Entrelac baby blanket: almost there....

I'm really enjoying knitting this entrelac baby blanket and, despite being really busy this week, I have pressed on and managed to finish the main part.  The top ball of wool in the photo is for the border.  The others are what is leftover.  I could probably have knitted another white, blue and green row.  But the pink is almost all gone.  All the balls of wool were partially used when I started, so there must have been less pink.  I'm looking forward to making a few little hats with these oddments.

Today was the first time I have seen the blanket off the needles and laid out flat.  I could almost hear it breathing a sigh of relief as I cast off the last row.  It currently measures 26" x 32" but that will change when I add the border and block it.  I haven't blocked it yet as Julie of Mack and Mabel, who wrote the pattern, advised me to add the border first.   I'm really pleased with it.  I went over it sewing in loose ends and checking for holes but, all things considered, it is a very good first attempt at entrelac. 

Now I just need to add the border.  There will be a slight delay in proceedings as I had to order the correct size circular needle.  I had a very long pair of 4mm needles and managed to knit the main blanket on these.  But the border calls for 3.25mm needles.  It is knitted straight, not "in the round"; but my straight needles of this size are too short.  I found a 100cm circular needle on Ebay for absolute peanuts and snapped it up.  It will get plenty of use in future, so I am a happy bunny.  I am normally more organised than this and would already have the needle waiting for me.  But, hey ho, I can always find something else to do until it arrives.  Hopefully my next photo will show the finished blanket.

This is the pattern I am following.  It is well written and comes with loads of photos.