I have finished my first blanket on my journey to master knitting afghans! The pattern says it should take 6 hours, so I figured it would take me about a week or so, trying to find time between classes, work, and other activities to finish. It only took two days though! The large needles and thick thread contributed to the quick finish, however I also found myself getting into the zone. I found myself not even realizing what was happening around me or how much time has passed, it related very closely to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's TED talk (http://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_on_flow.html) on flow. I got lost in my activity, and I became a part of it, doing it almost mindlessly until I was distracted by someone walking into the room, which at one point made me lose track of which stitch I was working on, knitting or purling. I feel really accomplished and have already started looking into more difficult patterns because I am eager to learn more. My mimi is really proud of me, I emailed her some pictures and she was really excited. Now, not only do I want to make more, people who were observing me in the sorority house now are putting in requests to have blankets made for them! Here are some pictures of the final results:
My blanket now being used as a throw at the end of my bed
The size of the blanket spread out
Me cuddled up in my new blanket at the sorority house watching the Superbowl (Mallory in the background, another UC 256 class member observing)
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