So, I realize that I am very late to the Clapotis party. The patter never really appealed to me, especially reading all the accounts of people who sent this one into hibernation out of the need for anything but stockinette stitch. One thing I noticed, though, was that these sleeping beauties always somehow made their way out of the darkness of bottom of the WIP pile.
It isn't so bad really, the knitting. The knit stitches through the back loop every few stitches break up the monotony a bit, and my decision to go with a larger gauge was definitely a good one.
The yarn is also a plus. Wool in the Woods' "Frost" has a hint of nylon that lends a very subtle sparkle which did not translate to this photo at all. I'm not really a sparkle kind of a girl, but week after week as I worked at the knit shop, this yarn kept talking to me. When the shop owner gave me a gift certificate for Christmas (!!!) it came home with me.
It's the perfect thing for keeping my mom's shoulders warm at church, I think, and after only a week of work, I'm on the home stretch on the sucker.
Oh... and the kitty really likes it, too.
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