tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post1437875757001053010..comments2024-01-16T19:25:10.981-08:00Comments on Jane Richmond Blog: Swatching in the RoundJane Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492264764645494958noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-66518574349313664292018-08-11T21:46:47.097-07:002018-08-11T21:46:47.097-07:00Haha, thanks for the laugh!!Haha, thanks for the laugh!!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402834439215980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-57006162672657902492015-04-23T23:32:43.297-07:002015-04-23T23:32:43.297-07:00What a great tip. I do swatch in the round, but al...What a great tip. I do swatch in the round, but all my carry behind loops are uneven are are really distracting. I'll have to try this on my next swatch!Gambar Rumah Idaman Masa Kinihttp://www.desainrumahminimalistz.com/408/contoh-bentuk-rumah-idaman-minimalis-masa-kini/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-91307628222751168302012-02-26T12:42:27.356-08:002012-02-26T12:42:27.356-08:00Awesome! It's so helpful to get your perspect...Awesome! It's so helpful to get your perspective. Thank you!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323358456972222418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-85794859721004885362012-02-25T19:26:34.526-08:002012-02-25T19:26:34.526-08:00I never would knit a swatch in the round until a f...I never would knit a swatch in the round until a friend of mine scolded me! It really is great advice. I do love your tip to get even loops. I'm definitely going to try that!Paula Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234517818426370639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-16658219518082777422012-02-25T00:09:37.662-08:002012-02-25T00:09:37.662-08:00Yes! I'm very conscious of this though, it hel...Yes! I'm very conscious of this though, it helps to support the weight of the sweater when you remove it from the water when wet blocking to the time you lay it flat to dry... don't allow it to stretch lengthwise or it will grow and grow!Jane Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492264764645494958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-34743972576022903222012-02-24T14:40:18.860-08:002012-02-24T14:40:18.860-08:00Well that makes me feel better! Do you ever find ...Well that makes me feel better! Do you ever find that your finished piece grows significantly after you wash it the first time?Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323358456972222418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-46654466706075665992012-02-23T20:46:46.632-08:002012-02-23T20:46:46.632-08:00Oh my goodness, Jane! What a great trick - I alway...Oh my goodness, Jane! What a great trick - I always knit in the round but not "in the round" - now I have another excuse to knit more swatches, since they'll take much quicker to do now that I know this little trick of yours!Sheralynnhttp://www.thesheralynn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-58172452391944767542012-02-23T12:41:39.558-08:002012-02-23T12:41:39.558-08:00so clever!! this is such a great tutorial on swatc...so clever!! this is such a great tutorial on swatching in the round and why it is important. Great post!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988014571137161352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-61629043798948194312012-02-23T04:25:06.686-08:002012-02-23T04:25:06.686-08:00wow. i know there are lots of people that feel the...wow. i know there are lots of people that feel the same way as you but i just don't. i do swatch, but it's tiny. just enough to give me a good start. then i start. try it on after about 2 in. decide if it is going to work. keep going or rip and start over taking out or adding what i "guess" i might need to get what i want. this probably sounds horrible to you. but it works for me. i just hate swatching so much. <br />ps. i also undo the swatch as soon as i make it's tiny little self. i know...i am now on your horror list. ahhhh.britthttp://sneezerville.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-8404496211530844542012-02-22T19:27:34.528-08:002012-02-22T19:27:34.528-08:00I am the same way :)
...I don't block my swat...I am the same way :)<br /><br />...I don't block my swatches unless it changes the fabric in a necessary way, lace for example, but most of what I knit can be worn right off the needles (top down + seamless) and isn't really designed to need the blocking.Jane Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492264764645494958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-858720260044599172012-02-22T19:22:52.510-08:002012-02-22T19:22:52.510-08:00This is a fantastic post! I've been thinking ...This is a fantastic post! I've been thinking a lot about swatches lately. I always swatch before a project, but I never bind off and cut it from the skein. I just measure and then unravel it. However, I've been considering the implications of not blocking a swatch, but the idea of using up yards of yarn for a permanent swatch (and possibly needing to purchase an extra expensive skein of yarn just to swatch) makes me cringe, so I haven't changed my methods yet.<br /><br />Do you ever block your swatches?Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323358456972222418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-80280522731880845922012-02-22T16:04:17.635-08:002012-02-22T16:04:17.635-08:00Lol, you could sit at the end of the table with th...Lol, you could sit at the end of the table with the other non-swatchers, I can glare at you from a distance, lol. So kidding! I don't judge, it only bugs me when I'm asked for knitting advice that's obviously guage related when the whole swatch process has been totally disregarded... believe me, it happens!Jane Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492264764645494958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-9008859930571396782012-02-22T16:00:43.057-08:002012-02-22T16:00:43.057-08:00Great post Jane!! I'll admit that I don't...Great post Jane!! I'll admit that I don't swatch as often as I should, just with yarns that I haven't worked with, and don't swatch in the round solely because I find it extra work. I'll definitely give your trick a try next time!<br /><br />Thanks for writing such a helpful post! ♥Melissa @ Miso Crafty Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03296391618385176362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-52933711654400757772012-02-22T15:59:35.580-08:002012-02-22T15:59:35.580-08:00Hrmmm, maybe that is what happened with the sleeve...Hrmmm, maybe that is what happened with the sleeves on my Rocky Coast Cardigan, as I did swatch but the sleeves are tiiight (not so much that I can't wear it, but) .... <br /><br />I think if I was a regular at your knit-nite you would give me dirty looks - I am not usually a swatcher, LOL! But this is a very helpful post, thanks Jane!fionafaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754439826831598727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-12405596377358905562012-02-22T15:28:20.199-08:002012-02-22T15:28:20.199-08:00I know this one is near and dear to you Becca beca...I know this one is near and dear to you Becca because of the Oatmeal Pullover. It's something that isn't really covered often.Jane Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492264764645494958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-58117973154876868432012-02-22T15:23:39.425-08:002012-02-22T15:23:39.425-08:00this is such an excellent post! xothis is such an excellent post! xonook.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07827670254847145671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-11560704237809402402012-02-22T15:13:04.920-08:002012-02-22T15:13:04.920-08:00What a great tip. I do swatch in the round, but al...What a great tip. I do swatch in the round, but all my carry behind loops are uneven are are really distracting. I'll have to try this on my next swatch!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081337087429355156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-65899030063584333802012-02-22T14:51:16.490-08:002012-02-22T14:51:16.490-08:00Wow, this was an incredibly helpful post! I actual...Wow, this was an incredibly helpful post! I actually have a few personal projects (i.e. NOT for my Etsy shop, fancy that?!) I've been wanting to tackle lately, but so many of them say to swatch in the round & that just sounded way too time consuming! I love your trick though, I'm definitely going to try that. :DVictory Garden Yarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686173448822170210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-34632003453738077522012-02-22T14:43:02.285-08:002012-02-22T14:43:02.285-08:00If the pattern provides the gauge over the pattern...If the pattern provides the gauge over the pattern stitch then you will need to swatch in the pattern stitch. If it were me and both were given (gauge for both the pattern stitch and stockinette stitch) I would probably cheat and just do the stockinette swatch... depending on what I was knitting and how much it mattered.Jane Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492264764645494958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8775005854493251595.post-27546118812427274682012-02-22T14:32:39.201-08:002012-02-22T14:32:39.201-08:00Very helpful! Thank you so much!
I have a questio...Very helpful! Thank you so much! <br />I have a question about knitting a gauge swatch. If I was to knit a pattern with an all-over pattern should I knit a swatch in the stitch called for in the pattern or just knit it in stockinet? What do you do?<br />Thanks!<br />GenevieveSisterlyLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443289248928920952noreply@blogger.com