Tag: swatching

  • When Variegated Yarn Calls

    When Variegated Yarn Calls

    For me, a knitting project often begins with a skein of yarn. You probably know that feeling. In my house, that skein is almost always a variegated yarn. This little gem resulted from a one-off lot of Sock. Every couple weeks I survey my little studio and discover that all my dye-mixing bottles have little…

  • Variegated Yarn Variations

    Variegated Yarn Variations

    A week ago I took Shirley Paden’s Knitwear Design class. Pre-class homework involved swatching for the garment we were going to design.  I’ve had a pound of merino DK weight yarn, dyed in a range of greys, black, and bits of lavender in the stash for some time, and with this class approaching, it started…