Big Blanket!

Big blanket! I bought these needles (size US 50!) and yarn like 2 years ago. The yarn is a size Jumbo 7, used for a size 50 needles. The big yarn is pretty expensive, so I don't often have the opportunity to knit with these needles. Worth it, though! At first I tried to make a blanket using the seed stitch, because I thought it would be cool to use a more complicated stitch, but I decided to redo it and do stockinette because the seed stitch was just looking a little weird.
Knitting with huge needles is definitely a different experience! It's more of an exercise and I have to do it pretty slowly. I cast on 18 stitches here, which is about 2 more than can comfortably fit on one needle, so I also have to be conscious about not letting the stitches slip off. What a great reminder to slow down and pay attention.
Knitting during quarantine is helping me a lot. I've learned that having projects that I work towards is super satisfying for me. Getting a little further on a long term goal, even one as small as a possible blanket is very energy inducing for me.
I believe I mentioned this before on this blog, but this project reminds me of knitting artist Anna Mo! Click here for her instagram! Click here for an article about her "chunky knits! She makes blankets and other things with giant yarn and needles. Her art is even bigger than size 50. I don't know a lot of knitting artists, but I am hoping to get more artistic with my knitting soon.
The first photo is me knitting on a small couch in my room! Below the big blanket, you can see a peek of my sack! Remember the sack I knit? I still have it and it still brings me joy whenever I see it. I don't think I have enough yarn to make a full blanket, but I'll knit until I'm done with the yarn! Knitting is so fun!

Image description: A hand resting on a big pair of needles and yarn in order to show the size of the needles.

Image description: Sarit smiles with her mouth closed, while in the process of knitting.

Image description: Sarit smiles with her eyes closed holding up her partly knitted pink blanket.