Soms moet je gewoon even wat anders doen dan een heel groot project. Dan wil je iets nieuws uitproberen en een ander patroontje wat je NIET 100x hoeft te herhalen...
Brei dán een swatch / proeflapje. Een uitstekend moment om te kijken of je het nieuwe patroon wel leuk vind om 100x te herhalen. Om te kijken of het garen bij je naaldmaat past, of dat je toch een maatje groter of kleiner moet pakken.
1. Cuckron shawl (A legacy of Lace) in Jamieson & Smith Supreme fine fleece in "Silver". Combed and handspun, 1ply on 2mm needles.
Sometimes you have to do something else than the large shawl you're working on right now. Something quick which you can work on directly and doesn't require a 100 repeats.
Make a swatch! A perfect opportunity to see if your yarn matches the needlesize or that you'd better go up or down a size.
2. Esha swatch in Cashmere/merino (70/30) Bart & Francis on 1,5mm needles
3. 1ply jamieson & Smith in optical white; The Second One
4. 1ply Jamieson & Smith in Fawn; swatch for The Second One. 2mm needles.
Of... soms omdat je zulk mooi en vooral zacht garen hebt gekocht, dat je een 'knuffeldoekje' in je broekzak wilt hebben..
Or, perhaps you have bought such soft and gorgeous yarn that you want a little bit to cuddle in your pocket.
5. 2ply 2/28NM 100% Cashmere in Caramel (ColourMart) on 2,5mm needles
En soms moet je gewoon even wat garen uitproberen op extra fijne naalden om te zien hoe groot het zou worden als je er géén lace mee breit.
And once in a while you just want to try some yarn on extra fine needles to see how it will look when you're nót knitting lace with it.
6. Baby sock in estonian wool on 1.5mm needles.
Even kijken of de rand die je bedacht hebt, wel de bocht om wil en hoe vaak je moet 'Wrap & Turn' toepassen om het mooi te maken.
Making an attempt to turn a corner to see how many times you need to 'Wrap & Turn' to get it right.
7. ColourMart 2/48 NM Extra Fine Merino in Bali Peach and Mocha
En als laatste natuurlijk om te zien of je met het garen wat je in huis hebt, toch alvast een gloednieuw patroon uit kunt proberen. Zonder dat je meteen nieuwe voorraad hoeft aan te schaffen. Kun je meteen je 'eigen' kleuren toepassen
8. "Northdale" by G. Johnston Jamieson's of Shetland (spindrift) (top) and Jamieson & Smith 2ply lace
Or read this post: Swatch
Conclusie: swatchen is GEEN tijdverspilling maar uiteindelijk een hele leuke bezigheid.
Conclusion: swatching is NOT a waste of time, but a useful and pretty thing to do.


























I'm tired. Very tired. Before and after the craftfair I got hardly any knitting done. And that is not so much fun; knitting is supposed to be relaxing. The only things I did were 2 swatches and a newsletter for Kantwerk. All of my time went into taking care of the kids, doing the housekeeping and internetting or sleeping. Chris is doing reasonably fine. He's still eating, not feeling sick at all, but he is losing his hair. So much so, that he decided that it had to come off. It's pretty daunting, picking up long hair from his head without hurting him at all. He got a new baseball cap from us, a black one this time. Things are a bit hard for him; at his school the exams are starting next week. Coming friday they're all going on a school trip, and he cannot come along. When you do chemo, you can't take public transport OR go in the bus for hours to Germany. So we will try to get him to school this tuesday or wednesday so he can be with his mates one more time before everthing changes. He will be having the last dose of chemo for this month thursday, then April 21 he will be starting the second month. 