Another one?!?
May 31st, 2005
Yes, that is, indeed, what you are seeing. I’m knitting another f**king clapotis. This is how it all went down. All of the projects that I have been working either require some work that needs to be done when I’m by myself ( For example, the sleeve of my lucky clover needs to be frogged an re-knit since Melissa just posted the corrections to the pattern) or other knitting (like the recycled silk afghan) was stuck in the corner of my living room and couldn’t be gotten to because my mom and step-dad were sleeping in there and I didn’t want to wake them up by climbing all over them. Also, I recieved my knitpicks yarn in the mail on Friday and was really excited by how beautiful the colors were. So excited that I woke up early on Saturday thinking about swatching it. So that is, indeed, what I did. I casted on for Clappy and just didn’t stop knitting it all weekend. So now I’m pretty well into Clappy and don’t really want to stop. It’s weird how obsesive I get when I knit this pattern.
I’m still trying to decide if I like the way the colors are knitting up. there’s a lot of flashing and pooling going on. The colorway is very dramitic, too. I’m thinking that I like it.
On Saturday my Mom and I went to my SIL’s baby shower at my MIL’s house. We had a lovely time. It was quite the production! She had three courses, the first was cookies and scones with devonshire cream, the second was chicken crepes and some yummy salad, and the third was desert. It was a four hour baby shower! A little bit long, but very nice, nonetheless. My SIL loved the gifts I knitted up for her. Actually, here is the reaction I got when she opened up the hoodie:
Heehee! that made me feel good. It’s so nice to get that kind of reaction when you put work and love into something that you knit.
I made it to Artfibers on Sunday! And they still had my yarn! Yay! I actually had a NIGHTMARE on Saturday night that I went there and they didn’t have my yarn! I think I’m going a little nuts with this knitting/yarn addiction thing. They had a lovely scarf displayed knitted with Phyz, that my mom liked, so I bought two skiens of that to knit her up the scarf.
Well, that’s all for now. I’m pretty much exhausted by this past weekend. I had a wonderful time, though!
Entry Filed under: Yarn Stash, Clapotis
7 Comments
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Christie | May 31st, 2005 at 10:33 am
Another Clapotis? Wow, you’re a champ. I’ve thought about it, but there are too many patterns that I don’t have time to revisit one I’ve completed. I like the Phyz yarn…pretty! I like the purply color a lot
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Cathi | May 31st, 2005 at 11:13 am
So fun that you made it to Artfibers, and that they had more of your yarn. Yipee!
What colorway is that for the Clap? You are so good to make another, but I can understand how it is when you want to knit and will cast on for whatever is available.
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Karma | May 31st, 2005 at 11:59 am
I *love* the reactionary baby shower picture!! I would save that forever if it were mine.
I haven’t made a Clapotis yet… maybe I’ll make one later this year for fall. There are so many wonderful yarn choices for it; it will be hard to choose just one.
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heather | May 31st, 2005 at 12:13 pm
I’m so enjoying those faces in that pic…it was like OH MY GAWD…
awesome.
Clap-o-tee…if you don’t wanna keep it…giveit for Christmas!
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andrea | May 31st, 2005 at 4:18 pm
ha, that photo is awesome ~ *exactly* the type of reaction you daydream about!
and that knitpicks yarn looks very pretty - i’m loving their yarn and the prices make me feel so good inside
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Lolly | June 1st, 2005 at 2:57 am
So glad that ArtFibers had some more of your yarn–I had a nightmare when that happened to me too!
I love the picture with the reactions to the little baby hoodie! That is great!
Have a great one, Moni dear!
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Judy | June 2nd, 2005 at 2:42 pm
That pic is classic! Awesome!