So it occurs to me that I haven't actually shown my Clapotis.
I love it. I wear it everywhere. I use it as a scarf on the way to and from work, and then as a shawl when my office is cold or when I dash somewhere on campus. It's perfect.
Here's the baby sweater I promised, knit from the leftover Jo Sharp Desert Garden Aran from Lara:
It's knit from Rebecca Home and Family, though I made some substantial changes. I knit it in the round, added button plackets, changed the size...
Thursday, February 02, 2006
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Why Wild Swan?
In The Wild Swans by HC Anderson, a girl must knit sweaters for her 12 brothers-turned-swans to make them human again, in the short time before she is to be burned as a witch, and she must do it with her bare hands using stinging nettles. In addition to being a very exciting example of knitting in fairy tales, it sums up the essence of knitting; though painfully frustrating at times, it is always worthwhile.
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3 Comments:
The Clapotis is beautiful, and the baby sweater looks so little & cute!!
The sweater and the clapotis WOW! Looks incedible! beautiful! Lvoe them!! That red is soo soo nice! What yarn did you use? And the sweater is gorgeous!
The baby sweater looks Christmas-ornament-size in the picture :).
And the clapotis is gorgeous--in the picture and in person.
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