at long last

i started knitting this afghan in, oh, i don't know, 2008? october? it was right before my first marathon and i specifically selected the pattern from "fast knits, fat needles" because, well, we all know i lose interest in things pretty quickly.

so here it is, june 2010, and i've finally finished the bugger. granted, i have about 15 loose ends to tie in but never mind that, it's 99% of the way finished. i was so very pleased with myself that i felt the need to pose blanket (that's his name) in two ways for his inaugural photos:






he doesn't completely match my furnishings; however, let's bear in mind that i selected the yarn colour another lifetime ago, ya? regardless, i actually love that it took me so long to knit because there are a lot of memories in blanket already and he's only just brand new! colds, break-ups, sleepless nights stressing about work, hungover saturday mornings, and happy, mindless hours spent sitting in my old favorite chair knitting and staring out at the ohio river. all of these things went into blanket's creation over the past two years. i shall treasure him.