Swatch A Day #1

Okay, I am going to start making and collecting swatches for myself, so that when I design a new garment I have a physical sample of the stitch on hand. I am going to try and create one swatch per day and share it with you, my readers. We'll see how long this lasts ;)

Here is my first: 

"Double Barred Ribbing"

Multiple of 4 + 2

Row 1: P2 *yf, sl 2 pwise, p2*,  rep *to*

Row 2: K2, *p2, k2*, rep *to*

Repeat these two rows for pattern

Front

Back

This pattern goes really quickly 'cause you are slipping half the stitches on one of the rows. I like the effect of the bars on the facing side. The wrong side just looks like 2x2 ribbing. 

Spoonflower, It's a New Drug.

Yellow Scallops by Wonderfluff

(now a part of my fabric collection)

Yeah, like totally man. I'm diggin' Spoonflower. We can all be textile designers thanks to this cool site. I ordered some fabric off Etsy from the shop Wonderfluff who gives credit to Spoonflower for being the printer of this artist's design. Being the curious crafter that I am I had to check out Spoonflower's site for myself. How can I resist a name like Spoonflower?Sounds like heroin to me. I could be right. I can't stop myself from looking at all of the amazing designs that artists from around the world have submitted either for sale or for pure eye candy. Page after page of enticing designs.