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BernatÂ® Blanketâ¢ Yarn. BernatÂ® Blanketâ¢ Yarn is a 100% polyester yarn, super bulky weight, chenille style yarn. Make a warm cozy blanket quickly. It takes 6 balls to crochet a 46â x 58â blanket and 5 balls to knit a 54â x 61â blanket. This is the BernatÂ® Blanket Big Ball Yarn that is 10.5 ounces.
Homemade Weighted Blanket. 1. You must calculate the amount of weight that you need. If you have been given the amount from your doctor or OT, then you're ready to go. If not then the basic calculation is 10% of your body weight plus one pound. So, if you weighed 200 pounds, 10% of that would be 20 pounds - then add one more pound, and the amount of weight of the completed blanket should be 21 pounds. Don't forget, as the weighted material is totally removable you can always remove some of the weight if necessary. It is not recommended to go over this amount.