wretched
So I knit on Clapotis III all week, almost obsessively. I knit it at home. I knit it at work. I didn’t even touch anything else. I was really focused on getting this done. I don’t know why I needed to get this done so quickly, but I had it in my head to finish it quick. However, on friday evening, at around 5:00, just as I was packing up my things to come home from work, I looked at it and thought to myself, “This is hideous.” And it is. It truly is. My DH confirmed this when I explained my epiphany to him and he had this look of great relief on his face. I think he was reluctant to tell me since I was so obsessively knitting away. On my way home from work I thought the situation over. Then it hit me! I had about half a skien left of the Stitches Koigu that I used for my socks. I would swatch up that in the clappy pattern and see how I like it. I was alteady thinking that I would love it since I really liked the way the socks knit up. Sure enough, I think it’s going to be perfect:
I love these colors so very much! And the variegation is much more subtle. Not as much pooling going on, and if there is, it is much more subtle. So I just went ahead and ordered up 4 more skiens of this. I hope it’s enough. God, I don’t even want to go there.
As for the knitpicks yarn. There are some things about it that are very nice. I love the sproingy factor that we have going on here. I also like how lightweight the fabric was when knitted up. That was exactly what I was looking for in a new clappy. But the pattern of the colors is just so awful when knitted up! Ugh! Maybe the sock garden should be used only for socks.
Check out my new knitting bag! It’s really a diaper bag. My SIL got one for a giftie at her shower and i was totally eyeing it thinking, “hmmm…that would make a fantastic knitting bag.” So the next day in Chinatown I looked for something similar and found it, only it cost 148 dollars! I just about died when I saw the price of that. I guess they are designer diaper bags for all of those fancy pants mommies. So did some sleuthing around on ebay and found something similar for quite a bit less, and more suited to non-mommy usage. AND I will be able to use it later for when I do need a diaper bag. So anyway, I’m loving it. I still love my knitters purse, but a girl can’t have too many bags, right?
I’m seaming up my Chai Pullover today, so stay tuned for some FO pics of that soon!
6 comments June 5th, 2005