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Final Notes! Project Name: Log Cabin Blanket Pattern Source: No pattern needed, but tutorial on long cabin knitting found at Mason Dixon Knitting Name of Yarn Used: Mission Falls 1824 Cotton Amount of Yarn Used: 3 balls Sand (104), 3 balls Coral (201), 2 balls Phlox (405), 3 balls Sea (402) and 2 balls Fennel (301) [I started out with two of each, thinking that I'd need the same amount of each color. Wrong! Remember, each stripe requires more yarn than the previous stripe. Also, the center patch burns up a lot of that color's yarn.] Needles Used: No. 6 Addi Turbo circulars (the balls band calls for No. 7s but I couldn't find mine and my No. 6 circulars are longer [40"], which is necessary when making a blanket of indeterminate size!) Other notions used: n/a Deviations from the Pattern: n/a Other Comments (what I wished I'd known before I started this project): *Don't forget to do a loose bind-off to avoid the "gathered" effect at the top of every stripe. *I love the colors that I picked, but looking back I sort of wish that I had chosen colors that contrasted each other more. Also, I should remember to try to be more daring next time -- I only chose five colors and I've been using them in the same order. Next time, go crazy! *Next time try a light color as the center square. *When picking up stitches for the next row, be consistent. Pick up stitches between garter ridges when traveling perpendicular to the stripe, and pick up stitches on a one-to-one basis when traveling parallel to a stripe. Be sure to pick up the last stitch as close to the end of the fabric as possible to keep the next stripe from sloping down at the end.