cashmere blanket

cashmere goat

don't you want to be friends with him?

since i can't cuddle him in real life...

i will make a blanket of his wool.

shouldn't all our clothes be made of this stuff?

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anywho

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i used this book

Sewing Green

the instructions are super simple

but here's the low-down

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get some cashmere sweaters at the thrift store

wash them in hot water

dry them

deconstruct them...

pretty much just cut them to yeild the largest amt of fabric

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the blanket is going to be roughly 45"x60"

so, i think i had 4-5 womens sweaters

(pullovers yeild the most useable amt)

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then cut them into 15" wide pieces of varying lengths

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piece together

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sew

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then pick a backing

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i got 2 yards, and had lots leftover

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mine was a sweatery material on sale at joanne's for like $2/yd

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place the right sides together, and sew 3 sides

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and part of the 4th side,

turn right side out,

the stitch the hole closed

and then "quilt" the areas desired.

this was without the back sewn on,

but i did it i promise.

oh i also added little rectangles of fabric

randomly, like in the first picture.

i did this after sewn together, and made it part of the quilting.

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now i have a super soft, cuddly blanket!

and since we pre-washed it, it's totally machine washable!!!!