Log Cabin Knitting

I started this project back in December right when I got out of my sling. I added knitting as a form of therapy to get my shoulder working again. It helped a little, and knitting doesn't hurt like it did before I had surgery, which is a awesome. This style of knitting I found in a book called Mason-Dixon Knitting which a friend loaned to me over the winter. For a beginning knitter it's really easy but it doesn't look it. I did have to watch a youtube video that showed how to pickup stitches because I didn't "get" that when I read the book. All in all I'd say it turned out pretty well.

The above picture was taken just before I finished the last row. It's hard to see the different layers in the white and solid green parts but in the middle with the varying colored thread you can get how it spirals out from the center. The whole thing covers my lap from side to side and from my waist past my knees, so its roughly 3 x 3.5'. I've placed it by the back door which we were previously using a towel to dry our feet. The rug is made from cotton thread so it's super absorbent.