Winter is coming - and so are my exams. This is not a shawl, it is a blanket in disguise(!)
- made to keep me warm during long days of studying in freezing study halls.

I love how it turned out. The fabric is a lot less dense after blocking.
I ended up doing only 27 repeats before doing a tubular bind off, but it’s definitely not too short.
I struggled (a lot!) with the tubular bind off at first, but finally got it right after studying these videos from garnstudio.com: video 1 and video 2

EDIT: This yarn pills, and looks worn after only a short time. Not a huge problem for a shawl, but not ideal either.

9.9.2014
15 repeats done - halfway there! Uploaded first pic of the unblocked fabric. Looks warm, doesn’t it? I’m thrilled. First cable project. I’ve made a few mistakes, but nothing too noticeable.

4/7 skeins nearly finished, so I may not have enough yarn for 30 repeats, but its already huge, so I’m not too worried.

1.9.2014
Knits up surprisingly fast. The yarn is slightly more fussy than I’d have hoped, but feels very soft and warm. I don’t think I’m going to bother knitting two pieces. I’ll probably just keep going until it feels long enough, then do a tubular bind off.