Posts Tagged “swatching”
Toe #4
By JC | July 14, 2011
This past week I’ve been on a sock-knitting kick. This is a good thing: with Sock Summit right around the corner, it’s high time to be in a sock-knitting mood. It all started with a stitch pattern that demanded to be in a sock worked from the toe up. (Sorry, can’t show details; it’s a […]
I had the best time today writing up the pattern for a scarf I plan to knit. This is odd. Most designers (myself included) would say that pattern-writing isn’t their favorite task. Rather, it rates far below sketching or swatching, and somewhere near envelope-stuffing. Apparently, though, it’s been long enough since I last wrote or […]
Indecision
By JC | August 30, 2010
Lately, I can’t seem to make up my mind about anything. For months now, I’ve been itching (no pun intended!) to design and knit a lightweight sweater. Possibly a cardigan, probably short- or 3/4-length sleeves. But other than that? I can’t decide on the yarn, despite several on hand that I really like. I can’t […]
Here’s a swatch of Blue Moon Fiber Arts Geisha, in Thistle Leaf pattern from A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara Walker, before and after blocking: Isn’t the transformation amazing? From lumpy, misshapen, and obscured to crisp and bright. And now, instead of curling up into a ball, the fabric wants to drape: Ya […]
Now what?
By JC | March 17, 2010
Last fall, I was surprised and pleased when Mona of Dye Dreams asked if I’d like to design a sock for their sock club. Choice of yarn base? Choice of nearly solid colorway? Sure, sign me up! Fast forward to Stitches West, where I had a delightful meeting with Mona and Stephanie, and walked away […]