Today is the day!
The grand reveal!
No, not what’s in your parcels…
… but what Sophie looks like now she’s done.
First there was the construction of the blocking mat:
And then a lot of pinning and finagling, which was not photographed as it required lots of concentration.
Now she’s stretched out and slightly damp:
What do you think? Was she worth the effort?
The Snail of Happiness 
coppicelearner
/ December 25, 2017She is beautiful! Well done!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ December 25, 2017Today is the first time I’ve seen her spread out properly, and I’m very pleased with how the colours turned out. The density and the fact that she’s made of 100% wool mean she’s a very warm blanket.
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Barbara
/ December 25, 2017Beautiful, I love the colours!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ December 25, 2017Thank you… I’m delighted with the end result
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Pat
/ December 25, 2017An incredible work of art. Well done!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ December 25, 2017I’m so pleased that I made her using good quality materials – she’s lovely and warm and should last many, many years
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Ann Pole
/ December 25, 2017Beautiful. But where are you going to sleep tonight?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ December 25, 2017Oh now… what will we do?
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Murtagh's Meadow
/ December 25, 2017Looks like a lot of work. It is lobrly
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Murtagh's Meadow
/ December 25, 2017Sorry that should have read “lovely”!!
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nanacathy2
/ December 25, 2017Sophie is sophisticated and sublime, super and splendiforous., sumptious and snuggly. Well worth the effort.
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katechiconi
/ December 25, 2017Not just beautiful, but elegant and cosy. Congratulations on a splendiferous finish!
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Nice Piece of Work
/ December 26, 2017Already bringing you great pleasure, well done 🙂
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Helen
/ December 26, 2017Definitely worth the effort! Really beautiful 😊
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The Snail of Happiness
/ December 26, 2017Now I need some chilly evenings to spend snuggled under her!
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Helen
/ December 26, 2017Should be getting cooler again now!
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jo creates
/ December 26, 2017so worth the effort! beautiful!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ December 26, 2017Thank you… it’s off the board now and artfully draped over a chair (that won’t last!)
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iamsimplyhooked
/ December 26, 2017Ooh yes – definitely worth the effort. What will you do now she is finished??
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The Snail of Happiness
/ December 26, 2017Well, at the moment, she’s artfully draped over a chair since, being 100% wool, she blocked in no time. I think she’s going to be my sofa blankie because she’s so warm.
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KerryCan
/ December 26, 2017Only you can say if she was worth the effort–since you put all the effort in–but I think she’s spectacular!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ December 26, 2017There were some points when I would have said ‘no’, but now she’s done, I’m happy. I suspect I won’t make another, though!
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TammieLP
/ December 26, 2017Definitely worth it!! Great job.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ December 26, 2017I’m still admiring my own handiwork!
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Emma
/ December 26, 2017She is wonderful! Those colours are so beautiful and balanced
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Joyce F in Kansas USA
/ December 27, 2017Just beautiful!
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Nikki
/ December 28, 2017Wow…what a magnificent eternal passionflower – simply splendid! Well done Snail!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ December 28, 2017Thank you – I’m leaning on it as I type!
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Wild Daffodil
/ December 28, 2017She really is looking splendid! I’ve been inspired to start one myself – I can’t seem to get enough of these highly textured crochet patterns at the moment. I think I will stick at the cushion size though.
She will be SO wonderful to snuggle under and the colours do look lovely, soft and sophisticated – a very classy Sophie indeed!
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redappleyarn
/ December 28, 2017very elegant Mrs Snail
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The Snail of Happiness
/ December 28, 2017thank you – I highly recommend the shop that the wool came from!
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Born To Organize
/ December 29, 2017Sophie is gorgeous. My goodness, though, what a lot of work. I love the intricate patterns and the color scheme. It sounds like one of those “I’m glad I did it, but I won’t do it again” projects. Did you learn a lot as you went along?
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quietwatercraft
/ January 5, 2018She’s even more fabby finished! I do love the strip with butterflies. I can’t imagine that’s all basic stitches, did you learn some fancy new ones?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ January 5, 2018Actually, the stitches are mostly quite straightforward – there was only one instance where I had to look up the video tutorial. The book has detailed explanations of almost everything, along with lots of pictures. Actually, this was one of the things I found irritating about doing it – the pattern sometimes got lost in all the explanation, leading to a couple of pages of the book being required to describe a single round in some cases. That’s probably me being pernickety… overall, it’s a good pattern and not impossible for someone with only a bit of crochet experience.
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quietwatercraft
/ January 5, 2018Ooh even better, I’m definitely tempted to try one myself if it’s not all super complicated
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