Well, it happened.
2020 is done and dusted and so is the blanket to end all blankets. Much like 2020 itself, the blanket was seemingly never-ending and it has turned out slightly larger than planned.
And by larger I mean that folded in half lengthways, it’s the perfect size to cover our double bed.
It is well over 8ft long and no - I haven’t measured it as I don’t have a big enough house :)
I did do a few basic calculations though and worked out that it comprises approximately:
792,000 stitches
293 hours of knitting
1.98kg yarn
I managed to get a stretched out photo by employing a handy helper and commandeering the stairs.
We have agreed that the blanket can live downstairs as a family TV blanket snuggler, on the understanding that it lives on my bed at night and I think we are all happy with that arrangement.
If you are curious as to how I actually knit the blanket you can find my planning post here and at the end of this post I have given details of the yarns I used. I didn’t keep track of actual amounts though. At the blankets widest point it was 550 stitches across (2200 per day) so I ordered yarn as and when I needed it. It’s safe to say that I used at least 2 balls of each colour apart from the 2 extremes of temperature.
If you are interested in how to knit your own Temperature Blanket you can find my e-book here.
