Eri's Clapotis and Muskox Qiviuq Yarn

Eri's Clapotis.....

....In Drops Alpaca.

I love giving gifts. This past weekend became a series of impromptu gift exchanges. My Fella's sister and fiance came out from Courtenay to visit and I also spent some tasty-food, quality time with my good friend Eri. She was kind enough to model her new clapotis for photos. (Thanks Eri!)

Eri brought something for me too. Of course, what would a knitter love more than the gift of yarn!

100% Muskox Qiviuq Yarn from Folknits.

This is no ordinary yarn however. It is Muskox yarn. Muskox. I had no idea. I checked out the Folknits website and it said "Qiviuq is one of the finest, lightest and rarest fibres in the world." How cool is that? I am being very careful with what pattern I choose to knit with this. It will be a scarf for sure, possibly a slim version of the Clapotis... Oh! This yarn is absolutely gorgeous. It smells a bit different from other yarns. More like home, earthy and warm. I am in love with this yarn. The natural color of the yarn is so pretty too. It's a very subtle gray-brown, very sophisticated in a cashmere kind of way. Really, I can't say enough about this yarn. I'm going to savor it and not rush through knitting it. I'm still resisting winding it into a cake. =)

Gifties

I thought I'd show some bits and bites of gifts I've been working on for the upcoming holiday season. I won't say what's what (I'm sure you can tell what they are anyway...) or for whom. Let's not ruin the surprise!

Debbie Bliss - Alpaca Silk

Drops Alpaca in Deep Red

Socks That Rock

And a pretty gift I received from the lovely Angela over at Food and Yarn. Thanks Angela!

Cables and Clapotis FO

Aran Bag by Debbie Bliss

Yikes! It's been a while. No excuses, I've just been really lazy. But anyway! With access to library books again I have found a new pattern that I've started. It's the Aran Bag by Debbie Bliss. I've knit the front panel so far and am casting on for the back panel. The yarn I'm using (this time around...I plan to make more than one!) is Rowan Yorkshire Tweed Aran. I'm also scrounging around for fabric to use for the lining. This bag is going to be so pretty!

Clapotis from Knitty.com

It took me long enough but I've finally got the Clapotis bug. I've just finished this one and I am gearing up to make another one. The yarn I've used here is Mama E's C*EYE*BER Fiber yarn from the Cake of the Month Club. The next one I make will have to be wider though. The width given in the pattern works better as a scarf for me and I'd like one that functions more as a wrap. No wonder everyone knits this. No wonder!