Are there Deserted Islands in Alaska?

Posted by amy on August 9th, 2005 filed in more knitting


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If I had to be stuck on a desert island with an unlimited supply of only one brand of yarn, it would have to be Schaefer. I know I’ve sung their praises a lot here, so the declaration is hardly headline news, but I’ve been playing with lots of Esperanza and Elaine lately, finishing up
Clapotis and casting on for a pattern to be named later [APTBNL].
My version of the clap is bears little resemblence to Kate Gilbert’s masterpiece. While her model sips a cafe latte on the left bank, mine play hide and seek.

I am thrilled with the final product, though and can’t wait to wrap myself up in this, as I’m longing for the return of winter. When the heat wave here gets too unbearable, I remember certain passages from T.C. Boyle’s Drop City (or as I refer it to my publisher friend Matt – the novel I should have written.) Suddenly, I’m freezing my t*ts off in a leaky cabin, the wind howling outside, with just minutes of sunlight a day, at the end of the last road in alaska. To warm myself up, I’ve been working on APTBNL.

Last summer I got to dive into Elaine (Schaefer’s local rep) car stash, skeins upon skeins of Shaefer, many without proper labels. I was attempting to match up to skeins I received as a gift from Elizabeth in VA. In the end, I put together the yarn for the Clap and the yarn I’m using for this project.

I struggled with ideas for all this amazing yarn, I needed a pattern that could showcase the colors, but that wouldn’t be too boxy or too traditional. I’m not quite sure why I didn’t think of a long sleeve shapely tee immediately, but when I finally hit upon it, and did all the math required to resize it both to fit my gauge and my measurements, I couldn’t wait to get started.

I spent Sunday & Monday in complete denial about our heatwave, caught up in the fantasy of a winter holiday to my Alaskan Sleeve Island.

And couldn’t wait to cast on for the body. I used the Elaine from the sleeves for a moss border last night, rushing through so I could get my hands back on the Esperanza.


I’m made it through short rows in the round, now I’m off to pair my decreases, send food and candles, I’ll be out when the snow starts to melt in my dreams or the heatwave starts to pass in my reality.


18 Responses to “Are there Deserted Islands in Alaska?”

  1. Kathleen Says:
    August 10th, 2005 at 6:33 am

    Yup, there are most certainly deserted islands in Alaska. :) Your boys and your daughter are so cute. All of them. Love your Clap. Knit on. :)

  2. BookishWendy Says:
    August 10th, 2005 at 10:49 am

    The Clap looks fabulous – but the kids look a hell of lot cuter! ;)

    I’m so glad that someone enjoyed Drop City as much as I did!!

  3. Mariko Says:
    August 13th, 2005 at 4:01 pm

    One of these days I’m going to have to read TC Boyle. Anyway, I couldn’t find your e-mail address to let you know I need to drop out of GSRP this round (we might be moving). I don’t even know what happened to the box, though, since it probably should have been here a while back. Hope all is well, and thanks!

  4. Kathy Says:
    August 15th, 2005 at 8:44 am

    Your children are precious!! And your Clapotis is most definitely a masterpiece.

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