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{Thursday, May 11 2006}
Clapotis
I made a Clapotis, just like every other knitter ever.
Materials: 3 skeins Araucania Nature Wool Shade #25 (100% wool). Size 6 needles. Pattern: Knitty's Clapotis.Time: Several months
Cost: $0 (leftover yarn from Mariah)
I had no intention of jumping on the Clapotis bandwagon. It's a big, unwieldy scarf-shawl hybrid that requires lots of expensive yarn, and I don't wear shawls.
Then I ended up with a lot of extra yarn from Mariah. Like, almost enough for another sweater. Or a big, unwieldy scarf-shawl hybrid. Why not?
Stretched out on the bed.
Even though it became intimidatingly large near the end and ate up every single one of my stitch markers, Clapotis was a very fun knit. Dropping stitches is oddly fascinating, and makes you feel like a rule-bending rebel.
I think that if I roll it up right, it might work as a scarf.
Worth the hype? Well, it's the most interesting and longest-lasting scarf that I've ever knit.
Or you can wear it all sweepy, like a pashmina.
6:16 PM