I wanted something a little larger than the pattern size of 21.5” x 29”, so I added two rows of blocks to all 4 sides and I used a larger hook size. This gained me 8.5” to 9” in both directions.

The first skein of Light Periwinkle was 9 grams light and I ran out shortly after completing the nose of the orca. It turned out that I needed 9 grams to finish, so if the skein had been a full 198 grams to begin with I probably would not have needed to make that extra trip to JoAnn’s for more and the blanket would have been finished over a week earlier.

It’s interesting how the variegated yarn, while being worked in diagonal blocks, managed to pool into horizontal stripes. Someone told me that it looks like ocean waves, so I’m not mad at it.