A Quick Post

i've got some knitting progress to show.

the fancy clap is fini.

a little detail

this clap was made with 3 skeins of lorna's laces lion and lamb, colorway uptown. 

this was all the yarn i was left with even after decreasing the the number of repeats during section 3 by 2. 

of course the softness of this yarn is wonderful, and i love the drape.  on the other hand, my el cheapo clap is so thick it would choke a horse and is really a winter scarf , but i like the colors better (the colors are better in el cheapo clap in real life.  that picture sucks).

and i  went back to work on a project that i started ages ago.

a blanket for the living room (pay no attention to the ugly couch.  j and i bought a new couch and love seat which should be delivered in about 8 weeks.   i do believe it will be a lovely couch and loveseat although it's hard to tell since i had a hard time stretching the 2 square foot fabric swatch to fit a 7 foot long couch -- so helpful the little tiny swatches).

here's a close-up.

finally, this last picture has nothing to do with knitting but i thought i'd post a picture of my latest shoe purchase.

(psst -- i got them at target -- 12.99)