Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton-Ease - 50% Cotton/50% Acrylic, in Terracotta
Needles: 4mm / US 6
Gauge: 5 stitches x 11 rows (or 5.5 garter ridges) per inch
Stitch Pattern: Garter stitch medallion, made using short rows, and (eventually) joined using a garter graft.
Source: Knitter's Handbook, p. 104-105
Comments: I'm not very good at making neatly turned short rows, so I thought I little practice might be in order. Got a little carried away with it, and now it will make a nice dishcloth or facecloth or something. I have yet to graft it together because as I told Mike, grafting after midnight is never a good idea! :)
Yarn: King Cole Merino Blend DK in Kingfisher, and Drops Karisma in Black - both are 100% superwash wool
Needles: 4mm / US 6
Gauge: 6 stitches x 9 rows in garter stitch
Stitch Pattern: Garter stitch jacquard
Source: KH, p. 167
Comments: I've been wanting to learn this for a while - its one of the reasons I sought out this particular book. Its not hard, but this photo also does a good job of concealing the two places where the change of yarns makes a hole in the fabric and/or shows blue where it should be black. Methinks I need a little more practice. Maybe if I charted out a pattern first it might help a bit? ;)
Yarn: Berroco Vintage Worsted - 50% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 10% Nylon
Needles: 4mm / US 6
Gauge: 5.5 stitches and 8 rows per inch (or thereabouts - its a little hard to measure)
Stitch Pattern: Techniques Used: Short rows, Pinhole cast-on, and a ridge made with pulled up stitches
Source: The Knitters Handbook, various sections.
Comments: Excuse the embellishments - without them, the swatch could've easily suggested that I was trying to knit something very rude!
Yarn: Berroco Vintage Worsted - 50% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 10% Nylon
Needles: 4mm / US 6
Gauge: 5.5 stitches and 8 rows per inch - when its not being doubled over, that is.
Stitch Pattern: Pleating made with pulled up stitches in varying combinations.
Source: My new favourite knitting book, Montse Stanley's Knitters Handbook (the Reader's Digest version in this case), p. 151-152. As with most instructions in this book, the explanation of the technique is very basic, which is why I decided to experiment a little bit.
Comments: I'm trying to find the best way to make wrinkles. Not sure if I've found the best approach just yet. :)
