04.18.08
Swatchbox Crop 4/18/2008
Once again stuff is piling up on my desk and it is time list the latest additions before boxing them up.
- Gull Check - interesting two-color pattern. Probably better for a moderately experienced knitter since it requires some stitch shifting.
- Alternating Colored Bands - easy two-color pattern. This stitch is a entry level to Fair Isles knitting.
- Diagonal Structure - easy stitch that produces diagonal ridges.
- Easy Ripple - easy increase-decrease pattern. Tends to pull-in, so watch the guage if you use this one.
- Reverse Diagonals - easy stitch that produces a stair-step effect on the fabric
- Allover Cabled Eyelet - this is an attractive stitch and easy to work. it is not a true cable or course and does not have the raised volume effect that most cables produce.
- Linked Stripe - simple, two-color pattern with a lot of texture.
- Anemone II - two-color version of the anemome pattern. Cute.
- Rippled Chevron - mosaic pattern
- Sanguar Check - results in a checkerboard pattern. Easy to work.
- Fan Lace - easy lace pattern that is probably in the arrowhead lace family. Very loose, spreads, watch the guage closely.
- Mountain Peaks - another easy lace pattern, probably in the arrowhead lace family. Very loose, spreads, watch the guage closely.
- Tile III - two-color, highly textured.
- Three-and-One Check - two-color pattern with texture. Has a pleasing appearance. This has some shadow effect and could be used very effectively to give a fabric that extra shadow dimension.
- Alternating Rickrack Stripe - two-color pattern that has the fullness of a brioche stitch. Tends to spread, so watch the guage.
- Rickrack Stripe - two-color pattern that has a houndstooth appearance. Tends to have a bias. Loose fabric.
- Checked rose Fabric - two-color pattern that also has a houndstooth appearance. Unlike the Rickrack Stripe, this one does not have a bias. Also has a loose fabric.
- Flare - mosaic pattern. Could be considered more of a motif than a stitch pattern, just because it is so big.
- Arabic Block - mosaic pattern. Also could be considered more of a motif than a stitch pattern, just because it is so big.
- Light Tulle - highly biased lace pattern.
- Vertical Lace Trellis - simple lace pattern.
- Lace Trellis with Left Slant - highly biased lace pattern. Very similar to Light Tulle.
- Zigzag Lace Trellis - guess what would happen if you worked Lace Trellis with Right Slant for a few rows; then worked Lace Trellis with Left Slant for the same number of rows? The result is a simple effective pattern that does not so much suffer from the bias seen in both its constituent patterns. It does not have a flat edge; that can be a plus in some applications.
- Moss and Rib Blocks - reversible pattern that would work nicely in a scarf.
- Herringbone I - increase-decrease pattern. This is not a truly reversible pattern, but the opposite side, at first glance, seems similar to the front side. Therefore, it could be useful for a scarf.
- Ridge Tile - this is not a true reversible. It more of an opposite reversible; but it is not true to the rules for an opposite reversible either.
- Popcorn - boring.
- Eccentric Check - two-color pattern with texture.
- Bamboo Rib - another take on the Jacob’s Ladder pattern.
- Triple Chains - knit-purl pattern that gives a false cable effect.
- Tree of Life I - simple knit-purl pattern that is often seen in Gansey sweater patterns.
- Diamond Panels - boring
- Brocade Diamond - knit-purl diamonds. The diamond thing has been done better in other patterns. This one is just so close to boring.
- Triple Torch - two-color. Probably not for a beginner because it requires stitch shifting.
- Windows - two-color pattern with some texture.
- Seagulls - two-color, reversible, textured. Looks like a tweed.
- Textured Horizontal Stripe I - reversible, textured pattern. Also tweed-like.
- Ladder Rib - another Jacob’s ladder spin off.
- Textured II - has low, diagonal ridges. Fabric is loose. Watch your guage.