I made my youngest granddaughter her own snuggly, cuddly, very warm blanket for when she gets a big girl bed. In the beginning on her youth bed (for those who don't know, this is the crib mattress on a very low to the floor twin like bedframe. She thought she was a big girl until she got her big girl bed) this blanket fit the length and 2/3 back up. This was fine because she could be cuddled in the softness front and back and kept warm.
So far here are my particulars.
Yarn is yarnspirations Bernat blanket stripes. The colorway is chocolate rose. It's a size 7 super bulky yarn. There is a center section of magenta before continuing the chocolate rose. Six balls of yarn were used.
My needle is a boye circular needle size US 13 with aluminum tips. It's a 29-inch fixed length.
My gauge is 1.5 stitches per inch and 2.5 rows per inch. I used just a standard garter stitch. It's wide enough for covering a twin-sized mattress to all four edges. It was a fairly quick knit given the size of the yarn and the size of the needles. I was able to work on it during campfires and while waiting for people while I was in the car. After the first ball or so, it was too large for travel knitting unless I was stationery.
This blanket is heavy enough that she doesn't drag it off the bed but not so heavy as to be a weighted blanket and not let her move. She still manages to take it quite a few places and likes it when she doesn't feel well.
