swatch type: Knit
Scalloped Shell
This knit motif is found in Knitting Counterpanes by Mary Walker Phillips. It’s a title that’s sat on my bookshelf for a while and I keep saying I should work from it. I was given a large amount of kitchen cotton and realized that this would be a good reason to swatch! The scallop shell…
Squishable Doubled Babysoft
This fabric wasn’t intended to be a swatch, but I missed a few details on a chart and now need to rip back a week of knitting. Writing up a swatch post well help me feel better about it. Baby Soft® Yarn is a 60% Acrylic and 40% Nylon blend DK weight yarn from Lion…
Ístex Álafosslopi in stockinette
Álafosslopi is a bulky weight yarn, one I don’t often use. For most knitters, it’s ideal for quick-knit projects. For me, the larger needles tend to slow me down. I chose this yarn for a jacket because I was looking for a yarn that would be both warm and light for such a thick yarn.…
marled lichen stockinette
This swatch is from fabric of a project I ripped because the design wasn’t working but I love the fabric. It’s a strand of Valley Yarns 2/14 Alpaca Silk (80% Alpaca, 20% Silk) in grey held with a strand of madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Lichen. The Tosh was once knitted into a sweater that…
golden lace texture
This stitch was once found in a vintage stitch dictionary but over the years as it spent time on my needles, it took on a life of its own. The instructions can be found in my early design, ps i heart you1, it is currently only available through ravelry2. It’s a stitch that’s repeated at…
