or, how do you photograph something this big?
Well, there she is! I have to tell you that this was a very fun project and I did not get bored knitting it. I think the secret to project completion was the use of Noro Silk Garden. This was my first project using this yarn and now I'm hooked. So soft and the colors are just perfect for me (I used color 84, I believe). I've already worn my Clapotis several times and I'm sure I'll be wearing it a lot.
Here's a close up just for fun. Tomorrow I reveal the fibery goodies that have recently entered my life.
Your Clapotis is really beautiful - I admire your yarn choice. I wd have never thought that Silk Garden wd make such a nice Clapotis. Yes, the Clapotis is a good pattern to follow!
Posted by: terry | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 08:43 AM
Wow. That is BIG. Do you wear this as a shawl???
Posted by: claudia | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 08:55 AM
Beautiful! Silk Garden was a great choice - I'll bet it made Clapotis a very warm wrap.
Posted by: Jackie | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 09:04 AM
The bigger the better in my opinion. Beautiful!
Posted by: Liz | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 09:19 AM
Beautiful... How many balls did it take to make it?
Posted by: Nyxxie | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 09:28 AM
What a gorgeous Clapotis! I'm about halfway done with mine, and was starting to get a little bored, but now you've inspired me. The Silk Garden looks yummy.
Posted by: Katy | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 10:14 AM
Fantastic Clapotis !
The colours are lovely.I've just dug out some Silk Garden,6 balls,to knit this.
Yours is fab !
Posted by: Emma. | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 10:27 AM
lovely! :)
Posted by: maeve | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 11:04 AM
i love it! it's gorgeous and that's my favorite noro colorway.
Posted by: lynette | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 11:15 AM
Wow, that's really gorgeous!
Posted by: Alexa | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 01:57 PM
That is gorgeous, but huge! How many repeats did you do of the straight section? I can count about 20+ in the photo . . . did you do this because you wanted it bigger? I believe the pattern calls for 13 repeats. Maybe you did it till you ran out of yarn? I'm curious, as I really don't want a huge one and I'm not sure if I should be doing less repeats than the pattern calls for!
Thanks! Trish
Posted by: Trish | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 02:58 PM
It's beautiful.. I'm one repeat away from starting the section 4 decreases.. Guess I'll get off the computer and see how much I can get done.
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Posted by: Jane | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 03:06 PM
That's beautiful!!!!!!
Posted by: Emily Parson | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 03:30 PM
Just beautiful!
Posted by: Jane | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 04:27 PM
It looks lovely in the Silk Garden!
Posted by: Abigail | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 04:29 PM
Beautiful work. I'm really thinking of making one too.
Posted by: Vera | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 04:45 PM
It is very very beautiful ! I have some Noro Silk Garden in my stash. Maybe I should start to knit my Clapotis with them.
Posted by: Eva Shiu | Monday, February 21, 2005 at 07:20 PM
Lovely! This is a project I have been pondering for many months. The more I see, the more I like. I think I may hop on the bandwagon one of these days :-)
Posted by: Trish | Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 06:51 AM
Lovely lovely clap-o-tee...I love it in that colorway!
Posted by: heather | Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 09:36 AM
Gorgeous! I've never worked with Silk Garden, but now I'll have to try it!
Posted by: Jennifer | Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 09:54 AM
I've really enjoyed Clapotis as it is versatile. Love the way your Silk Garden turned out! The color is gorgeous and I love how big it is.
Posted by: Margene | Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 09:58 AM
I love your Clapotis! I'm making mine out of Manos, and I am very envious of how drapey and fragile yours looks. I also would be interested in how many repeats you did and balls of Silk Garden you used. I'm really tempted to make a second one after seeing yours. Maybe I should finish the one I already started first...
Posted by: Amy Lu | Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 12:13 PM
I love your Clapotis! I have some Silk Garden in 87 that I was thinking of using and your pictures inspire me. I'm curious, how many skeins did it take and what needle size did you use?
Posted by: Jody | Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 04:34 PM
she's gorgeous! Love that silk garden. I chickened out from spending on the silk garden and went with the artyarns supermerino instead. I'm afraid that I may be making clapotis forever now, in every yummy yarn I find!
Posted by: Juls | Friday, February 25, 2005 at 11:34 PM
I saw your beautiful Booga Bags and I'm anxious to make one. In reading the pattern I have no idea how to "pick up and knit twisted stitches" to change from the base to the main body of the bag. Can you help me with this or suggest a good on-line link that explains it? Thanks!
Posted by: Carolyn | Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 01:38 PM
Yeah! Congrats on finishing the Clapotis! I finished mine at the begining of Feb! It's a real compliment getter -- so wear it out on those glum days!
Cheers!
Posted by: Kimberli | Sunday, February 27, 2005 at 10:16 AM
Thank you for the link. It's beautiful, and the dropped stitches look perfect. The self-striping of your SG clap. looks a lot better than my Lion&Lamb one. So I have ordered the Silk Garden now! The 84 is my favorite of the SG colours too (but I have ordered something completely different for my friend!)
Posted by: Tari | Sunday, December 04, 2005 at 05:46 PM