A drum roll, please...

So yesterday I said that my Brown and Brights blanket should be ready by the weekend.

Well, I got around to weaving in all the ends. Fortunately, I had done all the sunburst centres as I went along:

Then, watching rubbish but compelling reality tv about Britain's biggest families (imagine having 16 children - eek), before I knew it, I had crocheted all the squares together:

Next, I did a border. Two rows of treble, and one row of single crochet:

And the blanket was finished... Ta dah...

I am very happy with the finished result. Normally, I would not favour brown but

a) it is a good foil for the bright colours

b)  the blanket is for my 6 year old grandson to cuddle under with his daddy. Adored Grandson is partial to a milk shake or hot chocolate, so the background colour is very practical.

I now have a bit more hope that I can finish the Blanket of Gloom and mum's blanket before Christmas.