Clapotis

Pattern: Clapotis by Kate Gilbert, from Knitty.com

Yarn:Natural Dye Studio's Dazzle, Blue Faced Leicester 4ply Sock Yarn in a colour a bit like Flame.

Needles: Some random metal needles I got a while ago at a charity shop, UK Size 6 (That would be 4mm, or US size 8)

Modifications: Other than using sock yarn, I also did 26 repeats of the pattern rather than 12. This was aided by the fact that I knew what weight of yarn I needed to have left. According to my scales I could have managed another repeat, but the scarf is plenty long enough as it is. I did the same number of increase rounds as the pattern suggests, I thought that was a reasonable width.



Review: I LOVE this pattern! It's so much fun to knit and simple enough to do while watching telly. It works up nicely and I'm sure once I've blocked it some more it will stay square. The yarn is also Lush, even despite some randomly darker bits, it looks great. This colour rocks! It pooled a bit (as you can see below) but really that just adds to the pattern, especially when worn.



Also, the BFL has a slight kink to it, which is really pretty and adds to the warmth, I think. It's by far the warmest scarf I have ever owned! I love it. If you haven't knit Clapotis then you should give it a try! I think that in sock yarn, you could make a skinnier version than I did and it would still look great!
Bascially I have nothing bad to say about the pattern or the yarn. 10/10 for both!

Grandma's Scarf

Another One-Skein...

But in two colours.

Sibling Stripes

I decided to crochet "matching" scarves for Leon's brothers, but not the same. You'll notice that they have many of the same colours, and they're both from the Stripes and Stripes Forever pattern (SnB HH)

Floral Surprise

I crocheted this one for my OH's Mum. She likes flowers and she likes these colours, so it seemed to fit.

Again, it's a Stoller - from the Happy Hooker.

A Tad Plaid

This is a scarf and gloves set for my sister. The yarn is called plaid, hence the name.

The pattern isn't for chunky yarn in the case of the scarf, it's the One Skein Scarf from Stitch n Bitch - the Happy Hooker, and it's originally in Aran.




For the gloves I used the pattern here

Irish Hiking Scarf (3)

So, for Christmas I knitted three (yes, three) Irish Hiking Scarves. I will never again knit the same thing for more than one person - it gets dull.

Anyway, they were all fab, so here they are: (model is my OH where there is one!)


Tony's Hiking Scarf:




Mum's Lincolnshire Shopping Scarf




Daddy's Scarf and Hat (yes, Dad got a hat too, Mum's is on the way...)

Tangerine

I started and finished this within a week. It's the "one skein scarf" from Stitch n Bitch: The Happy Hooker.




I like the detail, but because I used a finer yarn than recommended, I ended up doing two extra rows.

Grey Marl Scarf

Here's the scarf I knitted for Leon. It's curled at the edges, but I'm hoping to fix that when I press it.

Feathery Pink Scarf

This one is knitted in lovely feathery wool which I ordered from eBay. I used the same 7.5mm needles because it claimed I could knit is as chunky. It worked very well. I made it a little short (1.5 balls - 50g each) so I have 75g left over (I got three balls this colour). I hope to use that for cuffs or similar on another project.

This was 16 stitches wide (most of the time) in garter stitch.

White Scarf

This chunky scarf is knit with 24 stitches wide in garter stitch (k all rows). I used 7.5mm needles. The tassles are also quite simple - just looped around and added using a crochet hook.