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)

Comments

[Dharma]

The blanket is breathtaking. Fantastic work.

[Jess (in JP!)]

hi there,
I've started the clapotis and am worried that i'm doing something wrong -- which stitches come out to create the ladders? I've done the first 12-row section twice so far, and i have a couple of holes (!), but nothing that looks like a ladder. What do you think? Should i rip out? Or do you create the ladders after the fact? HELP!!! Thanks for any advice -- i love the look of the clapotis and can't wait to have my own! (making it out of cascade, i think. so beautiful.)

[Janet]

That blanket is absolutely gorgeous!!! WOW! (moseyed on over from Michele's blog)

[Auntie M]

I love the colors of the Clapotis. I miss target!

[kim]

YES! Your blanket is stunning. I've been sitting on a month's salary's worth of Manos to make a blanket for us under explicit instruction from my husband that it be composed of 4x4" squares. I've put off starting it for *months*. It never occured to me to make the squares on an angle. You ROCK. Thank you!

[peri]

Hello,Michele sent me
wow, very nice.
I like the shoes too.
I have a crochet afghan calling my name, I'd better get off the pc.

[Cathi]

I have to add to the call about the yarn for the blanket- it looks great, those are mitred squares, yes?

And yay for new shoes, especially pink ones!

[Lee Ann]

That's what I was thinking, that the blanket almost looks like a painting...really cool! And that colourway of Lorna's Laces is pretty snazzy too...great job!

[Jenn]

Clapotis looks beautiful. I've been looking at that colorway on eBay alot lately. Your blanket is looking beautiful. It reminds me of oil paintings, and the way the paint kind of blends together.

[alison]

Beautiful clapotis! Love those colors. And your throw is gorgeous. What an ambitious project!

It was fun meeting you yesterday. Hope we'll see more of each other again soon! :)

[melanie]

Yay new couches and finished claps! I *love* the blanket, it is beeaaauuutiful.

[Kathleen]

Great looking clap and that blanket is stunning. Please tell us the yarn.

[Vera]

Your Clapotis is beautiful! The colors are great, and I want to use Lion and Lamb for my next one.

The blanket is very nice too.

[amy]

yeah for the clap! i did mine with lion and lamb as well. it is fun to knit and to wear. i LOVE how soft it is!

that blanket is amazing, what yarn are you using?

[Lauren]

Wow the blanket looks great. And time-consuming. And patience-trying.