Et voila!
Pattern: Clapotis (from Knitty Fall 2004) by Kate Gilbert
Yarn: Handpainted Twinkletoes sock yarn from eBay store Over The Rainbow Yarns, 585 yards (I could be wrong). I believe the pink/blue/teal/purple colorway is called Crocus.
Needles: US 8
Finished Size: 26.5" wide x 68" long, with blocking.
I love it! Can you tell by my goofy grin?
Of course, I made some modifications. I used sock yarn instead of worsted. With less yardage, I knit one less increase at the beginning (and therefore one less decrease at the end) and one less straight repeat. Everything was going swimmingly until the I knit the decreases, where I predictably ran out of yarn halfway. Rrrriiippp! I had knit 12 straight repeats so I frogged back to the end of the 11th. Good thing I had a lifeline there, and that I didn't drop any stitches yet. I knit the decreases again. And again... rrriiipp! So I ended up doing decreases on both sides for 1 whole repeat toward the very end, and then did the finishing decrease the specified way. That end looks pointy, then angles in sharply, then pointy again. I dropped all the stitches, soaked and blocked it, and proceeded to dance around the apartment wearing Clapotis. BF was impressed (though not with my dancing).
I highly recommend this pattern to anyone looking for a quick knitted gift. The bias cut is a great idea. It looks great unblocked--the bias shows more--but I blocked this to make a wrap.
Reading: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. I've read all of 50 pages; it's starting to get interesting (but oh so slowly). And, since The Big Project at work has been completed I've been catching up on my newsreader feeds and listening to KnitCasts.
As predicted, John Grisham's The Broker was boring. His writing is definitely not what it used to be. If you've ever read his first two books, you'll know what I'm talking about. There isn't enough... substance. My sibs and I share a lot of books (my older sister's job requires weekly travel, so she buys a lot of popular fiction paperbacks in airports, reads them, and then passes them down), and we all agree that he's not writing like he used to. Michael Crichton, on the other hand, has kept up the level of writing in his books, regardless of topic (think Congo). Anyway, that's my two cents on popular fiction writers.
Battle Royale was a good, bloody-guts-and-violence book. It sparked controversy in Japan because of the violence and the fact that (spoiler!) children were killing each other, but thankfully it's fiction. I could rehash some of the discussion on that topic, or you could read the book and at least appreciate the writing. Go to Amazon.com for more reviews. And for anyone else who's interested, there's a 16-volume manga version. Wendy, let me know what you think of it.
Oh, my favorite colors. It looks smashing!! You're going to love wearing it this spring.
GORGEOUS! Just lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Hey - you get an extra month on Strange!
Clapotis is beautiful!
I love it. THe colors look great on you. And we know what BF was impressed with. But was this before or after you discovered his sin?
It's gorgeous!! With the lighter weight yarn you used you can wear it well into early summer.
Great substitution for your climate. I like the blocked look.
It's beautiful! And I think you have the most gorgeous smile in Blogland.
Beautiful,gorgeous Clapotis.Gorgeous you !
Fab !
Looks great! Are you considering this to be a winter scarf, a spring/summer scarf, or a cool summer evening scarf?
Fantastic clapotis! I love the colors and the idea of using sock yarn is pretty cool. I've been looking for yarn to make this and that is a good idea. I also really like the Nautilus Hat. So very cute.
Your Clapotis looks great ! I love the colour. It is my favourite colourway too. Good work !
I love your Clapotis! I made mine out of a heavier gauge yarn and after seeing yours I think I need to make a lighter one for summer. Wasn't it fun to knit?!? Jane
Oh it's beautiful! I think I will make mine out of sock yarn too. I love the lighter look!
Clapotis is beautiful! Congrats! Just out of curiosity... does it really work well as a scarf? Does it curl up naturally if you leave it unblocked? Everybody seems to be modeling their's as wraps, and I'd be interested in the scarf-y version, but not the shawl... just wondering. :)
And if you keep at Jonathon Strange, I promise it gets more interesting!
I love how the stripes worked up. Very pretty! And your "goofy grin" is pretty cute, too!
Just beautiful!
it's good idea for you narrow it dowm a bit...looks good!
Beautiful Clapotis. I used sock yarn also, but your color choice is prettier.
Re: Norrel/Strange book-rats! I couldn't make it past page 30 and took it back to the library. Should have hung on, I guess...
It's finished and it looks so awesome! the colors are vibrant, you gonna look great around town:)
Your Clapotis is stunning (and I have to say that the photography on your site is always soooo fantastic). You make me want to start my Clapotis (yes, I will be last one to start and finish on the Clapotis bandwagon), if I could only finish the cashmere baby shawl (4ply and 3.25 needles = a lot of time).
gorgeous! beautiful colorway.
I really like the drape of your Clapotis - I may have to make one in koigu!
My first was made from handspun - my second [not started yet but on the brain] is planned for Noro Silk garden and now I have to add a third one to the list in sock weight yarn.
I plan on wearing mine to a local Fibrefest in 9 days... not that I am counting. :D
the beginning of js & mn is pretty dull, but i'm about 300+ pages into it and i'm loving it now!
I'm late to seeing your beautiful Clapotis. It looks great! Another beautiful finished object.