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Below are suggested cool
tone colorways,
including black and greys.
Estimates are
based on the base yarns as wool, however, cotton or rayon blends, and mohair or
even alpaca blends are equally nice. Mohair effects the look of the
blankets, making it a fuzzier feel and less defined colors. All tied yarns
will be all available materials, including synthetics, for that is how you get
your sparkle!
In terms of sparkle and
eyelash, custom orders can specify no eyelash or no obvious metallics.
Allergies can also be
worked with, though it may drive the price up depending on the allergy.
Babies blankets are done in materials that are not scratchy for babies skin.
Custom sizes can be
ordered in any of these colors. Custom sizes can generally be
completed with an 8-12 week delivery date:
Laguna
Blues
The base yarn is a
peacock-turquoise blue for this blanket, complimented
with pinks, greens, teals,
purples and deep blue. Eyelash,
sequins, and the
occasional metallic remind Katie of summer fun as a kid.
Katie was raised in Laguna Beach, California.
Gently hand wash and air dry.
Carmel
Ocean Greens
Turquoise green is the base for this
blanket, with purples, blues, and greens in eyelash and metallics.
Evocative of the emerald tidepools, it has small surprising touches of orange
and blood-red starfish!
San
Francisco Nightlife
Brilliant cobalt blue dazzles the eye, and
it is the base for colors of bright limes, purples, turquoises and greens (no
tame pale colors here!). Metallics and eyelash sizzle, with more than a
few surprises!! A favorite city, known for its nightlife and its
location! This blankets is electric, and is photographed in different
light trying to catch the colors!
NYC
Sizzle
Black wool (what else?) is mixed with
varying shades of black (only a New Yorker would know there are shades of
black!) and grey. Silver eyelash and designer metallic yarn with touches
of sequins make this a night-on-the-town cozy blanket! (Both photos are
accurate, but lighting changes this blanket lots!) Gentle machine
washing is possible, but who has the time? Who has a machine in the
city? It is so easy to drop it off at the cleaners, really, so why
wouldn't you?
Baby
Blues
Pale baby blue wool is the backdrop for this
colorway of childhoos pastels of yellows, pinks and greens. Equally
sweet with pink or yellow as a base color. (Sorry, but this blue really
washed out in the photos!)
Seattle
Prussian blue acts as a base for a mixture
of green, blues, roses, and purples, with bits of metallics shining through
and lots of lash. This blanket is fitting for an ocean city in a forest!
Mik's
Retro Lime
Made special order, this king-size blanket
is not for the timid. Wild retro lime wool is the base and turquoise,
saffron, goldenrod and greens make a spectacular riot of color.
Shown as a slipcover for the Rambler. Mitchell's favorite blanket!
Santa
Monica
Santa Monica was home for
Katie when she practiced corporate architecture, and this blanket was inspired
by those days. City colors of charcoal gray is the base yarn, with a
surprise of cobalt blue thread running alongside it! The tied blanket yarn
has every color blue, with touches of bright colors - claret, sea foam green,
apple red, lime, and purple! Stunning!
Night
Forest
A soft blend of mohair and wool base in a
midnight blue-purple is mixed with greens, roses, and other colors of the
Oregon forests. Inspired by trips to the Jedadiah Redwood Forest near on
the Oregon/California border in late evening, this blanket is soft and cozy
and too beautiful to believe!
Base yarns are usually wool, wool+cotton, or a mohair blend.
Wool drapes the best. The prices suggested are using one of these yarns.
If you have the money and the inclination to use alpaca or something of that
price range, I would have to run the numbers differently, as those kinds of
yarns vary tremendously with what is available. There also maybe some
color restrictions, as they are rarely dyed very bright colors. However, a
blanket like the Oregon Winter would work well for alpaca, because the base is
taupe-brown and the brights are all the materials of the universe!
Crocheted blankets stretch! But
our best guess in terms of
size is as follows:
Throw, or Nine Square, ~ 60" x 60". This is the smallest
adult blanket we carry. It is a bit bigger than most standard throws, and is
sure to keep you warm on a cool night. PRICE
RANGES FROM $750-$900.
Double, or Twelve Square, ~55" x 70". This size will cover
the top of a double bed, but not hang over the edges. It makes a nicer throw
for someone who wants to cover up completely when they snuggle into a chair or
the couch, or for a larger woman or man. This is Debra's favorite size.
PRICE RANGES FROM $950-$1150
Queen, or 16-Square, 70" x 70". This is wonderful over a
double bed, and hangs down a bit over the side. It will just cover the top of
a Queen. It is a bit big to be a throw. Better for a bedroom or a slipcover.
PRICE RANGES FROM $1200-$1450
Super-King, or 25-square, approx 85" x 85". If you
are going to use this as a blanket on a king bed, go the extra for the
25-square. It not only goes to the edges of the bed side to side, but
will do the job of covering a tall man and he won't be stealing covers from
you! A great wedding gift! PRICE RANGES FROM $1800-$2500
Heirloom and yet useable infants blankets
need to be washable and not scratchy, which limits the materials that can be
used. Soft baby wools, cottons, and soft hemps are good base materials. The
hand-tied materials are also less wild -- metallics, etc. -- because they are
usually not reliably washed as often as one wants to wash a baby's blanket,
and are also scratchy. Infants blankets are 9-squares, but the squares are
smaller than adult squares. Pale baby colors, pale blue base for boys and
pale pink as a base for girls, is common. Pale yellow or sea green is
good if you don't know. Kids, even babies, like bright colors too,
though, so we should discuss the colors. PRICE RANGES FROM $350-450
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