Remember Clapotis? Now You Can Make it a Shirt

The 15th year of Knitty has been a lot of fun because they have published a lot of projects that were inspired by patterns that had previously been published in the online knitting magazine.

One of the most popular patterns ever was Kate Gilbert’s Clapotis, published in the fall of 2004 (fun fact: I’ve actually never knit one, though I would still like to).

For the recently released spring/summer issue, Merri Fromm has reimagined that iconic wrap as the bottom of a shirt, and she called hers Clafoutis.

This is probably the perfect little shirt for summer. The color is great, those dropped stitches make it cool and because the “skirt” is really two pieces worked flat that aren’t sewn together (though you could if you wanted) you get that little extra bit of ventilation, too.

If you’re looking for something to knit for a day on the beach (or to knit at the beach), this just may be the thing.

What do you think? Did you knit a Clapotis? What do you think of the update?

[Photo: Merri Fromm.]

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Using your yarn stash is important to me throughout the year, but as I start to feel the end of the year coming on I get more excited about using things I already have in the house. Maybe that’s because I don’t want to go to a store in the thick of holiday shopping times, or I like the idea of having a little space in my stash when the new year rolls around.

It’s super satisfying to use up all the little odd balls you’ve made over the year (or years), and I have several stash busting blankets I work on when it’s cold and will maybe finish someday.

If you’d like to start a stash busting project that’s perfect for using up odd balls, check out the Soukish pattern from Neisha Abdulla. This pattern is made for fingering weight/sock yarn, and it’s worked in a tube with allover color work.

This is great for a couple of reasons. You don’t really have to weave in your ends when you can hide them in a tube (this is one time you might even get by just tying a knot when you change colors!) and you can change colors whenever you run out of yarn and it will look good.

Of course the pattern is made with blocks where the designer changed colors, but you can change yours more or less often as you need to make it work for your stash. You can use blank charts to design your own color combinations, or even your own stitch patterns if you like. You can also adjust the length of the scarf as needed or turn it into a cowl based on the amount of yarn you have.

This project looks like a lot of fun and would be a great thing to have on hand to stitch up and then to wear during the cold, gloomy months.

You can get a copy of the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Neisha Abdulla]

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