Clapotis

I was trying to get a picture with Son #2, but he wasn't interested.

Name of Project: Clapotis
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Superwash Merino, 560 yds per 8 oz hank in colorway Winterberry
Yardage: almost 2 full hanks
Yarn Source: Yarning For You
Needles: Size US 8 (5 mm) Knit Picks interchangeable 24" circular
Estimated Time to Complete Project: a little over a month - Started 8/17/07, Finished 9/26/07
Modifications: I wanted mine to be really long, so I did 7 more repeats of the straight row section than the pattern.

This pattern was really fun to make. I was pleasantly surprised at how fun it was to drop the stitches and unravel them. And the fact that it was on the bias, kept me on my toes and I didn't get bored. I can think of a lot of people that would love to have one of these on their shoulders. No wonder it's such a popular pattern. The cost of it (around $75 for mine) is the only thing that I would change. It makes it a little harder to give away as a gift.
Here's one he let us take, but he wasn't happy about it.

Progress Update

Here is the Clapotis, halfway done. I'm actually to the point in the pattern where I could start the decrease rows but I think I'm going to do a few more repeats of the straight rows. It'll be a little longer and easier to wrap around my shoulders dramatically, should the need arise.

I really like this yarn, it's so beautiful and soft.

These are the I love Gansey socks from the Six Sox Knitalong. I've done the whole foot and turned the heel with a flap and now just need to knit up the leg. The only change I've made so far is that I didn't start the pattern after the heel turn (the hearts that go up the heel flap). I think I might be wearing these with shoes at some point and I don't want to have a stitch pattern on the heel flap. There will be a new pattern starting in October and I would like to be ready.

And these are the Bling Bling socks for my Mother-in-law's birthday in October. She really likes sparkly things and loves gold so I think she'll be really happy when she sees these. They also kind of look Halloween-ish to me which is appropriate for October. I have the Bling Bling yarn that is cream colored and gold also, so those might be made for her for Christmas if these ones fit her right and are comfortable.

WIP Update

These are the lucky green socks for my man. I don't have enough yarn to go up the leg far enough so I've ordered two more skeins of the Felici yarn from Knitpicks. I'm just waiting for it to get here so I can finish them. They fit his feet perfectly and I can tell he's excited about having them. I had wanted to get them done by the Aug 23 because that's our 10th wedding anniversary and even though they aren't a surprise, I wanted to give them to him then. Hopefully the yarn will come tomorrow.
In the meantime, I've been searching around for just the right pattern for this Cherry Tree Hill yarn I bought at a yarn sale in February. I had anticipated making the Clapotis from Knitty, but I just wasn't sure. I decided to go ahead and start it to see how it looks and so far I'm having a good time. It's fairly easy to recognize where you need to increase and how the stitches are going to drop. I'm at the point where the increases are done and I'm going start the straight rows. I love feeling this yarn, it's been really great to knit with. And although I can say I'm loving socks the most, it's kind of nice working with size 8 needles and worsted yarn. It seems to just be growing at lightning speed compared to my sock yarn on size 1 needles.

These are the Gansey socks from the Six Sox Knitalong. I've just got the toe started and a few rounds of the pattern going so far. It took me a long time to get started with these because I had to mess with charting the pattern and figuring it out toe-up. But they should move along pretty good now.