An ode to swatching
A poem, design sneak peek, teaching at workshops etc.
Inevitably, when knitters gather, they can split into two or more parties and passionately argue about one aspect or another of their beloved craft. And I absolutely adore the fact that knitting offers so much to think about, observe, practice and learn. 🧶
In today’s newsletter I tried to write a fun little poem for you, about swatching, which is a favorite topic of discussion among knitters. I hope you enjoy it! 😊
If you are wondering, I absolutely love and enjoy swatching and can happily spend a whole day playing with my swatches. :)
Speaking of gathering knitters, I am actually excited to be teaching at the Lambtown festival on Oct 07.
I am doing a “Beginner Crochet Workshop” and I hope to spend some time at the marketplace as well. Please say hello, if you see me there. 👋🏼
I have been offering knitting and crochet workshops at my LYS Fillory Yarn, for more than a year now. I am grateful for these opportunities to meet with fellow makers on a regular basis. I love the energy and creativity of these meetings and I constantly get inspired to do better with my design work. 💗
We learned to crochet a granny square bag and line it as well in this workshop. :)
A little design sneak peek for you! It started as an idea to teach in a beginner brioche class. I have been enjoying making this pretty little brioche scarf so much, that I am thinking of publishing the pattern as well. Especially that it is so easy to carry around and knit. :) Gotta love those projects, do you agree?
Other things I thought you’ll enjoy:
🎨 I’ve been practicing watercolor trees for a while now. They seem to be getting somewhat better. (:
📚 Currently, I am reading ‘The Music Shop’ by Rachel Joyce.
Until next time,
Kavitha. ♡
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That was a great poem. Very clever to read it top to bottom then back again.
Loved the poem! And I actually don’t like swatching. But reluctantly do so…. Only for knitting 😅