SO apparently I haven't been nearly as good as swatching in December as I was hoping I'd be. My knitting mojo dwindled, and what little was left was reserved for a few Christmas projects.
That said, I did manage to knit 21 swatches this month. I was good for the first week or so, knitting one every day, but then I would alternate between a few swatchless days, and a few days where I knit a bunch of swatches all in one go - but I'll still post them by date just to keep it all organized.
Showing posts with label cheater swatch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheater swatch. Show all posts
November 11, 2011
Hook: 4 mm / G-6 US
Gauge: n/a
Stitch Pattern: improvised
Source: n/a
Comments: Technically, I crocheted this back in late September, but I thought I'd throw it in to the mix in honour of Remembrance Day. And technically it is kind of a swatch, because I figured out how to make it while trying to use up a very precise amount of leftover super-bulky yarn. The shape of that particular flower's petals reminded me of poppies, so I decided to try it out with red yarn.
August 21, 2011
Needles: 4 mm / 6 US
Gauge: 5.75 stitches and 7 rows per inch
Stitch Pattern: Star Tweed
Source: BW1, p. 67.
Comments: Last of the cheater swatches, which is probably why its so teeny! :) When I started working on this one, I was convinced I had knit the pattern already - it reminded me so much of the Daisy Stitch. But the way it is worked is quite different, and when you compare them they actually look quite different too. Personally, I think I also prefer the daisy stitch, but that may have something to do with the colours I chose to use. :)
August 20, 2011
Needles: 3.5 mm / 5 US
Gauge: 5 stitches and 7 rows per inch
Stitch Pattern: Frost Flowers
Source: BW1, p. 204.
Comments: I think I should have made this swatch bigger, to encompass more repeats of the pattern - I resisted because its a 32 stitch repeat, and I didn't want to make a ginormous swatch. I just think that the 'flower' aspect of the swatch might be more clear with extra repeats, both vertically, and horizontally. Maybe I'll use this in a lacy blanket someday, and then the pattern will be more obvious.
August 19, 2011
Needles: 3.5 mm / 5 US
Gauge: 5 stitches and 7 rows per inch
Stitch Pattern: Drooping Elm Leaf
Source: BW1, p. 217.
Comments: I think this is one of those lace patterns that would look better in a thicker yarn, knit on slightly too small needles. The pattern is pretty clear in this photo, but in real life, its a little hard to make out the shapes of the leaves - and I think that would be corrected by knitting it in a thicker yarn. This would make a nice winter wrap, I think - maybe in green, and then you could embroider little berries on it in places...
August 18, 2011
Needles: 3.5 mm / 5 US
Gauge: 5.5 stitches and 8 rows per inch
Stitch Pattern: Mrs. Montague's Pattern
Source: BW1, p. 211.
Comments: I like the story behind this pattern: "Mrs. Montague was a Lady of the Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I of England. She made stockings for the Queen in this pattern, said to have been copied from a French design. A pair of these stockings still exists today in the museum at Hatfield House." (BW1, p. 211). With a stitch repeat of 16 stitches, you'd have to use pretty thin yarn to make stockings out of this yarn - you'd need either 65 or 81 stitches to get a full repeat around, both of which could make some pretty big socks in 4-ply yarn!
August 17, 2011
Needles: 4 mm / 6 US
Gauge: 6 stitches and 7 rows per inch
Stitch Pattern: Oxox Cable, with the order reversed on the left-hand cable
Source: BW1, p. 255.
Comments: I've seen this one used very often, especially in cabled sweaters for little girls. I think I need to be a little more careful in my stitch formations - I don't like the split that has appeared in the middle of the Xs and Os.
August 16, 2011
Needles: 4 mm / US 6
Gauge: 5 stitches x 6 rows per inch
Stitch Pattern: Hourglass Cable
Source: BW1, p. 255.
Comments: I'm classifying this next series of swatches as 'cheater swatches' because even though I took the yarn, needles, and patterns with me when I went to my friend's wedding, I didn't actually do any knitting while I was there. Nevertheless, 7 swatches knit in 2 days still deserve to be catalogued! I like the twisty stitches in this cable - it gives it a little something extra, and tightens the overall look just a bit.
January 28, 2011
No swatch today because I am very much unimpressed with knitting at the moment. I knit and frogged an entire hat because the "7-101 year size" ended up being perfectly suited to a 4 year-old's head. Serves me right for actually following a pattern that had no gauge, no reference to the type of yarn needed (even when it comes with a kit, "100m of yarn" is not enough information!!"), was missing one set of numbers (5 sizes listed, 5 cast-on amounts, but only 4 sets of numbers the rest of the way through), and doesn't give finished sizes.
This time when I knit it, I'm making my own pattern!
This time when I knit it, I'm making my own pattern!
January 14, 2011 (1)
Didn't manage to make a swatch yesterday, so I'll post two today to make up for it! :) Here's number 1:
Yarn: Elann Peruvian Highland Sport
Needles: 3.25mm / US 3
Gauge: 20 stitches x 32 rows per 4 inches in the eyelet panel
Stitch Pattern: A stacked eyelet pattern with 1x1 rib at top and bottom.
Source: I could've sworn I'd seen something like this in a book, but I looked through several and couldn't find anywhere - so I made it up!
Comments: I have an idea for a pattern... this is almost what I want, but not quite. You may see variations of this one again. :)
Yarn: Elann Peruvian Highland Sport
Needles: 3.25mm / US 3
Gauge: 20 stitches x 32 rows per 4 inches in the eyelet panel
Stitch Pattern: A stacked eyelet pattern with 1x1 rib at top and bottom.
Source: I could've sworn I'd seen something like this in a book, but I looked through several and couldn't find anywhere - so I made it up!
Comments: I have an idea for a pattern... this is almost what I want, but not quite. You may see variations of this one again. :)
January 10, 2011
Needles: 4.5mm / US 7
Gauge: 4 stitches x 9 rows (or 4.5 garter ridges) per inch
Stitch Pattern: Garter stitch
Source: N/A
Comments: Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater! This is a cheat swatch for two reasons: 1) I posted it a day late, and 2) its no longer a swatch because its become part of the final project. But hey, nobody is perfect, right? :) (of course that won't stop me from creating a "cheater swatch" so I can keep track of all my cheater swatches!)
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