Swatching

This month in one of my Ravelry groups we are knitting swatches to send to our swap partners.

I tend to knit the same sort of thing in the same weight of yarn, or knit things that will be used by someone it fits if it is given to a charitable organization.  Which is by way of explaining---that I don't do too much swatching.

I am enjoying this exercise however.  I have chosen to try the same unfamiliar stitch with a couple of different weights of yarns and sizes of needles.  This yields quite a different look and sometimes you need a few more inches to really get a sense of it.

After the swap is done I'll show them to you.  I know, you're dying with anticipation.  Silly me.

In other late-breaking news, with the help of my car's defroster and twenty minutes of smacking and scraping and sweeping, I finally got the accumulated snow removed from my dear old car.  I had taken the newer car out to do errands a couple of times, but I much prefer driving the car I usually drive.  (I am not being paid to share this information with you.  It's a 1996 green Toyota Camry with 188,000 miles on it.  It is a wonderful car.)

We have had two others since we purchased that one.  Reliable, handsome, and I'm a loyal fan.  It sounds like I'm describing a husband.  (He's reliable and handsome too.)

Well friends, we are embarking on a new week.  Make it a good one!