Yarn for Sampling
March 23rd, 2006 at 8:33 pm (uncategorized)
Decisions to make. Yarn to swatch. Now I’m more swatching to see how the yarn looks in the given pattern, rather than getting exact gauge measurements. I’ll measure the gauge and use it to slightly adjust the pattern numbers if necesary; but I’m not going to assume that it’s going to come out the same in the sweater.
Here’s the real stuff you’ve been wanting to see:
Starting from the left. Blue Cascade 220 (not superwash), Azure (really a green) Shelridge Farms fingering weight. Red/Rust Rowan Wool Cotton (already started on the swatch there), approx DK weight? and the white is superwash Cascade 220. I didn’t like any of the colors of the superwash in the LYS, which is OK cuz I was only getting some to swatch. I couldn’t resist the heathered blue, it’s got such wonderful depth of color inthe yarn.
The Azure/green fingering weight is supposed to be a lacy sweater from Gathering of Lace or a Dale pattern I found that I might adapt (maybe). The other three are all fighting to win the battle of being the yarn for the cabled sweater I want to make.
I’m concerned the Cascade yarn will be too thick - I tend to get warm very easily. But I love the color of the blue Cascade 220 yarn. Yummy! I also know the yarn will be at the right scale for the sweater I’m going to knit, because that’s what it was designed for.
The Rowan yarn might not be able to hold up to being in a cabled sweater or might not be at the right scale. I’m making my swatch(es) fairly large - I’m doing three of the different cable patterns. When I mentioned to the clerk at the LYS that all Ineeded was one ball of the cascade because I was swatching, she said, "Oh good! We always like to hear that you’re going to swatch". I immediately responded with "Oh, but I’m not going to actually measure gauge from it. My swatches always lie to me". She seemed a bit dissappointed then.
marta said,
March 26th, 2006 at 8:34 am
I need to knit, I need to knit! Since WoW, my knitting time is at an all time low. Sorry I missed you guys yesterday…how was the birthday bash? How did lil’ Mr. A fair for the evening? Happy Birthday!!
True confession: I read the last couple posts (I’ve been very distracted over spring break) and this is what I read about M’s sweater: “He did wear his Inagoddadavida sweater the other day.” LOL I don’t think that’s how you spell it; it was before my time but that hideous song was imposed non-stop upon my delicate 5 year old senses by my ruthless sister.
Joann said,
March 29th, 2006 at 5:32 am
Swatches? We don’t need no steenkin’ swatches! Obviously that clerk didn’t know who she was dealing with! :D