zen and the art of swatching
17 Aug 2006 12:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
firecatA while back I took advantage of the Newton's Yarn Country "20 pounds for $25" overstock sale. Lately I've been swatching some of the yarns I got from them and other sources.
Most of the swatches aren't perfectly square because I tried different needle sizes and stitches.
The swatches
Wool / rayon, very stretchy, 26 st/32 rows per 4" in stockinette on 5s.
Linen / rayon, 17st / 4" on 6s.
Yarn Country "Maine" wool / rayon / acrylic, 16 st / 24 rows = 4" on 8s. The photo came out very poorly. This stuff looks so luscious I want to eat it.
Mercerized cotton. Very flexible. DK weight. 22 st and 28 rows per 4" on 3s in garter. 18 st per 4 inches on 5s in 4x4 rib.
Cotton with rayon pastel nubs, 13 st/15 rows per 4" on 10.5s
Unknown fiber - feels like wool and doesn't felt so probably has some acrylic. Very soft and kind of fuzzy. 18 st/32 rows per 4" on 7s.
Most of the swatches aren't perfectly square because I tried different needle sizes and stitches.
The swatches
Wool / rayon, very stretchy, 26 st/32 rows per 4" in stockinette on 5s.
Linen / rayon, 17st / 4" on 6s.
Yarn Country "Maine" wool / rayon / acrylic, 16 st / 24 rows = 4" on 8s. The photo came out very poorly. This stuff looks so luscious I want to eat it.
Mercerized cotton. Very flexible. DK weight. 22 st and 28 rows per 4" on 3s in garter. 18 st per 4 inches on 5s in 4x4 rib.
Cotton with rayon pastel nubs, 13 st/15 rows per 4" on 10.5s
Unknown fiber - feels like wool and doesn't felt so probably has some acrylic. Very soft and kind of fuzzy. 18 st/32 rows per 4" on 7s.