1/6/2010
I take back everything I ever said about knitting blankets! I’m loving this one. It’s not dragging forever until I want to kill myself. I’m really, really enjoying it! It’s so cute, and having both cables and lace keeps it very interesting. I can never wait to find out what happens in the next round! I’m really glad I gave this one a try.

1/9/2010
I finished the knitting. I washed it, and it came out much softer. Now I just have to get the edges to lie down. I wouldn’t really call this pattern easy, since it involves both cables and lace, but it’s nothing a brave beginner couldn’t do, as long as they can decrease and they have plenty of patience.

1/31/2010
All done! I steam blocked it, and it looks great! The second picture shows the color much better, but it’s pre-blocking. (Yes, you can block acrylic…sort of.)