Love, love, love this scrappy project!!

Increased to 450 stitches then started the “straight” portion.

Width is 55 to 60 inches. I’m planning on making the length about 80 to 90 inches. I’ll need to knit the shorter side for about 20 to 30 inches.

Weighs 991 grams

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I did it! I finished my Happy Scrappy Blankie! My goal was February 2 (the one year anniversary of the start of my medical issues) so I did it with about a week & a half to spare. Knitting on this blanket has seen me through so many difficult things in the past year - being hospitalized three different times for a total of 14 days, my blood pressure spiking incredibly high, having an eye stroke & losing vision in my right eye, suffering multiple bilateral pulmonary embolisms (lots of blood clots in both lungs), discovering I am severely anemic, finding out I have Factor Two Prothrombin (a blood clotting disorder), passing out a few times, losing a huge amount of blood due to a 20 day menstrual period, getting two blood transfusions, having a uterine ablation, and suffering with a burst ovarian cyst…not to mention all the medications I’m now taking and all the rest and recovery time I’ve needed. The doctors have said that each of the three times I was hospitalized I could’ve easily died. But praise the Lord that He saved me. I’m not sure why but I know my work here is not finished. Through it all I worked on this beautiful blanket. It has been incredibly therapeutic for me. Sometimes I cried while I knit, sometimes I prayed while I knit, sometimes I laughed while I knit, and sometimes I just knit. It’s seen me through all the good times and bad times and scary times in the last year. When I look at this beautiful blanket I am overwhelmed with emotions. I love everything about it. I love the scrappy colors, I love how cuddly & cozy it is, I loved working on it and I know I’ll love snuggly up in it too. There are so many feelings and memories knit into every single stitch.