More finishing class samples. Here's a necklace of swatches.I was so sick of never having enough samples that I spent 24 hours knitting little blue squares. In case you're curious, the stitches are live (i.e. not bound off) to demonstrate 3-needle grafting etc. 
It was surprisingly satisfying!.
Nah, don't worry. It's not a domestic plumbing issue.
Some blocking samples for a Finishing Class at The Yarn Room to demonstrate the benefits of blocking. Blocking for lace is such a transformation. Notice how the blocked sample almost completely fills the image space. unblocked
blocked magic
Poetic./
