Still Life With Swatches: December 19, 2011

Yarn: Rowan Yorkshire Tweed 4-Ply, 100% wool, in Green

Needles: 3.5 mm / 4 US

Gauge: 6 stitches and 8 rows per inch

Stitch Pattern: Reversible Garter Stitch Rib

Source: Leisure Arts #932, 60 Easy to Knit Pattern Stitches Combine to Create Sampler Afghans, pattern number 51

Comments: Simple is good. Especially when you're more interested in what you're watching on TV than what you have on your needles. :)

Stitch Resources

BW1: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns, by Barbara G. Walker (Schoolhouse Press, 1998).

BW2: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns, by Barbara G. Walker (Schoolhouse Press, 1998).

BW3: Charted Knitting Designs: A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns, by Barbara G. Walker (Schoolhouse Press, 1998).

CEoS: The Complete Encyclopedia of Stitchery, by Mildred Graves Ryan (Doubleday, 1979).

KBB: Knitting Block by Block, 150 Blocks for Sweaters, Scarves, Bags, Toys, Afghans, and More, by Nicky Epstein (Potter Craft, 2010).

KDO: Knitting Design Online, a City and Guilds Hand Knitting Course (M1, M2, etc. refers to the course module numbers)

KH: The Knitter's Handbook, by Montse Stanley (Reader's Digest, 1999).

St3: Vogue Knitting Stitchionary, Vol. 3: Colour Knitting: The Ultimate Stitch Dictionary from the Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine (Sixth & Spring, 2006).

St5: Vogue Knitting Stitchionary, Vol. 5: Lace Knitting: The Ultimate Stitch Dictionary from the Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine (Sixth & Spring, 2010).

VKB:Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book, by the editors of Vogue Magazine (Pantheon, 2002).