Lately I have found myself making tons of these little guys in preparation for upcoming projects. Being fairly new to knitting (I have only been knitting for 3 years) I have heard many a knitter either sing their praises, or curse them out completely. Whether you love them or hate them, swatches are a necessary evil and can be pretty useful when they want to be.
Coasters
via Hello!Lucky
Bangles
via See Mi Knit
((image via A.Sappa))
Patchwork Quilt
via Ready Made
Garter Stitch Dish Cloth
via Pickles
Atomic Blocks
via Alegra DaSilva @ Raverly
(The color on these blocks
were worked in duplicate stitch)
City Gauntlets
(Seriously, just sew up a seam and slip'em on!)
via Lion Brand
When all else fails.... go yarn bomb something!
I enjoy knitting swatches so much, I was gifted a copy of Knitting Block by Block by Nicky Epstein for my birthday. I seriously recommend this book to anyone in need of some swatching in their life :)
Think of all the Fancy Yarn Bombing possibilities!
So there you have it! A couple of handy ways to use up some swatches or just keep yourself busy between projects.
Happy swatching everyone!
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