"thanx ... I did see it easily the second time around I was reading this pattern. Do you think it will work in the standard cotton yarn, I have a ton I would like to use up. I made several things with it, its quite heavy but i thought stash buster to make this in stripes of different colors to bust stash!"

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"The downside of arm knit projects is that they have to use super bulky or chunky yarn to get the effect. This one uses Wool The Gangs Crazy Sexy Wool and calls for 10 skeins. Way outside my budget, so if I tried making this I'd have to substitute something else."

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"This is another one of those patterns where you have to use the same kind of yarn or similar in order to get the effect you see. The Pixie yarn is hand spun and varies in thickness. Therefore, if you want to substitute something it would have to have the same varying thickness to make it look like the picture."

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"This is a lovely pattern for a blanket. However, I think personally I would not have the patience or time to knit 16 of the squares, then seam them all together, then pick up 240 stitches along the edge to knit the border, and do that four times. That said, if you did take the time to make this, it would be an heirloom gift for someone, it's that beautiful."

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"My knitting skills are intermediate/advanced. I am just starting this and I find the pattern confusing in places. I see a variety of opinions on how "easy" or "difficult" it really is. Can anyone give helpful advice or clarification to help? Thank you."

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