Mariah swatch

[starfallz]

Mariah Swatch Swatch for Mariah. Yarn: Andean Silk in Leaf.

Finished the gauge swatch. Did the first section of the cable from the sleeve of Mariah and I think it turned out pretty well. Need to recheck the gauge and see if I got it. Yarn is a little expensive, but it is lovely to the touch.

Comments

[cafiorello.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! Is the yarn made of silk?

[starfallz.livejournal.com]

Partially! It gives it a really nice shine. The fiber percentages are 55% Super Fine Alpaca, 23% Silk, 22% Merino Wool

[mass-repeat.livejournal.com]

Wow! I'm not really sure what that is supposed to be (what's a swatch? just something decorative?) but it's really beautiful! =)

[starfallz.livejournal.com]

Thanks! A swatch is a test to see how a yarn knits up before you embark on a full project. In this case, I'm testing to see how this yarn knits up and how the cables of the pattern look in it.

[spitgirl.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's awesome... I'm still scared of doing cables.

[starfallz.livejournal.com]

Oh, they are so easy. Rediculously so. :) Now, doing this chart is more complicated, but in essence, cables are just switching the order of things.