I’m so proud of myself for actually swatching. Normally I just knit a few rows and measure the gauge, or if I use the yarn called for I don’t even swatch. But since both of my new projects are color work I really didn’t want to be off on my gauge.
The argyle pattern is really cool and I’m really enjoying these colors together. I wanted to go with more of a pea soup / avocado kind of green, but I like this better. The brocade swatch doesn’t look like much of anything, but gauge was more important than prettiness. What bugs me about that pattern is that its too complicated to do intarsia, and fair isle is also wonky because you have to carry the yarn as much as 30 sts in the center.
Mr. Robot is stuffed and has 1 arm, he looks kind of sad. I haven’t started the other arm because I have a handful of yarn left and I’m anxious as to whether or not it will be enough yarn.
