Immediately after finishing the last two Sampler Blankets, I cast on for a new one. I like having this project on the needles. It's like an old friend who tells the same stories over and over but never gets boring. About the time you're ready to be done with it, there's another story to tell. Thirty stories to be exact. That's what I like about this blanket.
None of the thirty swatches are too hard or too boring. They're just the right mix of interesting and challenging to keep me focused - yet just enough variety to ensure I don't get bored and put the whole thing away. Also, I've gotten pretty good at finishing this puppy - so I'm confident I can actually create a FO in a relatively short amount of time.
I've calculated that each strip of six swatches takes me nine hours to knit. 9x5=45 hours of knitting. Plus the soaking, blocking, drying, joining, weaving in of loose ends, and crocheting of the border puts the entire blanket at about 50-55 hours.
Ingredients for success:
- 4 skeins of Cascade Eco+ yarns
- US Size 10.5 needles (I like my Lantern Moons for this project)
- A favorite Netflix series to watch while knitting
How about you? What's your favorite go to knitting?
Sounds like me and my Rambling Rows. Do we need to make an Afghan Thread yet on Finish or Frog It??? :D
Posted by: rebecca | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 15:42
socks, dishcloths and baby blankets usually in patterns that I have already tackled before, but I'm thinking I haven't done a scarf in so mnay years that I may have to go back and do another
Posted by: Carolyn in NC | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 12:09
You know what JEnnifer? I am loving having this log cabin blanket to go to..
I realized I was tired of tiny projects and switching all the time.
Im ready for routine! in more ways than one!
Posted by: kathy b | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 10:45
My favorite knitting is a bit smaller. I like to have a charity hat on the needles. I don't have to worry about it fitting a particular person, so it's easy.
Posted by: Beth | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 10:43
Hexipuffs. I'm hoping to actually finish that blanket before I die, lol.
Posted by: Cambria Washington | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 09:57
LOL Socks. Did you really need to ask me?
Yep ... when I pick up my knitting, it's almost ALWAYS socks.
Love the pretty green of the yarn you are using.
Posted by: Dee | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 09:45