The Lavender Patch blanket (2005)

Dimensions:
5 by 8 8rd/31st squares (40 squares total, each square about 9.5"/24cm on a side)
44.5" by 76" (113cm by 193cm) (single bed coverlet size)
Weighs about 7lbs/3kg

Yarns (Coats and Clark Red Heart Supersaver):
Squares: 528 - Medium Purple 579 - Pale Plum 661 - Frosty Green 406 - Medium Thyme
Medium Purple (528) - 10sq
Pale Plum (579) - 10sq
Frosty Green (661) - 10sq
Medium Thyme (406) - 10sq
Seamed/bordered with:
Watercolor (318) (variegated lavender, green, cream, pale blue)

Photos Finished blanket:

Current status:
Completed June 2005. Donated to nursing home, 7 June 2005.

Notes:
This blanket taught me two things.

First, it's easier to get a balanced looking pattern when the dimension are both odd (as 7 by 11), or both even (as 6 by 10). When one is odd and one is even, it's trickier. Which is why I went for simple diagonal rows.

Second, once my squares get up to 8 rounds, they start to ruffle enough to bother me. 7 rounds and below, no problem. Any ruffling is within the range of acceptable. But 8 rounds seems to be the tipping point. I'll need to swatch if I ever need to make 8-or-more-round squares again.