Clapolicious
Ingredients:
1 420-yard skein of Yarn Nerd 900 MHz Sock Merino in Berrylicious
1 set of US 5 circular needles
1 scale
1 trip to San Diego
4 days
I’ve made this pattern several times, and this is by far my favorite in all aspects. The knitting was very enjoyable – fingering weight wool on mid-sized needles make for optimal knitting conditions for my hands. And I’m very pleased with the finished product – the drape is fabulous, it’s nice and light, and the size is perfect! I was worried that it would be too short, but with one fewer increase repeat and a lot of weighing I was able to do the full number of straight repeats with breathing room. After blocking, it measured 11×48 inches.
Now I want to knit another! I do have more yarn that would be perfect (and plans to order more too), but for now I need to focus on sweater-knitting again. I’m quickly running out of time before my Mother’s Day deadline!
Edited to add: I’ve added a follow-up post with some additional project details for anyone interested in making a similar Clapotis, which you can find here.
9 Responses to “Clapolicious”
1 jillian 3 May 2007 @ 7:15 am
Gorgeous!! Love that picture in the tree. I’ve wondered what a fingering-weight Clapotis would look like…and now I know it’s completely worth it, thanks to you!
2 Kate 3 May 2007 @ 8:05 am
Woohoo! More yarn buying! I am an enabler. :)
It looks great – I love the colors. And of course the tree shot :)
3 monica 3 May 2007 @ 8:05 am
It’s really pretty! I’ve only knit it twice and given them both away but found the knitting to be boring. But the end results are so nice that I still thinking about knitting another one for myself.
4 mary 3 May 2007 @ 8:27 am
That looks great. I’m struggling whether to make that next or a lace shawl. Decisions, decisions, decisions. Thanks for showing us your Yarn Nerd yarn knit up.
5 Madge 3 May 2007 @ 3:34 pm
Another pretty FO! Yay for the Clap.
6 Adam 3 May 2007 @ 9:34 pm
Oh wow, it’s absolutely gorgeous! I’m so glad that you chose to use my yarn for such a great Clapotis! It is definitely Clapolicious :)
7 Nichole D. 4 May 2007 @ 6:16 am
It looks awesome! Did you do the complete pattern, or did you leave out some repeats? I’d love to make this with some of the great sock yarn I have lying around, and if I can do the whole thing with just 420 yards, I might be in heaven!
8 Angie 4 May 2007 @ 7:17 am
Lovely, I so want to knit the Cl*p, other things keep getting pushed in front of it.
9 ~Kristie 4 May 2007 @ 3:28 pm
That’s absolutely beautiful! Seeing yours just makes me want to cast on for my second.
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