Clapotis

Sometime last year Red Bird Knits had a great sale and being unable to resist I decided to treat myself to some color explosion via HandMaiden.  The only problem was that I couldn't decide between all of the lovely colors available.  So what does one do when they are stuck in this dilemma -- if you're me, you buy two skeins of Ottawa, one for you and one for someone else (in this case, I had a specific person in mind but you won't find out until the end....)

On the bottom, Ottawa in Origin and on the top, Ottawa in English Garden

I started this Clapotis last February in the 2 1/2 hour car ride on the way to visit friends who live in a little village near Saumur or, as Ribbit puts it, in the bled* next to the bled. Case in point: this is a side view of their barn.

Yet, for some reason I wasn't getting the pattern so I abandoned it for other things and there it sat in the WIP basket. It was only when I saw that Chrismukkah was fast approaching that I decided to revisit the Clapotis and send a certain person a surprise gift in the mail. I worked furiously on the metro every morning and in the taxi on the way home from work and on the ten hour plane rides to and from Los Angeles for Thanksgiving. A three-day flu kept me home from work and enabled me to finish, block and fold the scarf during the second week in December. It shipped off to the United States on December 14, with me holding my breath that it would arrive quickly before I got the best of myself and spoiled the surprise. (a random shot of the color to build the suspense)

But a week later, it still hadn't arrived and I was getting eager so I rang the recipient and asked her if she'd like me to spill the beans. Since she is as good at being patient and not spoiling surprises as her older sister, little sister Stacy acquiesced. It matches her eyes perfectly, n'est ce pas?

Lexicon:

bled (m): village

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Pattern: Claptois by Kate Gilbert

Yarn: Handmaiden Ottawa, 92% wool/ 8% viscose.
600m; Gague 20/4"

Needles: 4.5mm (perfect gauge)

Comments

[stacy]

i love my clapotis!

[melissa]

it's beautiful! i just started knitting with some handmaiden sea silk and i love it.

[Erin]

I love the vibrant colors. I thought Clapois was boring to knit but I really love the end result. It looks perfect for your sister.