Per..Haps... I should end this now!

I read somewhere just recently something to the effect, "Don't waste your time knitting with yarn you don't like." Well, this yarn has not been my favorite. Colorwise, that is. I actually think this Hap Blanket (Ysolda's pattern) will be a weight and texture that I will enjoy cuddling under on my couch when it's cold. But the colors do nothing for me except remind me of the colors in my grandmother's den back in the early 70's.

It's mainly the greeny gold color that causes me to wince. The dark brown is not bad. And the goldy gold is not too bad either. But I would have much preferred a maroon or even a dark green turquoise instead of the greeny gold.

I can't seem to get a picture that shows the true colors of both the dark brown and the green at the same time. So this first one shows the best brown; the second one shows the truer greeny gold. (Sorry, but I can't come up with a better name for this color.) It's certainly not a spring/summer item, is it? It screams Fall! Maybe I'll like it better come about Thanksgiving - if we have an ice storm by then.

Anyway, I think I'm ready to bind off. Call it a wrap. Or a blanket. Or a Hap shawl. How 'bout a Lap Hap?

I promise my next posted project to be more exciting.

Hap Shawl Complete

I finished the Hap Shawl Challenge! The edging is on and it is blocked! As I suspected, it is very large. I haven't actually measured it, but it is at least 5 feet by 5 feet.

I am very pleased with the colors I picked out and it matches my family room quite well.

The first picture is out on my deck. As I was posing the shawl, it caught on a nail. Grrrr




This second picture is inside on my leather chair.


This was a very enjoyable knit, from start to finish. The changing of the colors made it difficult to put down. I spit felted each of the new ends for the color changes so I only had two ends to weave in on the whole project.

Thanks to Christina for encouraging me to knit this! It never would have been on my radar to knit, had you not suggested it.