IT'S A PAGAN MIRACLE Y'ALL
The Forever Blanket, 30 years or so in the making, is finally complete. And if you think that's hyperbole, it isn't: I started this project in high school, and I am currently 45 years old.
When I say I've been working on it foreverrrrr, I mean foreverrrrr.
When I do a long term project, I mean a long term project.
Never give up, never surrender! You can finish your WIPs!!
The big blue and black part at the top is vintage 1990s knitting, lol.
This one goes out to all my neurodivergent friends who also start 20,000,001 projects and struggle to actually finish them.
And yes, Yuan and I have slept with it the past couple of nights. I love it. 😃
You can see on one side, the stitching attaching all the pieces together is very visible, and on the other side it's much more subtle. I like it that way, too. 😄 The blue and black was the yarn I originally bought for the project, thinking it would be enough, and all the other colors is me using up my yarn stash. I started off knitting that first piece on circular needles, but I popped three of them due to the weight, just from that one piece. That's when I decided to make multiple pieces. It is double stranded, worsted weight, acrylic yarn (mostly Red Heart but not all), knit on size 7 needles.
Celebrate with me! My longest term project is complete!!! 🎉
Thanks for reading and have a wonderful week, everyone!
As a fellow neurodivergent, it gives me great mental relief to see you finish off a 30 year project. The blanket looks great too! 🙂 Now back to my decluttering project..
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😳Hah! Thirty years! Why did it take that long? And it looks very lovely 🥰
It's because it's one of those projects I would work on for a while and then put down and start doing something else, lol.
congratulations :3 it is a beautiful blanket, and a great achievement to have finished it, giving up will never be an option.
Never, it's my new favorite blanket! 😄
That´s beautiful, hurray, you made it. I also had a WIP that I started in college and only finished it 25 years after... welcome to the club my dear!
Oooh yay I have gained exclusive club access! 😃
That will keep you very warm! Congrats on a job well done!
Thanks very much! It is nice and thick and warm! ^_^
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O wow, @phoenixwren - this is an incredible achievement!!!!
I so get you with taking an age to make things - but this beats even my record of around 20 years to 'finish' a painting! I LOVE that you kept going all this time, and eventually completed this beauuuuuutiful blanket: I bet it feels incomparably comfortable and worth the efforts... Well done!
Yes, you understand with the 20 year painting! :D It actually does feel just so good to sleep with it. I love the weight and how tightly knit it is and all the colors. ^_^
Thank you so much! :)
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Awesome that you actually finished!
Right? I'm so happy!
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Finally finally we’re done with our forever blanket
Yuan is so lucky and this blanket seems so comfy.
If Never give up was a person it would surely be you!
Hahahahaha yes I am celebrating! Celebrating by snuggling up with Yuan in the blanket. ;)
That’s great.
I have been trying to engage in tapestry and I’ve been giving up and it’s awesome how your post has inspired me.
I think I’m going to try something today.
Thank you Phoenixwren!
Yeah! Tapestry is awesome, I hope you have fun! 😃
Kudos to uou Mam for the patience. Great work to be appreciated.
Thanks! :)
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Awesome 😎
Thank you!
This is beautiful
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Wow! did you say 30years????? wow! Let me go and finish the hand bag I'm making as it was gradually turning into na abandoned project 😅
Yes! It was one of those things I would work on for a while and then put down and not touch again for months (or years). The past few months I was like, I'm almost done, let's try and finish it - and I did!
Wow! fascinating and it's really beautiful too. I don't think I would be able to keep it intact for such a long time. From the pictures it feels like you just had it done all together 😃. I'd tag you on my handbag when I'm done 🙂
Yes please do! :D
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How you made it? 😁 🍀
It's really looking like a unique piece of Art 🎭
Knitting! :)
It might took long time in completion ;)
Now that is worth a celebration!! #success #winning
Wow! Amazing in every sense! I love the colours, they go together so beautifully.
Thank you so much! I love the colors too. I was totally using up a lot of the yarn stash with this! :D
Indeed it's a forever blanket😁. 30yrs is such a long time and a child born then should be married now with kids😊.
Its a big congratulations from me to you🎉
I always joked I would finish it in time to be my funeral shroud, lol. 😂
It's super thick and catty doesn't want to leave your side. It's so fascinating and unique. Great work
Yuan is very cuddly! 😺
You mentioned something about thirty years. Do you mean you have been working on this blanket for about thirty years?
Wow!!!
Yes. It's one of those projects I started and stopped on with huge gaps in between.
It wasn't me who did it and I feel satisfied for your hard work, following our goals no matter how long it takes us, gives us that joy of reaching the goal, congratulations.
Thanks so much! 😄
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Congratulations on a well job done
Thanks very much! :)
I so much love the quality of this blanket
Thank you so much! :)
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