What a difference a year makes!

I learned how to knit just about a year ago and I have been working feverishly on a blankie for my nephew Logan for the last 6 months. This why I haven't been posting. Below is my "premier piece" from a year ago. I started out with 20 stitches and somehow ended up with almost 50. Don't ask, I still don't know how I did that! One of the girls I work with had a baby in March and the rest of us knitted squares to sew together for a blankie. Then I knitted several scarfs and a few hats and decided to try something bigger and more challenging. I bought a book that has patterns of different knitted blocks and picked out some for beginners. There were times that I would get stuck on a pattern and put the whole thing a way for several weeks. I never thought I would finish it. It is made up of 36, 8x8 squares and each color has a different pattern. I was going to knit the border too, but didn't like any of the ones I tried. I bought satin blanket binding, but decided that it made it way too babyish. I know he's a baby now, but I want him to like it when he's older too. So, I learned how to crochet and that by far was the best choice. It is DONE!