Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Dotty is making knitted gifts for friends and chose not to knit a blanket but chose a scarf instead because she was sure the _ would be completed in time.

Choice 1: Dotty is making knitted gifts for friends and chose not to knit a blanket but chose a scarf instead because she was sure the blanket would be completed in time.
Choice 2: Dotty is making knitted gifts for friends and chose not to knit a blanket but chose a scarf instead because she was sure the scarf would be completed in time.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.