Category: swatch project
Swatch Library Project, First Steps
In the last post, I invited you to join in the swatch project. Together we will build our own library of information so we can make better informed substitutions. We’ll do this by researching details about the yarn and swatching. There are many other projects to help you learn to swatch. My goal for this…
Can I Change That?
Over the past year, there have been increasing discussions online about yarn substitution, design samples, and accessibility. This year has been one of change and the focus of this post is no different. Today I’ll write a little about the essential crux of the question, Can I change that?. There are future posts planned will…
Working with Anzula’s Yarns
I hope this post finds you and yours well as we begin to understand our “new normal.” We adapt. We mourn. We celebrate. We wash our hands. While I (once again) haven’t been consistent in writing here, I’ve been working with yarn and fiber. Some days I work on designs with intricate details that are…
swatch project: oink pigments mystic
Today I’ll share what I learned while swatching Oink Pigments Mystic. This is a relatively new yarn, it debuted last summer. It’s my new favourite and absolutely delicious to knit and crochet. Mystic is a 3-ply DK weight yarn and is 100% 17-micron (µ) Superwash Merino. It retails for $29/skein. What does that mean? The…
swatching & schedule
Instead of writing here, the time that I normally set aside for this has been devoted instead to swatching. Here’s the resulting pile of some of what I’ve worked up over the past several weeks: This includes yarns from Anzula, Artyarns, Lorna’s Laces, Oink Pigments, and Yarn Over New York. What will these swatches become?…
swatching, storage
Now that my September Swatch Project has ended, the problem to solve is: how do I store them? It’s a problem I need to find an answer to. I’m not thrilled with my current solution for the Anzula swatches. First some personal background and my swatch storage history. My academic background is in computer science…