I finished Clapotis a couple of days ago, but just got around to the photo shoot. I had a lot of fun with this pattern and might make another someday. It took just under 3 skeins of the Lorna's Lace Shephard Sport yarn on size 8US needles.
Here is the purled side artfully draped over the patio table from last weekend's unfortunate incident:
The final shot is slightly out of focus, but shows another angle of the purled side:
This photo show my Clapotis at the halfway point of the set of 12 pattern repeats that make up the center portion of the scarf. A lot of people complain of boredom during this section, but I'm still liking the process. The push to get to row 8 and drop another stitich keeps me going.
I will have a lot of time for knitting today. I hurt my foot yesterday during an embarassing incident at Ikea. This table was involved and that's all I'm willing to post in public. At least I can prop my foot up and sit outside to knit.
I received my new skeins of Lorna's Laces on Monday and have had fun restarting Clapotis. This colorway is "Purple Iris", and it's working out perfectly.
The photo was taken near the end of the increase sections. Just a couple more rows and I get to drop my first stitch--doesn't it seem weird to look forward to dropping a knit stitch?
I'm only a couple of years late, but finally took the plunge and started my first Clapotis. The pattern seems like it will be fun, but I made a major error before I even began my project.
The yarn is Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport in the Shadow colorway. Love the yarn, just not for Clapotis. There is way too much contrast and the stripes are not so good. The odd green color in the photo is not accurate--the colors are white, black and grey. What was I thinking? Serves me right for buying online, I guess. This yarn will be frogged and probably put up for sale on eBay. I got 4 hanks and don't really want to knit 4 socks just alike. In sock-size scale, the colors would probably look great. I have ordered a new colorway and will post my progress.
On a related note, remember a couple of days ago that I mentioned Squidoo and the lenses I had started? I was feeling inspired and decided to start a new Clapotis lens. I figure it's a good way to gather together as many tips as possible while I work along on my version. Too bad I missed the hints about color choices.
