Yea, we know that Alice, but I'm trying to make the point that anytime one changes settings to anything they need to document where the settings were so they can always go back. The most valuable help anyone can offer is to encourage the practice of time proven procedures so people CAN help themselves instead of repeating the same mistakes. There are some things that are irrefutable and make backup is one of them and practiced by any competent technician in any discipline... or they painfully learn to. You take it from here and do it for them. This post was edited by justalurker on Fri, Sep 19, 14 at 16:53

OK..show and tell :) Here is mine... freezer:door has mostly my spices in pint jars. Keeps them fresh for years unlike room temp. Also the white bin you see on shelf below icemaker is a dishpan :) Used for my specialty baking stuff so I just pull it all out at once. fridge: drawer is on the left midway up...we use it for all out cheese. Rarely have meat. Note we have 2 drawers on the bottom of the fridge. That is all. Rest is shelves. Suits me as I don't need more drawers. I use the wide shelves to retard my huge trays of sourdough breads.

In my adult life, I've slept in a king, a queen, both alone and with my husband, and now an extra-long adjustable twin that's actually part of a "split king". I've liked them all at various times and for various reasons. We got the adjustable split king (2 extra-long twins) from Costco several months ago for a couple of reasons (and BTW, it's expensive!). My husband now wakes up several times most nights from leg cramps or to go to the bathroom, and at least one of those times would wake me up and I couldn't get back to sleep, so I'd have some rather unproductive days. So going back to a king, or the split king were the choices we considered. Even though expensive, the split king won, because I have GERD and veinous insufficiency, and he has acid reflux. I'd tried several different slanted pillows to raise my head for several years, but I didn't sleep well, since if I relaxed I'd slide down the pillow by morning and be almost flat, which made my esophagus irritated. And raising my legs by putting a pillow under them didn't work. Having both my head and feet raised to about the zero gravity position have totally solved the problem. The bed has a memory foam mattress with a pillow top over it, so it's very comfortable. My husband and I are able to stay in the same room, I can get a good night's sleep, and he also likes his head raised. This position only works if you have medical reasons, or like to sleep on your back--on your side doesn't work well. I understand it's also good for those with sinus or asthma problems, and possibly sleep apnea. I'm mentioning this here, because you can also buy just a twin that is adjustable, and because the info might help someone else who might have the same issues I do, or might need an adjustable bed as they get older for medical reasons. All it takes is money! We're retired, and decided to skip taking a couple of trips to buy the bed instead. Great decision! Anne

Lovely pattern! I can see why she likes it so. First question is, do you need to make it to cover the whole bed? The size you're looking at is like a full coverlet. A twin mattress is 39x75 so that will yield a 15" overhang on each side. If that's where you're going, you do need to take into account the depth of the mattress which can vary widely these days...if you're going through this effort, you don't want it to be too narrow. I'm assuming then you'll have a dust ruffle. Or you can make it afghan size. I have an afghan on my bed that I fold up and lay crosswise at the foot of my bed during the day and stretch out on me at night...it doesn't go all the way up as I keep my head uncovered anyway...and certainly for wrapping in, it doesn't need to be so large, esp for a little one. Even a large afghan is 50"x64". So if you think she'll want to wrap up in it for reading or TV watching, I'd consider something smaller. I'd also think about a bedspread as it gets a lot of wear and tear, esp with a child, so having say a matelasse spread on the bed and the afghan as throw on the foot of the bed would help preserve your blanket. If you double it in both directions, you'll get 55"x74" which is a good size. If you have a twin bed available, measure it out and see if that size will be good for you. You can always adjust it some by using a larger hook. In any case, you will need to test the gauge with a swatch as we each work a little tighter or looser. But in terms of making it the size you want, you just need to add to the width in the starting chain and then keep the pattern repeating as you go as long as you want. The only thing to check is to make sure you have the right number of stitches for the pattern...I'm guessing that the bobble stitch is probably the one that will require a certain length to get the right repeat...looks in the picture like a multiple of 4. The others look like they will play nicely with that same repeat. You're dealing with area, so if you double the blanket in both directions, you will need 4 times the yarn of the original. If you're going to the 69x90, you'll need 6 times the yarn of the original. I've used the caron simply soft and it's fine. It's a washable acrylic which is great for a child's blanket, and it does work up nicely and yield a very soft fabric. I've really liked the finished product when I use the lion brand yarns...they seem to have a smoother finish. I'm not a fan of red heart...it's somehow always rougher and seems to pill faster. If you can get the colors you want locally, I'd go for it. I prefer to spring for more expensive and fancier yarns for garments where I have specific uses in mind. But for afghans/throws, the local acrylics are fine. What you're really looking for is the yarn weight. The simply soft is a 4, so any yarn in that weight...like a worsted weight...should be fine. Good luck!