Congrats on finishing!
I too finished a project today, but alas no photos. Maybe I'll shoot one before I give it to the intended recipient. I took the 4-hour baby blanket using size 50 needles
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I made it for a man in a nursing home, and so opted not to use pastels. Instead, I used 2 skeins of black (his favorite color), one of a variegated gray, and one of a black with bright bits of color popping up here and there. Then I left the tassels off. He's in a wheelchair part of the time, and I didn't want something to get caught up in wheels. I'll tell you, that blanket may be holey, but it's WARM! They call it a 4-hour blanket. I think it took me twice that.
I saw your beagle picture! We have one too, and he's my spoiled baby! Pins the cats down and loves on them something fierce. Licks them until their ears fold back!