A blanket square update - kind of. . .

Well, I finally took a photo of a few of the squares.
It is a very small selection, as there are now 320 of them, but it shows, within reason, what I'm doing.
No square is bigger than 6cm by 7cm.

Ok, now to repeat myself for those just arrived, or those not really wanting to go back into the archives:
The amount of fibre/yarn (actually cotton embroidery 6-stranded floss) I'm working with per square, is 8 metres. It's double thickness (two skeins) in order to get the right feel of fabric, as using it single thickness would make a blanket not much use other than ornament, and I want this for general use when it's finally completed (which will probably be in about 5 years, considering my project finishing rate).
And although the majority of the squares will be knitted with cotton, a very, VERY few, known as the "other" squares, are knitted with triple thickness madeira metallic embroidery thread/floss or of microfibre yarn (DK thickness). This is only because I want a tiny amount of variation in fibre types, and I liked the feel of the microfibre (no squares of which are in either picture). So sue me.


















Here's a closer photo, to show a bit more detail in some of the squares.
I'm actually proud of the consistency of the knitting. It's not fantastic, but it is very good considering I've only been knitting for 18 months.

I have multiple categories of square -
plain stocking stitch,
plain reverse stocking stitch,
diagonal squares,
horizontal squares,
lace squares,
patterned squares (no lace patterns in this category, of course),
striped squares
and then the "other" squares.
Of the main categories, I've worked out that I must knit 120 of each, with only 44 squares in the "other" category.
It is a teeny bit screwy, but it is my blanket. I figure that this will be my first and only afghan, so
I'm going to make it the way I want it. (Well, I say only. . .but time will tell.)

And finally. . .the blanket will (should) end up being 2 metres by 2 metres, if I've done the mathematics correctly, which I sincerely hope I have. I'm going to be really miffed if I end up with squares left over.

On a ever-so slightly different note to finish this post with, I've finished the knitting and cast off on both the blue eyelash scarf and the prayer shawl. I still have the ends to weave in and the fringe to attach to the prayer shawl (a short one), but at least I've done them. *happy sigh*.

Bye for now.