This swatch lab is so thorough. I think it’s an excellent idea. So happy to have found you, Barbara. Thank you! ♥️
@nancybwilborn67523 жыл бұрын
Wonderful and informative video. Thank you for doing these swatch labs….it’s great to know how a yarn handles with various stitches. You are so clever!
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@carolbulmer82533 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this information, Barbara😊
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
Any time!
@VirgsB3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to produce this video. It was very interesting and full of information. However, I wouldn’t purchase this yarn myself as I find it so so expensive.
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
Not all yarns work for all people. You can extrapolate a bit from this if you find a silk/linen blend that is preferable to you. Silk/linen is going to hold lace well and drape well, the structure of the yarn will determine how it cables.
@knitonepugtwo44873 жыл бұрын
That first lace section makes the yarn super tempting! And the distinction between the 1x vs 2x cable was a great illustration, wow.
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad it was useful to you. I always find the 1x1 vs 2x2 super enlightening when I do these swatches. Mostly I've learned if you want punch from cables in most yarn you have to go big!
@angelinacrafts53853 жыл бұрын
A lovely stitch sampler. I am really looking forward to the future swatch labs.
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
I'll have to get to knitting LOL.
@tinarytting37993 жыл бұрын
Loved this! Please do more! As a new knitter I learned so much!
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
The plan is to do more! I'm glad you liked it.
@reganmartin41263 жыл бұрын
I just discovered your videos, and this one is brilliant! I love the giant swatch, with all the different stitches and patterns to understand how that particular yarn will behave! Genius! As a fairly new knitter, I don't have the knowledge base to automatically know what various yarns and contents will do on different projects. I have many yarns without labels (gifted and handed down), and this will certainly give me a chance to use them properly now! Thank you so much....and now I'm hooked on your channel! YAY!
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! I really love swatching and how it lets me get to know the yarn. I just don't get the swatch hate LOL.
@TheDollyce3 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhh, the swatch is beautiful!
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
I think it is too!
@jennifermassello86703 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see the other swatch labs!!
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
There are some older ones you can watch while I'm working on new ones. kzbin.info/aero/PLEqIFerB_Bf9Lzgwn4289zJUIP8R4B5JU
@deniseschueller9863 жыл бұрын
Thanks Barbara! I absolutely love everything about your videos. Your playful attitude is so infectious. I learn so much from you and can't wait for the KAL! ❤
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
It's this week! See you there.
@edinacole63822 жыл бұрын
That was very interesting and informative. I love when you explain and show samples of yarns that we might have to purchase online and never see firsthand.
@WatchBarbaraKnit2 жыл бұрын
That is wonderful to hear. It is why I do these things.
@millieo.53253 жыл бұрын
Great video & information. ⚘ Thank you Barbara...🤗
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@joanneyoung10813 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Barbara, that was beautiful swatch.
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@heidicook23953 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for a very informative swatch video! I cant wait until I get my own place and can find my knitting needles.💕
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
You'll get there!
@heidicook23953 жыл бұрын
@@WatchBarbaraKnit Yes, in God's time.😊🙏
@janedaniel72883 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinates me the way different yarns work. Love this video for that reason. The drape on this yarn looks fantastic. Thank you for giving it a great swatch review with a range of stitches. It really helps me see more of the yarns needs. Congratulations to Denise. Take care and keep safe. xxJane
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
What the yarn needs is totally right! Make the yarn happy and you'll have a happy project.
@lainieepstein77533 жыл бұрын
Love that you're swatching different yarns. It's provides so much more information about yarn fibers and what projects might be better for the different fibers. Great idea for a 'sampler' of how the different stitch patterns look with the specific yarn. Looking forward to the next one! Thanks!
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
I consider this having a "conversation" with my yarn LOL. Normally I just sort of randomly pick textures, lace, and cables but this time I decided to codify it so I can compare apples to apples across swatches.
@MorganaDevina803 жыл бұрын
I have learned so much from this video. More of these please :) Also the swatch made me want the yarn.....to bad I live in Sweden.
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
I am betting you have much lovely yarn in Sweden! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video.
@mariagaldamez25643 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your different pattern “ demonstrations “
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@arilingens3 жыл бұрын
Love this! More swatches in different kinds of yarn please! So informative 👍
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
Swatch lab is here to stay!
@arilingens3 жыл бұрын
@@WatchBarbaraKnit yay! Can't wait for the next one! Hubby enjoys ir too :)
@Rose-xc7wz3 жыл бұрын
I would love the gauge chart/pattern that you used on this and how you decided on those elements to swatch. I would love to possibly use and adapt it for my needs.
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
Right now it just lives in my computer. I'd have to figure out how to offer it.
@Rose-xc7wz3 жыл бұрын
@@WatchBarbaraKnit I can help you figure out a way if you would like.
@christinenewell26792 жыл бұрын
Swatching is soooo important but I hated doing it when I was younger. I have a VERY loose tension and I HAVE to swatch. I can remember a few disasters with my knitting before I swatched carefully. 1 was a lovely Aran, all in one suit for my 2yr old…. she looked like a big brown bear in it, poor child and another was the first jumper that I knitted for my new husband!!!!! Drowned him. But I learned from my mistakes and am still knitting:).
@WatchBarbaraKnit2 жыл бұрын
All you can do is learn!
@mariagaldamez25643 жыл бұрын
👩🏼🦳 👍🏼 Yarn looks like it has a really smooth “ texture “ to it “
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
Indeed! It's so smooth!
@ahc19572 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@WatchBarbaraKnit2 жыл бұрын
It's so nice.
@elisekt18603 жыл бұрын
I love that swatch is there any chance of you selling the pattern? Or/and design a rectangle shawl with those elements!
@WatchBarbaraKnit3 жыл бұрын
I'll put that on my list of things to think about. it's really not a pattern or anything, just a bunch of elements thrown together LOL.
@annas77153 жыл бұрын
Please do offer your swatch pattern! I’d gladly pay for a pdf. I’m a longtime knitter who does appreciate the value of swatching. Over the years I’ve accumulated a large quantity of a new-to-me yarns from lace weight to DK weight, usually without knowing how I will use the new stash acquisition. I’ve begun to knit long and ever-widening swatches of each yarn using a range of needle sizes, with a row of YO eyelets to “label” each needle size. On occasion I’ve swatched to see how cables or a stitch pattern would look with a given yarn when I have a project pattern in mind. I really like your multi stitch swatch format and think it would be a great complement to my range-of-needle-size swatches as I experiment with and catalog my stash.