I can’t believe I’m actually writing this, but the wedding blanket is finally, finally finished.
I made it through 10 of the 12 skeins of Simply Wool Bulky, but couldn’t keep going. The blanket was just so big and heavy, I couldn’t keep going. It’ll make for a fantastic snuggling, but it’s not the most fun to knit on (my poor arms would ache any time I worked more than a row or two). So, I finally gave up, bound off and declared it done.
I even blocked it! That’s how done it is! I soaked it in the sink and spread it out in the basement (where the children and dog can’t get to it) on a clean drop cloth. (I know… such a fancy setup.) And, lucky for me, it’s been super dry here, so it blocked in just a couple days.
The blanket ended up roughly square, which is fine with me. I just love how it turned out. I even took it out into the snow for a few glamor shots.
It’s taken me 9 months since I received the yarn, and I’m only 7 moths late for my friend’s summer wedding. But, dang it, I finished this thing. And that’s what matters.
Now let’s see how long it takes me to get it in the mail…
Have you finished any big projects lately?
Glamour shot!
I couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out. It’s warm and squishy and the colors are freaking gorgeous (and really hard to capture. The black has undertones of green and navy and ash gray, and the yellow is golden with touches of copper. So gorgeous). 
It was actually a really simple pattern (which I have plans of writing up for y’all), just a lot of knitting. I love that kind of pattern- simple enough for anyone to work up, but with a real impact when it’s done. Honestly, the hardest part was finding a space big enough (and away from the baby and the dog) to block the dang thing!
On the Needles 