i have never backed a knitted item - but i would think you might want to research the shrink factor before sewing the two cotten pieces together. if you still have your gauge swatch, throw that in the washer with a swatch of the flannel, it would be a shame to have the blanket go kaddywhampus becuase the two cottons shrunk differenlty.

I have backed a knitted baby blanket. I used fleece, which is nice & soft. I agree about matching the shrink factor of the materials if you intend to machine wash it.

Thanks. I think I’ll do the swatch test.

I had planned on washing the fabric before hand anyway, but am always nervous about washing something knitted. But I think I can handle the swatch test without worry.

Please note king tut cotton yarn shrinks when washed. Ger. my lovely blanket that was 36x48 is now blocking at 33x40. my family inidcates that this is still fine for a baby, but ger. the swatch didn't do this! now i have way more cream flece to back it with than i need, and it dosen't meet Al's specificaiton. Never, and i mean never get roped into knitting for your master(qi gong, nothing unusual). This is gunna suck and i have to tell him i goofed. i just want to cry because now i feel, unreasonably i know, like a complete failure and have wasted 100 hours of work. i know i'll feel better in the morning, or at least after a beer of two, but really frustrated right now. Maybe i shouldn't have tried a new yarn, with a new pattern stitch, on a project i've never done before. oh, wait that might be the issue i bit off more than i can once again. ger.