Presenting: Clapotis!

Posted on March 13, 2005 by knittingpatterns4you | 8 Comments

She's finished! Sorry for the headless shot, but I'm making a really scary face in this picture. ;o)

I used 6.5 skeins of Silk Garden on a size 8 needle (I knit loose), and it was finished in a week. I hate the dropping down stitches part in every project of this type, it's like watching half the work disappear! I figured out that you can get the same effect by doing a double YO instead of the knit stitch that will be unravelled, but you have to drop the YO's and do them again every row (right & wrong side). If I make another one, I will definitely do that instead. It just goes against my obsessive-compulsive knitting mantra to unravel my knitting on purpose. I know, I'm nuts. But if I'm ok with it, that's what matters, right?

Currently knitting a scarf in Classic Elite's new Obsession 100% cashmere -- this stuff is amazing. Chunky without being thick when knit up, it's perfect in so many ways and I love the colors. Will post a picture when it's ready. This yarn has been flying out of the store, so much so that we've reordered twice since it came in last week! I'm totally in love with it and will have to make myself a hat or something with it. The yarn should be listen on our site within the next few weeks but we have in it stock in every color right now. Yum.

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8 Responses

mcfliege

March 25, 2005

that’s one of the most beautiful i’ve scene. the colors are gorgeous and remind me of stained glass windows in a cathedral!!!

congratulations on such a beautiful clapotis!

Alice

March 26, 2005

Your Clapotis is splendid! That colorway is beautiful – I really love the jewel tones.

Jessica

July 20, 2005

That is GORGEOUS! Sorry to comment months after the fact; I found your blog while looking for a Clapotis in 211. It’s impossible to guess at the Silk Garden colorways from pictures of skeins. I swear: if you look at three different pictures, you see three different colorways. Your photo was really helpful, and your Clapotis is fabulous. Thanks!

margaret

March 20, 2005

was the colorway 211? just curious,
mhv

Denise

March 20, 2005

Your clapotis is absolutely great.

Leslie

March 24, 2005

Honey,
Clapping for Clap Potty. That’s a hell of a scarf! Gorgeous!

gwen

March 25, 2005

gawd, that turned out hella-gorgeous.
i’ve been looking at that pattern for a while and wondering if i could subsitute something like Silk Garden (which i luuv)
the way the colours stripe is very pretty.
great job.
makes me wnat to put Clapotis back on my “i want that” list.
: )

monica

March 14, 2005

That is gorgeous!

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