn’t have the “aesthetics” that originally pulled people in.
Excuse me while I go grab my soap box…
To get something that thick that will not fall apart will have to either be felted, not as thick, braided (an I-cord basically), or made of bad/cheap wool. These can get expense AF.
The reason new knitters get seduced by the jumbo knit roving blankets is cause 1) It looks impressive 2) It looks easy to make 3) It looks like it won’t take that long to make and 4) It doesn’t look like you need that much yarn. And I get it, those things are super IG worthy. But that’s about it.
Wool is expensive yo. Sure you don’t need the 1000 yards of yarn that a sweater may require, but yarn/roving/wool is priced by weight. Not length. Guess what’s going to weight a lot more: a 400 yard skein of fingering weight or a 20 yard skein of jumbo yarn. To get a workable yarn out of just roving you have to make it denser through felting, which bumps the price. The other cheaper options “ruins” the desirable aesthetic.
Roving is processed once at a mill and maybe some dye is added in. It’s significantly cheaper than the extra processing yarn needs.
A lot of Etsy shops claim they “treat” the yarn so it doesn’t pull apart. With what? And is it all the fibers or did you just the outside? Is it going to wash off? Something to ask and research before you buy.
And those kinds of shops upcharge you anyhow. Buy from local mills and wool farmers!
Helping you with the explanation to why some of these options are going to be pricey.
Okay, *puts soap box away*
Super Extra chunky knits aren’t my thing, so I went to my go-to yarn sites to find what they have. Followers please chime in.
Momo Merino from Knit Picks [ruined aesthetics]
WOW by Lion Brand [looks like a wet cat]
Yooge by Lion Brand [ill timed name…seriously]
Mega Bulky by Bernat [plied, but no where near as thick]
Big Blanket by Bernat [love this stuff. would be great for blanket if you didnt need 30 skeins]
Big! by Loops & Threads [not many creative names i see]
Find the Wild Child by Loops & Threads [FUZZY!]
Wild & Free by Loops & Threads [dang this company knows how to capitalize on a trend]
Your friend should expect to need anywhere in the ballpark of 10-30 of those skeins for a blanket larger than a small lap blanket. Hope your friend is rich.
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