Comments on: Swatching and Sampling http://wheatcarr.com/tech-talk/swatching-and-sampling.php A YARNandTHREAD Blog-A-Venture Fri, 18 May 2012 16:12:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: yogibeaty http://wheatcarr.com/tech-talk/swatching-and-sampling.php/comment-page-1#comment-5493 yogibeaty Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:22:28 +0000 http://wheatcarr.com/tech-nessities/swatching-and-sampling.php#comment-5493 Hi Wheat: I think the no-swatch issue boils down to many people not liking the act of knitting: what they like is HAVING knit, i.e a finished garment. How many people hurry through the final stages of assembly etc. Add to this that uncertainty that they feel when swatching: "Will it be OK? Will I have to return the yarn (which I love)? Did I get enough to not rip-out? (I found that many many people are allergic to ripping, esp swatches)" Also, it seems like wasted work to them. they want to depend on the "expertise" of the LYS or a good friend or someone on the 'net, not actually do it themselves. One day I will do a Starmore for my daughter, and I've been swatching for 3 yeas now. and I haven't settled yet. Not small swatches, either, 8x8 or bigger to see how the fabric REALLY drapes. And then I put them away. Unusual, I am. I LOVE playing with yarn, I mean swatching :-) John Hi Wheat:

I think the no-swatch issue boils down to many people not liking the act of knitting: what they like is HAVING knit, i.e a finished garment. How many people hurry through the final stages of assembly etc.
Add to this that uncertainty that they feel when swatching: “Will it be OK? Will I have to return the yarn (which I love)? Did I get enough to not rip-out? (I found that many many people are allergic to ripping, esp swatches)”

Also, it seems like wasted work to them. they want to depend on the “expertise” of the LYS or a good friend or someone on the ‘net, not actually do it themselves.

One day I will do a Starmore for my daughter, and I’ve been swatching for 3 yeas now. and I haven’t settled yet. Not small swatches, either, 8×8 or bigger to see how the fabric REALLY drapes. And then I put them away. Unusual, I am.

I LOVE playing with yarn, I mean swatching :-)

John

]]> By: fibersbytracie http://wheatcarr.com/tech-talk/swatching-and-sampling.php/comment-page-1#comment-5492 fibersbytracie Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:47:45 +0000 http://wheatcarr.com/tech-nessities/swatching-and-sampling.php#comment-5492 I have recently found the joy in swatching. It took me a long time to do so. I used to do gauge swatches for all of 2" and then pull it back out and start working. Now? I have 3 yarns I bought for sampling (just 2 skeins of each) and have been just playing with stitch ideas for a dress I want to make. I've been known to make an unofficial swatch and then the official one for submissions. Why? Because I have accepted the process. The plan when I have time (ha!)? Swatch most of the stitches in my Harmony Guides so I can see what they actually look like rather than just a picture. I have recently found the joy in swatching. It took me a long time to do so. I used to do gauge swatches for all of 2″ and then pull it back out and start working.

Now? I have 3 yarns I bought for sampling (just 2 skeins of each) and have been just playing with stitch ideas for a dress I want to make. I’ve been known to make an unofficial swatch and then the official one for submissions. Why? Because I have accepted the process.

The plan when I have time (ha!)? Swatch most of the stitches in my Harmony Guides so I can see what they actually look like rather than just a picture.

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