A basket of yarn full of grey and blue skeins sits on a wooden surface. A sleeve cuff with blue and grey stripes sits below the basket. The cuff is still on DPNs.

When I read over the pattern for the sweater Classic Icelander, I realized the sleeve size ST count matched my swatch ST count, so... sleeve swatch it is!

You can follow my linktree to my Pinterest for links to the pattern and yarns.

🧶 #knitting #knitsky #knitswatch #classicicelander

A small swatch of naturally colored linen-alpaca blend sits on top of a bulky knit white knit background. The swatch has a partial fair isle pattern of a man and woman holding hands, with the design in gray against a cream colored background. Two small green snake emojis have been printed and digitally transferred to the knit sample. The man has painted green legs and a yellow arm. It’s painted with screen printing ink. A yellow and green half-arc are painted at the top edge, which is unraveling, resembling a rainbow.

Happy new year! #yearofthesnake
Here’s an old swatch where i experimented with some techniques & materials

#textiles #handknitting #machineknitting #heattransfer #fairisle #fairisleknitting #knitswatch #handknit #ecofriendly #🐍 #linen #babyalpaca #folkknitting #paintingfabric #paintedfabric