KnittingFool

Once more, time to clear the desk of a pile a swatches.

• Butterfly I - gathered stitches pattern
• Buttons - uses slip stitches to make pukers on the fabric
•  Slipped Zigzag Cable - a psuedo cable stitch
• Pigtail - a pseudo cable stitch
• Swedish Weave - simple two color; you only knit with one color — the second color just goes along for the ride.
• Creative Relief - simple, raised horizontal stripes
• String of Purls - this is a loose bobble stitch
• Little Peacock - simple, fan lace
• Short Row - this stitch is similar to a bobble in that you work back and forth over a few stitches before moving on.  It doesn’t look much like a bobble, but I would still classify it in that group.
• Bird Foot I - this is a Turkish, two color pattern.  It does not follow the ‘Fair Isles rule’ that the unused color is carried behind for no more than six stitches.  That seems to be typical of the Turkish patterns.  From what I’ve seen of these patterns in practice, they are worked on small needles with finer yarns.  The carriage of the yarn is less of an issue in that condition. 
• Increase Decrease Smocking - this is a pseudo cable, although it has a convincing cable appearance.
• Crochet-Knit Right Cross - this is an open stitch that looks as much woven as knitted.
• Slipped Diagonal Rib - this is not a true rib stitch.  It is made by using slip stitch and twist stitch techniques. 
• Slipped Cable Rib - this is an attractive, “gull-wing” type of stitch.
• Slipped Hourglass - this is a slip stitch, twist stitch combination that is easy to work and results in a pleasant stitch that looks like one you might find on one of the fisherman style garments.
• Little Tent - this is a simple application of the gathered stitch technique.
• Cocoon - this looks a little bit like a bobble although it is not worked like a bobble.  Reminds me of the Trinity stitch with a frame.
• Checked Basket - this results in a nicely textured fabric.
• Double Lattice - this is one of the many twist stitch lattice patterns.
• Woven Diagonal Herringbone Zigzag - this is one of the many over all patterns that can be developed using slipped stitches with the running thread held in front.
• Tiny Bowknot - this stitch is a gathered stitch over a very short span (shorter than most gathered stitches). 
• Crochet-Knit Left Cross - ditto the comment on the matching Crochet Knit Righ Cross. 
• Woven Transverse Herringbone - the resulting fabric has the advantage of laying flat without curling.
• Little Birds - this is a slip stitch, twist stitch pattern.  This type of pattern usually allows you to get a cable effect without introducing the third needle.
• Chinese Fans - this is one of the dip stitch patterns.
• Twisted Slip Stitch II -  I was disappointed with the result. 
• Mock Honeycomb - this is a gathered stitch pattern
• Tree of Life II - there a many variations of this tree pattern.  It is a staple of the fisherman sweaters.
• Semi-Woven Lattice with Moss Stitch - this is one of the moss stitch block patterns — I have seen better adaptations of that category.
• German Herringbone Rib - not a true rib.
• Cloverleaf Eyelet Cable - this is not a true cable.  It is an attractive, openwork pattern.
• Simple Slipped Cable, Left Twist - this is a psuedo cable.  It gives an attractive impression of a cable.
• Looking-Glass - this is a slip stitch, twist stitch pattern.
• Knit-Twist Lattice - this is one of the simplest of the twist stitch lattice patterns.
• Mock Wave Cable - this is psuedo cable
• Clams - this is similar to a bobble pattern in appearance.
• Closed Double Cable - this is a pseudo cable
• Open Double Cable - this is a psuedo cable
• Slipped Chain Cable - this is a psuedo cable
• Textured I - this is a very simple knit purl pattern
• Traveling Ribbed Eyelet - this stitch pulls in side to side.  There is just something about the symmetry of this stitch that does not work for me.
• Twist-Four Mock Cable - this is one of the most convincing psuedo cable stitches.
• Wave of Honey Cable - this is not a tru cable stitch, but it is very attractive and easy to accomplish.
• Knit Five purl Three Rib
• Peanuts an Hazelnuts - almost a bobble stitch.
• Bavarian Block - this stitch seemed like a lot of work for a limited effect.
• Garland - this is not an easy stitch to work.  It results in an unusual, attractive fabric.  The person who invented this stitch was quite clever.
• Simple Slipped Cable, Right Twist - this is not a true cable.
• English Rose Tweed - simple to work, attractive multicolor pattern.
• Multicolored Beehive - much like the English Rose Tweed, just with more texture.
• Twisted Brioche - this results in a ’fluffy’ fabric that doesn’t look like a knit.
• Purl-Twist Fabric - this pattern might be more interesting if it was worked in more than one color.  This is a difficult pattern to work — not worth the effort.
• Twisted Check II
• Broken Rib II
• Grecian Plait II - this is a difficult pattern to work.  It is similar to the Purl-Twist Fabric.  I would not waste my time on this stitch if I were you.  There are other stitches that give a similar effect without so much trouble.
• Threaded Stitch I - this one is similar to the Grecian Plait II and Purl-Twist Fabric.  Of the three related stitches, this is the best.
• Knotted II - easy enough to work, but not very interesting
• Mock Braids - emphasis on the “Mock”
• Small Zigzag- this results in a open fabric.
• Nautical Twisted-Rope Cable - after a long stretch of working too many little tedious stitch patterns, it’s sure fun to sink your needles into a big, juicy cable stitch.  This one was fun!
• Rosette - this is a surprisingly interesting stitch.  If you work it, after you work it, hold it, stretch it a bit, then move your hands alternately up and down to watch the diagonal tension.  It is a well balance fabric with regard to stretch and it lays flat.
• Grecian Plait I
• Threaded Stitch II
• Dimple Eyelet
• Row of Eyelets
• Raised Bar - boring
• Ladder II - I don’t get the ‘Ladder’ part
• Ringlet II
• Coral Knot - this is a cute, openwork with a lot of texture.

I am moving in on the 1000 swatch mark.   I should get there by the third week of June.