Measurement Tables for Bedspreads, Afghans and Shawls

This table outlines some standard sizes for bedspreads etc and also tells you how many blocks you’ll need if you decide to make it piece by piece rather than all in one.

Bedspreads

Item	Standard Size Mattress	Finished Item Size	Blocks	Total Blocks Needed (Based on a 6 in (15.24 cm) block)
Cot/Crib	23 x 46 in (58.42 x 116.84 cm)	with 6in (15.24 cm) overhang allowance on 3 sides 36 x 54 in (91.44 x 137.16cm)	6 x 9	54
Pushchair/Buggy	No Standard Size	with 6in (15.24 cm) overhang allowance on 3 sides 42 x 60 in (106.68 x 152.4 cm)	7-10 square	49-100
Single Bed	39 x 75 in (99.06 x 190.5 cm)	with 6in (15.24 cm) overhang allowance on 3 sides 54 x 84 in (137.16 x 213.36 cm)	9 x 14	126
Double Size Bed	54 x 75 in (137.16 x 190.5 cm)	with 6in (15.24 cm) overhang allowance on 3 sides 66 x 84 in (167.64 x 213.36 cm)	11 x 14	154
Queen Size Bed	60 x 80 in (152.4 x 203.2 cm)	with 6in (15.24 cm) overhang allowance on 3 sides 72 x 90 in (128.88 x 228.6 cm)	12 x 15	180
King Size Bed	76 x 80 in 193.04 x 203.2 cm)	with 6in (15.24 cm) overhang allowance on 3 sides 90 x 90 in (228.6 x 228.6 cm)	15 x 15	225

This table outlines even more standard sizes for afghans, lapghans, throws and baby blankets. As you can see each item has several different sizes to choose from (which is a great excuse to buy more yarn and experiment with different sizes, stitch patterns and hooks!).

Afghans, Lapghans, Throws and Baby Blankets

Item	Finished Item Sizes
Afghans	39 x 60 in 40 x 56-60 in 43 x 60 in 45 x 65 in 48 x 60 in 46 x 68 in 50 x 64 in (99.06 x 152.4 cm 101.6 x 142.24 - 152.4 cm 109.22 x 152.4cm 114.3 x 165.1 cm 121.92 x 152.4 cm 116.84 x 172.72 cm 127 x 162.56 cm)
Lapghans	27 x 34-36 in 30 x 30 in 37 x 50 in 45 x 45 in (68.58 x 86.36 - 91.44 cm 76.2 x 76.2 cm 93.98 x 127 cm 114.3 x 114.3 cm)
Throws	27 x 34-36 in 30 x 30 in 37 x 50 in 45 x 45 in (68.58 x 86.36 - 91.44 cm 76.2 x 76.2 cm 93.98 x 127 cm 114.3 x 114.3 cm)
Baby Blankets	25 x 32 in 32 x 36 in 32 x 40 in (63.5 x 81.28 cm 81.28 x 91.44 cm 81.28 x 101.6 cm)
Cot/Crib Blankets	36 x 54 in 40 x 60 in (91.44 x 137.16 cm 101.6 x 152.4 cm)

This table will be useful when planning your next scarf, shawl, wrap or stole.

Scarves, Shawls, Stoles, and Wraps

Item	Finished Item Size
Winter Scarves	Adult: 7-9 in wide by 58-72 in long Child: 6-7in wide by 45-50in long (Adult: 17.18 - 22.86 cm wide by 147.32 - 182.88 cm long Child: 15.24 - 17.78 cm wide by 114.3 - 127cm long)
Fashion Scarves	3-6 in wide (7.62 - 15.24 cm wide)
Bandanas and Neckerchiefs	22 x 22 in (55.88 x 55.88 cm)
Triangular Shawls	62-80 in across, 32-40 in down to point (157.48 - 203.2 cm across, 81.28 - 101.6 cm down to point)
Stoles, Shawls & Wraps	20 in wide by 72-80 in long (50.8 cm wide by 182.88 - 203.2 cm long)

Highlands Craft Show, Fort Washington

The Highlands Craft Show is to benefit The Highlands an old house.  Anthony Morris a Quaker purchased 200 acres of land in Whitemarsh, Montgomery County in 1794 to escape the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia.

I mistakenly thought that the craft show was within the grounds of The Highlands, it was actually several miles away at Germantown Academy, if a gentleman had not been driving up the drive to The Highlands and I flagged him down and asked him, I would never have known, signage was terrible.

So I made it to the show.  Was fun to look around, I should have told the little old ladies at the entrance taking the entrance fee about the lack of directions, but I didn't.

Lorin Fields above is a fiber artist, working in felted wool on silk, what a lovely medium.  I spoke with her and said she might enjoy looking at Marmalade Rose in UK who does felting.

This lady Cara London does hand painting onto silk, I must have been in a silk mood, because these were the two crafts that I especially enjoyed looking at and talking to the artists about.  Cara found it very hard to sell paintings so got into painted silk scarfs.  I do like her work.

Was fun, I always love to look at what artists and crafters are doing.  I didn't buy anything, as it was all rather expensive, but love to ponder on what's out there.

Christy

Staten Island Ferry It's Free

The Staten Island Ferry is the best bargain in NYC as it if free.  It's five miles across to Staten Island and takes about 25 minutes.

It's was lovely after a day of walking just to sit down and see the view.  Always nice to get out on the water and the view back to Manhattan and across to Brooklyn is spectacular.

The above photo is Brooklyn Bridge, here we are leaving the terminal at the south end of Manhattan.

The Watchtower building in Brooklyn.

Sail Boat with the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in the background.

Verrazano Narrows Bridge again.  We have taken two cruises out of New York City and the cruise ships all have to go out under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, those cruise ships are so high that when you stand on the top deck, you feel that you can almost touch the bridge.

Statue of Liberty on the left above.

In the above view of south Manhattan you can see that the sun is beginning to set.

Staten Island side.  You have to get off the Ferry, walk around and re board another ferry to return, and this is what we did.

Somewhere something was on fire, don't know where.

Looking off the end of the ferry.

I love the colour in these photos as the sun set, just basked in a warm glow and of course you can see The Freedom Tower.

Above you can see the Brooklyn Bridge and right behind that the Manhattan Bridge.

Those big open doors are where the Staten Island Ferries dock.

As the sun set on our day, we wanted to make our way up town to see The Empire State Building.  For this we had to work out the Transit system.  Ya!  that's a whole story in itself.

We disembarked off the ferry and would have taken the subway, which is right there, but unfortunately was totally destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, it seemed all the water rushed in and down to that area.  So we thought well we'll ride a bus uptown.  You must purchase tickets ahead of time and the machines only seemed to take quarters for a $2.50 ticket, that's ten quarters for one ticket.  Eventually we came up with enough quarters for two tickets, we go over to the bus and he says not this bus, the one over there.  We walk over to the other bus and he says yah! you can take this bus, but in this traffic it will take you well over an hour.  You should walk over there and take the free shuttle bus to the nearest subway and catch the subway uptown.  So we wait 20 minutes for the shuttle bus and eventually get to the subway.

We go down the subway and we had been told you can use those tickets on the Subway, not true.  So we had to purchase two more tickets for the subway.  Two swipes on one paper bar coded ticket.  We try once, no, and again and we tried several times but the turn style would not swing round, so went back to the kiosk and told the man it would not open with the ticket.  Another man in the kiosk comes out, he swipes it once for Jean and she gets through, he said now you try it.  OK I try it once, he says "too fast"  I try it again, he says "too slow"  I try it again, he says "hold it straighter" now he has a go several times and decides that all the money has been swiped off.  "Joe open it", Jean and I are in hysterics.  She said people in London on the Underground system would riot if they had to put up with that.

If you have been on the NYC Subway most of it looks very Dickensian.

Onwards now to the Empire State Building at night, because by now it is dark.

Christy

China Town and Brooklyn Bridge NYC

China Town, NYC along Canal Street is more than chaotically busy as all NYC is chaotic.  I wonder how long a traffic policeman or in this case police woman lasts?

This fruit was so interesting and the name so right.  All those Chinese Red dragons in their culture.

Wandering on down through China Town past City Hall.  We thought this little garden for newly weds to take their photos at was great. The whole area just reminded me of the old movie The Clock with Judy Garland and Robert Walker.  Maybe you remember that classic, he's a GI on a two day pass to NYC, they meet fall in love and get married, before doing so they have to run around getting a special license to get married before City Hall closes, maybe it wasn't City Hall, but my mind wandered to that movie when I saw the little garden.

The building with the spire, is the building that replaces the Twin Towers.  I have not visited that whole area yet.  My company had an office in a building in the area, it was totally pancaked.  In fact I believe thirteen surrounding building were also destroyed.  Nobody in my company and only one person in the building died.

Terrible, it was very traumatic and many counselling sessions were had to help them through this. So we relocated to central Manhattan, our Pennsylvania office helped where ever we could.  For weeks many worked out of their homes.  We are a small company but our bosses kept everyone on the payroll we weathered it and came out stronger.

We wanted to walk the Brooklyn Bridge over to Brooklyn, but unfortunately although you could walk it the whole walkway was shrouded in plastic, as they were painting the bridge.  So once in the plastic tunnel you could not see anything, which defeats the purpose of walking it, so we went as far as the first tower and turned back.

The Brooklyn Bridge is a marvel for it's time and if you have never seen the documentary on building the bridge it is well worth watching.  It was completed in 1883 and spans the East River.

Christy

Anthropologie, Soho, NYC

As we walked on south we passed right by an Anthropologie store, in the Soho area, so many area names have the same name as areas in London.  I've always wanted to look around this store,  people talk about Anthropologie on their Blogs, so we took the opportunity to do so.  Just fun to see all the ideas.  Actually I found out there is one not too far from where I live, on the Main Line, it's the type of area they would put one of these stores. One day I'll drive over and take a look.  I did think of buying a cup, but did not want to tote it around with me for the rest of the day, that gives me an excuse to drive on over.

Anthropologie in Soho area of NYC.

I do love the leather zippered writing cases, but the price is a bit steep around $95.00.  I'm rather partial to leather writing cases.  I have one I bought in Boots when I was sixteen, black leather case which had Basildon Bond paper and envelopes inside when I bought it.  I still have it and use it all the time, it's worse for wear but still very serviceable and I'm rather nostalgic about it.

The lamp above, especially the shade is so sixties and maybe the base seventies.

How about this industrial piece, all the decorating rage now.

I do love these cups with the design inside too.  I'm rather partial to the turquoise.

The one above is I think my favourite of all.

Christy

Knitted Lace Fishnet Scarfs

We had a very dear family in our congregation who moved away, so I knitted these three scarfs for mum and two daughters.  We're coming into Winter so they will get to use them.  The blue was for mum she loves blue.

I like the variety of yarns that are out there now.  So many colours, plainer yarns, sequined and bobbled yarns, it's never ending.  I enjoy knitting these and giving them as gifts.

Christy