Posts filed under 'Clapotis'
I’m sorry. I couldn’t resist.
Pattern: Not that you don’t already know, and that you haven’t already knit it, but it’s Clapotis from Knitty’s Fall 2004 issue. Designed by Kate Gilbert.
Yarn: Koigu Painter Palette Premium. Four hanks. Colorway 305.
Needles: Denise size 7.
Started: July 1st, 2006
Finished: July 22nd, 2006
I did end up adding two repeats of the straight row sections. And it wasn’t too bad. I just knitted it in the long car ride on our vacation. It was nice mindless knitting.
I am VERY pleased with how this one came out! I really, really love it! I think that lighter weight yarn is the ticket with this pattern. For my first one I used a worsted weight yarn and it just ended up being to heavy and uncomfortable for my taste. The fingering weight yarn knitted up on a larger needle gives it a nice light feel. Yet it is warm. Which will be wonderful in the fall and winter, and maybe even in spring. But when it is 103 degrees out like it was when we took this picture? Not so much.
But the Purple month of July is not over and I have another yummy project I’m working on. Feast your eyes on this Artyarns Silk Ribbon project:
oh yeah. that’s what I’m talking about.
July 24th, 2006
ugh.
Okay. Clappy is boring me to tears. Seriously. I am so ready to be done with this project. And I swear to God. I will never knit another freaking clappy again. I mean, This will be my 3rd FINISHED Clapotis. But if you look at it, I have knitted this at least halfway five times! I was more than halfway done with the wretched clappy when I frogged it. And I was about halfway through the straight rows (maybe even further than that) of the previous koigu clappy when I frogged it and started on my current, more purpley incarnation. yeah. I’m think I’m about done with the pattern. The scary part is that I may need to add a couple more repeats of the straight section so that it will be long enough. I am praying to god that I won’t have to. I don’t know if I can stand it.
On another bitchy note (sorry about this, guys! but sometimes you just gotta let it out, you know?) I joined the Clapotis yahoo group this week. I posted a little message introducing myself a couple of days later. Nobody has even responded to it! It’s like I don’t even exist! And it’s not like there isn’t messages being posted. I just think that is totally rude. I don’t know why that irks me right now. Normally I’m not really all that bothered by things like that, but it just seems so blatantly rude to me. Maybe I’m just feeling extra sensitive lately..I dont’ know.
Thanks for letting me get that out.
Okay, on with the sewing update. First of all, my sewing skillz clearly suck 
. I have never installed a zipper before. At least that I can recall. I don’t know why I thought I would just be able to easily do this after not sewing in so long. I will most definately be ripping and redoing. The seam ripper is an essential sewing tool, as I recall. I promptly went back to JoAnns and bought one.
On a postive note, though, I didn’t have any problems threading the machine because there is this wonderful diagram pasted on the machine itself. Totally forgot about that. I had a mental block on how to get thread onto the bobbin but that came back, too. It was kind of weird because I actually used to sew quite a lot about 12 or so years ago. I haven’t touched my machine in all of that time but getting it out again felt like being reintroduced to an old friend!
I will have to take some pictures of my machine the next time I take it out. You are going to laugh when you see it. It’s so retro it’s hilarious!
I’m off on vacation for a week! I will see you when I get back.
July 15th, 2006
I was on a serious quest this week to find a cute skirt pattern. It’s friggen hot here in Spokane. And all I feel like wearing are cotton skirts. I have a couple that I bought at The Gap a couple of years ago that have been in heavy rotation the past few weeks. I looked at them critically yesterday and decided: “I think I can make one of these.” Even though I haven’t sewn in well over ten years. I don’t even remember how to thread my sewing machine.
Regardless, I searched around on the internets for some easy patterns, not really knowing what I was looking for. One of the first things I found was this thread on the Get Crafty forum. I think that this will prove very useful (which is why I linked to it). I also found this pattern, as well, and was really excited because it was exactly what I was looking for. But wait, did I read “sew fast so easy?” I DON’T THINK SO. There is no way I am going to patronize those bastards.
Okay, so, continuing my quest, I thought I would just go to JoAnns after work and just look around. I found a couple of patterns that looked like they might be easy enough for me (that I can’t find on thier website right now). So I searched around the store for some fabric. Well. Did I find something more awesome than merely fabric for a skirt? YES! I found a fabric that has a circle skirt pattern built into the fabric! How easy is that! It’s the perfect “sewing for dummies” project. I’m stoked. I bought another panel for a second skirt, too. Look at the cute little picture of the lady wearing the finished skirt! I can’t wait to get started. Now I just need to re-teach myself how to use my sewing machine!
Speaking of circles, does my Clappy look a bit different to you? That’s because it is. yeah. I started over. I was knitting with two entirely different colorways of koigu. For some reason, when I ordered the purple Koigu a year ago, I thought I was ordering the same colorway as the leftovers from the Stitches socks that I made a loooong time ago. It isn’t. Not even close. The yarn for the socks is the most beautiful blue and purple colorway ever. And the new yarn for the new clapotis is more purple than blue . I decided to start over so it wouldn’t look weird. The purple is nice and I think it will turn out really pretty.
July 8th, 2006
What is this?
Could it be? Why yes! I think it is!
Another Clapotis! In purple Koigu! you remember when I started this, right? A little over a year ago. I had almost gotten halfway done with the “wretched” clappy knit up with the wretched knitpicks sock yarn and decided to try it in Koigu instead. I am FINALLY getting to it. Actually, I wanted to work on this many months ago but then Project Spectrum came along and I decided to save it for July, The Purple Month.
I heart purple.
July 3rd, 2006
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!
June 5th, 2005
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