Clapotis... or what I did from Sept thru January

So I found myself intrigued by this "Clapotis" pattern for a knitted scarf/wrap with dropped stitches, and knit on the bias. I guess I was a little late in discovering this wonderful pattern, but it turned out to be a GREAT palette for knitting with a variety of fibers, and looks especially good in handpainted or variegated yarns... So below are three of the FIVE that I knit this past fall/winter. (oh yeah, they make fabulous Christmas gifts for young adult women)

The first one.. I kept for myself, was knit from what must be at least 7 year old stash yarn (a mystery cone of variegated silk/rayon in muted purples, magentas. It has a great drape, and became my preferred scarf wrap this year.. I even wore it as a stole/wrap with a sleeveless purple velvet gown to the Moosefest Gala and Auction last October (of 05).





I wish I could remember where I got the coned yarn from.. sigh. But it inspired me to add some more variegated rayon type dk weight yarn to my stash....

My next two clapotis (photos not available for these) were done with a handpainted softball cotton and a bizarre coned purply yarn with bright blue and magenta bits stuck in it.. that I doubled to work with.. both left as Xmas gifts, but were well received.

In January I knit one for my partner.. out of Noho cotton that I purchased at Webs (www.yarn.com). It worked out great even durin the winter, has a different feel than the rayon, but still drapes beautifully! She wore it all thru Feb, March and even part of April...





The last one I've done was with a shiny and super soft rayon yarn called "Luminesce" that I found on ebay, in a 'mica' color. I was unsure whether I had enough yardage for a full sized, so I cut the width down by a few repeats and made more of a scarf with this one. It also has a fantastic drape and is so so soft. Gonna have to do some more with this yarn: