Sometimes you find a pattern that just makes you happy. While I did discover some errata in the pattern (too late to change, thanks to a Christmas deadline!), I still think it turned out pretty good! In this photo there are still 1.25 rounds left to crochet. Then the blanket needed blocking, as is the case with most large projects.
I'd honestly recommend the Pandemic CAL, even with the errata. It's not much, simply a wrong number of stitches in, I believe, the first round after the third loop single crochet section.
When you look it up, the original pattern is shown using two different colorways of yarn, one a Mandala cake, one a solid black. This blanket was made using 4 skeins of Red Heart Ombre in washed jeans. (the recipient needs it to be easily laundered. Elsewise I'd have been tempted to go with some awesome wools from KnitPicks.)