Apparently, I`m not only late to this the party, but the party is over. The Yahoo Clapotis KAL is all done. They wouldn`t even let me in the door. Tough noogies, I`m going to do it all by myself. Probably not ALL by myself as the Clapotis is the most popular pattern in Ravelry today, with 4521 in progress or finished and 2533 in the queue. that’s as compared to my own little Herringbone Rib Scarf which still has a way to go from being number 100 in the top 100 Ravelry scarves. With 28 listed to date, you’ve got to start somewhere.
I’ve read all the drawbacks – boring, repetitive, a yarn eater, but there are the accolades – addicting, easy, "I’m on my fourth." I’ve heard about the variety of mispronunciations; the one especially annoying to the designer – Clap Otis – sounding like a sexually transmitted disease.
What’s the draw? Is it the permission to purposefully drop stitches? Accompanied by a petite gasp, I still cringe when I catch one out of the corner of my eye. That fleeting second of fear is followed by the relief of recognition, oh yeah, the pattern says to drop that stitch. Whatever it is, I’m hooked. Maybe it’s the ability to use the yarn in my stash, those 600 meter lots, too much for a scarf, not enough for a shawl. The yarn that cost a bit too much to justify a sweater. If you stop growing Clapotis after 6.5 repeats in the increase section, 600 meters does just fine.
Whatever the reason, I promise to be careful what I call it. Anyone care to join me for a Clap O`Tea?
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