Finally done!

I finished up David's scarf last night and sewed in the ends/blocked it today! I'm glad this is finally done, it certainly took long enough (2 years -- yikes!). Here's a pic:

I really like how it turned out. Despite the yarn being a poly/acrylic blend (Yes, good old Red Heart Eco), the scarf is really soft and will be nice to wear (and easy to clean!). Blocking really helped the pattern look more tight. Here's a picture before blocking:

And a close-up of the stitches after blocking:

 I am really (REALLY) relieved to have this finished. I think I'm pretty done with scarves at the moment -- too much repetition over much too long a period of time. I only have 1 more scarf already in my queue, so at least I will have a break from scarves for a little while. Now if only I can finish the shrug before tomorrow night (yeah, right!).