Enfin!

§ May 18th, 2006 § Filed under Clapotis § 12 Comments

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Clapotis, done. Finally. It actually turned out to be quite long and wide, nearly a foot wide and nearly 6 ft long.

I am so glad I stuck with it, because the final result is totally worth the mind-numbing knitting.

Here it’s blocked, and out on a limb (okay, a hanger) out of the window to catch some of the sunlight. I could have gone downstairs to photograph it on the stoop stairs but as always, too lazy.

Many thanks to Laura for dyeing this gorgeous skein. Seriously, the best part about knitting this wrap was discovering  the many different and beautiful shades that went into it. Suddenly, a particular hue of deep maroon or crimson would show up on the needle and I’d say to myself: ooooh, I want some worsted in *that*!

EDIT: It’s a fingering merino of 1750 yards, but I doubled it and knit it on size 7 bamboos. I don’t know how much I used, but I have a few hundred yards left over, I think.

This is a gift for a dear friend whom I’ll be seeing shortly, as part of a long road trip. But more on that later.

Re. my triangle shawl, thanks for the sympathy and suggestions! I did decide to keep going with my laceweight shawl after all, and exchanged the Louet Gems for a Barbara Walker treasury and some Koigu! Hopefully another pair of lacy socks will emerge from that bargain.

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