It took 3 1/2 years...

...to knit this for my daughter!  

I learned how to knit 3 1/2 years ago and I went straight to "advanced" level 

for this project.  

Well, one of the things you learn along the way is that you start out slowly and choose simple patterns, and 

you don't knit an entire blanket in one huge piece.  Wish I had known to do this pattern in strips then stitch it up together.

3 1/2 years later - it's finally done.  And the color purple is no longer my daughter's favorite color.  

Now she is asking for the same pattern in red....

(don't double click - it's fuzzy!)