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How To Knit A Giant Blanket

April 15, 2015 by Shellie Wilson

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This is an amazingly big knitting project.

This blanket, approximately 50? by 84? in size, looks like a beautiful labor of love by knitter Laura Birek.

This is the story of how she got three bags of wool and made them into a giant blanket!

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Can you guess what she made her knitting needles out of?

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The story of this giant knitting blanket was captured in this post on imgur by Laura.

You can buy the pattern on Ravelry.

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Comments

  1. happy says

    April 15, 2015 at 3:17 am

    Pleeeeese tell me where you get wool like that…or how do you make the wool !!

    • Joan Dufresne says

      April 16, 2015 at 8:32 am

      I would say it just roving.

      • happy says

        April 20, 2015 at 3:53 am

        ????

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Book Review: The Secret Life of the Forest

Trees are an essential part of nature, both for the oxygen they produce and the habitats they provide to animals. But if you don’t live near a forest you might not think about all that happens within them very much. 

The Secret Life of the Forest: Trees, Animals and Fungi, by Klára Holik, Ivi Niesner and Jana Sedlácková explores the inner workings of the forest, from the biggest trees to the smallest parasites, answering questions about the forest and sharing basic information about different kinds of forests, the water cycle, how to visit the forest and more. It’s aimed at kids ages 6 to 9. 

It starts at the beginning with information on where seeds come from, how pollination happens and different creatures (and mechanisms like wind) that help move tree seeds and other seeds around in different forests. It talks about photosynthesis, how trees communicate with each other, tree rings, layers of the forest, how tree seeds move and how fungi and trees help each other. 

Readers will learn about the oldest known fungus in the world, how ants help other animals to reproduce and what plant and animal parasites make trouble in the forest. 

The book also covers decomposition, an overview of forest types from around the world (including the heaviest living organism), how fire affects forests, animals of the rainforest and swamp and ways people use wood. 

Information is presented in bite-sized segments, with cartoony illustrations that are somewhat accurate to nature. You can check out some of the pages and watch a flip through on the publisher’s website.

It also includes forest experiments kids can try, such as building bird houses, looking for springs and checking ingredients on snack foods for palm oil, which comes from the rainforest. There’s also information on the best way to visit the forest to be respectful of the organisms that live there. 

In the back you’ll find a glossary of some of the important words included in the book, and there’s a QR code teachers or parents can scan to get more information or learning resources. 

This book provides a nice overview of life in the forest and how the plants and animals work together to keep it growing the way it needs to. It also covers a little bit of what humans can do to protect the forests we have left. 

About the book: 64 pages, hardcover. Published 2024 by Albatross Books. Suggested retail price $18.95

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