Everybody Clap Ya Hands.....

Everybody Clap ya hands
Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands
Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands

Le Clapotis... she isa vera fun knit.

I wore it out to the bus stop this morning and I came back in looking like I'd wrestled with an Angora goat.  The mohair is shedding like crazy.  Anyone have any tips on that?

• Clapotis from Knitty
• Brooks Farm Duet yarn
• size 7mm needles

Comments

[b]

Very pretty, Jean!

[Li_B]

Beautiful photos! Love the colours. And I know how good it feel to wear one.

[sandy]

Wrestled with a goat! ROFL! haha! I love it! It's so gorgeous! (and you really have to hit it??) I have never been tempted by this pattern before..... hmm

[Karen]

It's beautiful!

[Libby]

Jean, She is gorgeous! Absolutely breathtaking. I"m gonna have to rething casting one on! Libby

[Kim]

Jean....it's beautiful!! To help with the shedding, soak it in warm water, put it thru just the spin cycle in your washing machine, then hit it a number of times against the side of your tub. Hitting it will help those loose fibers felt up a little bit :-) It's what I do with angora.

[Theresa]

It turned out great! I still have not knit this...it's on my long list of things to knit though!

[Norma]

I'm clapping! I'm clapping! Mad crazy applause! Oh, dear, on the mohair. I don't know what to suggest.

[Wool Winder]

It looks great, Jean! I'm laughing about the shedding, because I was working on mine today and my white shirt ended up covered in red fuzz. I think the shedding will lessen over time. I must be a slow knitter compared to you. I estimate a week more until mine is finished. Having fun with it.

[Marie]

It looks great! Gotta say that when I see the all those words "clap", I automatically think of the song "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands..." lol. I hadn't heard of KnitMap before seeing it on your blog, so no, you are NOT the last person to find out about it. :-) Neat little site.

[Jennifer]

She is a verra beautiful knit clapotis. Congrats. I have not tips on the shedding. I'll be eager to see what other people offer up as tips. Have a great weekend.

[Luni]

Don't you love the Duet? It is so soft, for a mohair blend. I made my one skein into a shawl, so I'm a little worried to hear about the shedding. Though it may not be a problem for me, that is, not until I actually wear the shawl. :)

[valerie]

Lovely, warm shawl! The mohair shedding? It comes with the territory, unless it's handspun mohair. However, if you toss it in the dryer on air fluff with a towel and a dryer sheet (mohair is very static-y) some of the more superficial stuff will shed out.

[Jackie]

Your clap looks great! What beautiful soothing colors. I just cast on for one yesterday - it's such a compelling knit, I'm really enjoying it so far. Also, thanks for posting the knit map. I've never seen it before, but it looks awesome.

[Daryl]

Jean it is absolutely gorgeous. I'm so impressed. Were you able to do the whole thing from one skein? I'm getting worried about running out of yarn on mine.