Thank you! It did require another blocking to avoid the crochet chain sitting to one side, but steam worked well. I am happy with it.
Thank you! Am am happy with the result.
“I am happy” of course lol
It is a Christmas gift and I cannot wait to see the reaction. Fingers crossed, but the recipient is a knitter and will appreciate the work. Especially since this project looks far more difficult and time consuming that it turned out to be 
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Thanks so much!
Yes like most knitters I know, I knit what I like (and hope to heaven the recipient likes it too:D)
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The back is HOTN late last night, I am loving this construction and it went really fast for me. On to the front!
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Looks great! I was surprised by how quick of a knit it was.
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I would be very interested in seeing a photo of this one finished. I like the plan you have created.
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I’ve never seen that acronym before, and I really like it! Going to have to start using that myself 
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I’m doing my own version of the Color Explosion Throw, mainly from stash. On a brief hiatus until the Advent madness ends.
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That is lovely and looks terrific on you
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Thanks for this! I just started the original color throw and on the third or fourth row there was an off color change that I tore out and redid. This looks perfectly shifted!
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My grandson has been asking me to “yarn” him a new blankie- the one he has - has been loved to death. He picked out all of the colors. My progress so far.
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Finished and absolutely loving it! The seaming was new to me and very slow going; but I like it. The 2nd and 3rd seam went better and faster than the 1st. I am definitely making another one for our family room, and love the idea of using the pattern for scarfs and smaller blankets. I was surprised to have two unused balls (colors B & C) and two with just a bit left (colors E & H). In case it’s helpful for anyone, these are the amounts I used by color in the pattern chart including 15 or so micro swatches:
Finished size: 54W x 60L at pattern gauge
A) 120g B) 93g C) 87g D) 67g E) 100g F) 80g G) 87g H) 100g I) 94g J) 86g K) 92g
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It looks amazing! I’ll be thrilled if mine comes out as great as yours.
I finally finished the third strip of my Color Explosion Throw last night! Pictures to come later. And of course, I immediately cast on for the fourth and final strip. My partner and I are closing on our first house early in January, so I might actually have this blanket done in time for the move! I’m so excited to see the final piece come together, but I’ve been loving the whole process too.
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The most enticing project for me in Field Guide #19 is the Swarf. I finally cast on today. Here are my microswatches, all in Lichen & Lace 80/20 sock from MDK. Funny thing, until I made the microswatches I had an entirely different color order planned for the Swarf. In my head, it seemed like the way to go. But the microswatches proved my mental concept wrong! So glad I made them. And they’re cute!
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