OK, right into the swatches this week. I got behind and got no work done at all on the sock in progress. No point in showing the same picture twice, right?
January 15: Fishtail Lace. I've used this stitch pattern before, in a wider version for hats. It looks nice and has the benefit of plain purl back rows (or plain knit rows if adapted to knit in the round). I did change to my preferred centered double decrease (see last week's post for the explanation).
January 16: Ridged Lace 1. This one was pretty basic. Changed the SKP to SSK as I am wont to do. It's OK looking, but I don't know that I'd use it in a garment; it's just not interesting enough.
January 17: Feather Lace. Pretty, and I could see it on a lacy cardigan. Purl back on the even rows makes me happy.
January 18: Trellis Lace. Yanno, I don't know why this one caused me such fits, but it did. Seriously, it took me about 6 tries in 3 days to finally get this one. You'll notice it's shorter than the other swatches; that's because it's hateful and doesn't deserve to be full sized. I did just enough that you can see the pattern but not too much to make it cocky and think it can beat me. Naturally, I can't see using this pattern anywhere else. It's not that interesting to look at once done.
January 19: Eyelet Knot Stitch. Less open than the other eyelet or lace stitches, because instead of a YO increase, this one incorporates an M1 (untwisted or it would be even less visible). Another that was interesting for technique, but of limited use in the rest of my knitting life.
January 20: Rose-Hip Stitch. A rose hip is the berry-like fruit on a rose bush that remains when the bloom has died (people make tea out of it). I don't know what that has to do with this stitch pattern, but I don't name them. This is another pattern that involves a lot of slip stitches, so it's a very thick fabric. It's not as stretchy as some of the others, but maybe it could be used to make slippers that are super warm.
January 21: Chevron. This is the first of what I like to think of as "picture" stitch patterns in the calendar. When you place knit and purl stitches in organized patterns, you can make shapes and outlines, etc. I've seen a stitch pattern of this kind that's the shape of a penis. It was interesting, but it's my policy that I'm not going to pay for penis (every one that I've seen has been shown to me willingly without the exchange of money), and certainly not a knitted washcloth penis pattern. But I digress. This swatch was fun to knit; I could see the chevron shape form as I was going, which was cool.
Here's to next week being more productive in terms of sticks and string. I've now knit 21 swatches and have 345 to go.
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