About five balls of Alize Puffy make a baby blanket of roughly 80 × 80 cm, and a single-bed throw needs around twice that or more. Each 100 g ball holds 9 m of ready-made loops. Alize Puffy Fine has 14 m per 100 g with smaller loops, so the fabric is denser. For a gradient blanket, Alize Puffy Fine Ombre Batik comes as a 500 g ball with 73 m.

Loop size. Alize Puffy has larger loops, 9 m per 100 g, so blankets grow fast and the loops are easy for small hands to grab. Alize Puffy Fine has smaller loops, 14 m per 100 g, giving a denser, flatter fabric that shows patterns like checks or hearts more clearly. Both are 100% polyester and worked by hand with no needles or hook, so check which one your finger-knitting pattern was written for.

Yes. Loop yarn needs no needles or hook: you pull each loop through the one below it with your fingers, so there is no tension to manage and mistakes are easy to see and undo. School-age children can manage it with a little help, and many first-timers finish a baby blanket in an afternoon. At VILRITA all six Alize Puffy yarns in this collection are OEKO-TEX certified, and Alize Puffy with its larger loops is the easiest start.

Overlap the ends: lay the last loop of the old ball over the first loop of the new one and work them together as a single loop for the next stitch or two. Then tie the short tails together firmly on the back and tuck them under nearby loops. Make joins at the edge of the blanket where you can, because a join in the middle can loosen with washing. The same method works for Alize Puffy Color when changing colours.

Most polyester loop yarns can go on a cool, gentle cycle, but check the ball band first. Put the blanket in a laundry bag or pillowcase, skip high spin and high heat, and lay it flat to dry rather than hanging it, which can stretch the loops. Avoid hot tumble drying, as heat can flatten polyester pile. If a loop has been pulled out, ease the extra length back through the neighbouring loops with your fingers instead of cutting it.

Yes. Switching colours at set loops lets you finger-knit stripes, checkerboards, hearts and simple pixel pictures, worked from a charted grid where each square is one loop. Smaller loops show shapes more clearly, so Alize Puffy Fine is a common pick for charted designs. For colour without planning, Alize Puffy Fine Color and Alize Puffy Color change shade along the strand by themselves.