termiknitter ([info]termiknitter) wrote in [info]knitting,
@ 2005-07-14 09:23:00
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Entry tags:finished object, pattern - clapotis

FO's-Clapotis & Pinwheel Baby Blanket
I have some FO's that I've been meaning to post for awhile. I finally got new batteries for the digital camera, so I finally have pictures to post.

First is Clapotis. I looooooooooved this pattern. I wasn't sure if I would, so knit this first one using Caron Simply Soft Brites in Watermelon, Blue Mint, Limelight, and Grape. I will definitely knit another Clapotis or two--I'm especially looking forward to doing another one for myself in a better, more luxurious yarn.

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Please excuse the way I look in this next one...it was a long day.
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Back View of Clappy
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The Pinwheel baby blanket was made with Bernat Softee Baby in Soft Lilac. The edging was done in leftover Caron Simply Soft in Grape. It ended up a little smaller than I would've liked (about 2.5 feet across), but I loved the pattern. I'll definitely do this one again.

CD for scale
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Stitch Detail
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Thanks for looking! :-)

ETA: Forgot pictures of the blanket the first time.

ETA Part Deux: Adding link to blanket pattern because of all the requests: http://www.knitlist.com/00gift/round-baby-blanket.htm


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[info]frozen_jelly
2005-07-14 02:30 pm UTC (link)
Lovely! I reall like the colours for your clapotis, nice and bright!

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[info]ajhufford
2005-07-14 02:31 pm UTC (link)
Your clapotis is Beautiful! I've debating on starting this. And the blanket's also beautiful too, my favorite color.

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[info]irihs
2005-07-14 02:32 pm UTC (link)
I love the clap colors!

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[info]quantum_kitty
2005-07-14 02:37 pm UTC (link)
Love them. Making me want to take a stab at the clapotis. Unfortunately, I'm a BRAND NEW - yah that new - knitter. I find myself having real problems trying to read the patterns.

Hand me a hook and a crochet pattern, or even a hook and measurements and I can make anything. Heh...26 years crocheting...three months knitting. *griamce*

But...I'm loving that clapotis you made. The contrasting stripes - with the colors changing in one direction and the holes in the other direction...it's just utterly striking. I'm so wanting to make that. heh...maybe one of these days :-)

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[info]fleur
2005-07-14 03:02 pm UTC (link)
It's a terrific pattern ... not all that difficult, really. The only things other than knit and purl are yarn over, knit two together, and knitting through the back loop instead of the front. It's VERY easy, you should give it a try, it's fun!

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[info]quantum_kitty
2005-07-14 03:16 pm UTC (link)
The only part of that that I've not done is knitting through the back loop, but it makes perfect sense. It's more deciphering the pattern that has me intimidated.

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[info]fleur
2005-07-14 03:20 pm UTC (link)
I know it looks a little intimidating because it's long, but really, it's not at all. You really get into a groove and you don't need to look at the instructions every row. It's very fun!

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[info]quantum_kitty
2005-07-14 03:23 pm UTC (link)
I just printed the pattern out and am looking at it. Things like pfb are a little confusing, but I'm sure I can find the description for the abbreviation.

I'm checking to see if the 10 hanks of shimmer I have will work for this. I would love to use it, though I think it might be a little on the light-weight size for this. It would be utterly lovely, though, if it would work.

Yes, I'm seriously considering trying it...would be my second, ever, knitting project if I do it, though. *laughs*

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[info]fleur
2005-07-14 03:30 pm UTC (link)
One word of caution, most folks who have done it have found that 600 yards is not really enough! I bought a seventh ball of yarn for mine just in case and I'm really glad ... it wasn't looking like I was going to probably make it. If you want you can leave out a couple of repeats in the straight section though to make it shorter if you can't get more of the yarn you have.

PFB is really easy .. purl through the front like you normally would but don't slide the stitch off the left needle. Put your right needle through the back loop of the same stitch and purl again, then slide it off onto the right needle. It stretches the hell out of the stitch so it feels weird the first few times you do it. Same theory for knit front and back.

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[info]quantum_kitty
2005-07-14 03:50 pm UTC (link)
Hrm...well, I have 6 hanks of Wool of the Ande's, since it's natural and I would most likely hand dye it, I could order one more if the 6 I have aren't enough. It's not dead on scale, but close.

As for PFB, I'll give it a shot - have to say though that I have a feeling I'm going to be driving the girls at the local S-N-B nuts. heh

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[info]fleur
2005-07-14 03:54 pm UTC (link)
Well you'll want to swatch anyhow to make sure you are using the right size of needles, so throw a couple practice YOs and PFBs and all that in there, that's what I did and it helped. I had never done some of the stitches before either.

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[info]kightp
2005-07-14 04:10 pm UTC (link)
Don't fear the patterns. They never make sense to me when I read them, either. Just start knitting, follow the instructions step by step, and it'll all become clear.

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[info]termiknitter
2005-07-14 03:06 pm UTC (link)
I was intimidated by the Clapotis pattern at first, but it really looks much more complex than it is. Using stitch markers makes it super easy. You should totally try it--you'll love it!

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[info]quantum_kitty
2005-07-14 03:14 pm UTC (link)
**grins** it's actually reading the pattern that has me crossing my eyes.

I've done knits, purls and yarn overs and k2tog for the bag I'm making from a beginner's knitting book. But I looked at that clappy pattern and my brain just kinda shut down. Maybe I should do it with needles and yarn in hand. :-)

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Worked for me
[info]socksforphlox
2005-07-14 03:31 pm UTC (link)
Stick to one line at a time for awhile. Looking ahead can be too intimidating for a beginner knitter. Just take it one line at a time.

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Re: Worked for me
[info]termiknitter
2005-07-14 03:49 pm UTC (link)
I agree...one line, and one section, at a time. www.knittinghelp.com helped me figure out some of the things I didn't know.

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[info]sparkymonster
2005-07-14 02:50 pm UTC (link)
Great job. I love the stripey brightness of the clap, and the pinwheel blanket is just so pleasing.

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[info]romiettah
2005-07-14 03:01 pm UTC (link)
I LOVE the bright colors of your Clapotis!!!!!! Great job on both projects :)

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[info]fleur
2005-07-14 03:02 pm UTC (link)
The pinwheel blanket is SO neat!!

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[info]cherry_chiicake
2005-07-14 03:07 pm UTC (link)
Your clapotis reminds me of a beach towel. It's cute!

My boyfriend says that my WIP clapotis reminds him of tropical skittles that someone faded in the sun.

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[info]crazyophelia
2005-07-14 03:46 pm UTC (link)
Your clapotis is lovely! I adore the colors :)

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[info]headcheese0492
2005-07-14 03:48 pm UTC (link)
those colors are so adorable...i think it's just as "nice" as a luxury yarn.

all these posts are making me want to make one for myself...i just wanted to get more christmas knitting done before i made something else for myself.

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[info]craftyginny
2005-07-14 03:59 pm UTC (link)
I really like that pinwheel blanket. Where's it from?

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[info]termiknitter
2005-07-14 04:06 pm UTC (link)
The pattern is from here: http://www.knitlist.com/00gift/round-baby-blanket.htm

I definitely recommend using stitch markers...it makes it a lot easier to just knit along--especially when your stitch count gets up into the hundreds.

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[info]knits4fun
2005-07-15 12:47 am UTC (link)
thanks for the pattern info! :)

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[info]chennpug
2005-07-14 04:00 pm UTC (link)
Holy moly....I LOVE the pinwheel blankie! Where did you find the pattern?

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[info]lostbutton
2005-07-14 04:20 pm UTC (link)
I ditto heart the pinwheel blanket. And have a metric buttload of worsted alpaca in way too pastel for me colors that would be perfect for it.

too bad I don't know any babies...

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[info]termiknitter
2005-07-14 05:40 pm UTC (link)
LOL...I don't know any babies either! I just knitted it because I liked the pattern. Hopefully someone I know will have a baby to give it to eventually. If not, I guess it could go to charity.

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[info]gamin1432
2005-07-14 04:30 pm UTC (link)
Hehe. I love your clapotis. It's sort like mine. But in technocolour. (mine had black and white stripes)
Did weaving in the ends drive you insane at all?

I like the blankie too... It's all spiraly

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[info]termiknitter
2005-07-14 05:41 pm UTC (link)
Oh, I thought the weaving in ends was just going to drive me insane--about halfway through I realized I hadn't thought that part out too well. It was actually okay though--I was on an "FO high," which made the task not so bad.

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[info]646f726b00
2005-07-14 04:41 pm UTC (link)
The first time I saw the pinwheel blanket, I sort of set my sites on it to use if I ever have to knit a baby blanket. How long did it take you to finihs? I hope noone has any babies for a while, I'm still working on the Hombre Alpaca blanket from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts, and once I finish it I will be all blanketed out for a while.

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[info]646f726b00
2005-07-14 04:42 pm UTC (link)
PS, both things look great!

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[info]termiknitter
2005-07-14 06:01 pm UTC (link)
It took me about two weeks--knitting about an hour a day on weekdays and a couple hours a day on the weekends.

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[info]miftik
2005-07-14 05:12 pm UTC (link)
Ahhh, Thank YOU!!! I was looking at some of the blue mint and lime light for a clapotis last night and my husband looked at me like I had my head screwed on backwards! Now I have something for him to look at and realize those "interesting" colors aren't as bad as he thought!

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[info]callmeshauna
2005-07-14 05:19 pm UTC (link)
Ohh I really like how bright clapotis is !! :-D

And everyone is making those pinwheel blankets...i think im the only one left who hasnt haha--lovely job ^_^

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[info]wendymc
2005-07-14 05:33 pm UTC (link)
Your clapotis colours are FABULOUS!

That pinwheel blanket is awesome, I'm working on my second one now. Yours lays really flat - my first was a funny shape.......

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[info]dbmcgrath
2005-07-14 05:40 pm UTC (link)
Think I will put that Pinwheel blanket on my list of things to do....

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[info]aishy
2005-07-14 06:16 pm UTC (link)
I've been trying to get started on the pinwheel blanket for a few days now, i'm having trouble with so few stitches on the DPNs!!! I plan on trying again later this evening, after the kids are in bed. Especially after seeing yours, it looks awesome!! My baby girl is due in October so I need to get it going ;)

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[info]termiknitter
2005-07-14 08:52 pm UTC (link)
My biggest problem with the blanket was getting started on the dpn's w/so few stitches. I solved that by starting on circs using magic loop and then moved to dpn's when I had 20 stitches. It worked very well.

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[info]knits4fun
2005-07-14 06:22 pm UTC (link)
Where can I get the pattern for the pinwheel blanket? Is it online? I love your clapotis and blanket!!

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[info]super_meow
2005-07-14 07:05 pm UTC (link)
clappy is GORGEOUS!! i love the colors!

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[info]sparkle_moxie
2005-07-14 09:54 pm UTC (link)
Those colors are wonderful! Excellent job!

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[info]poeticdream
2005-07-14 10:30 pm UTC (link)
I am in awe with the colors!!!

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