Swatching: Shady Chic

Yarn: Hazel Knits Artisan Sock
Colors: Cami Chic and Rogue Shady Verdant
Cast On: 64
Needles: 2.25 mm (US #1) bamboo
Gauge: 7 stitches and 11 rows per inch
Notes: with a little planning, the Cami Chic makes a lively contrast for the picot edge. Cami Chic has sections of the Verdant color, so the colors serendipitously blend together - more like waves than stripes.

Pattern:
CO 64
Rows 1-6 K in main color (MC == Shady Verdant)
Row 7 K in contrast color (CC == Cami Chic)
Row 8 in CC * YO, K2Tog * repeat to end of row
Row 9 K in CC
remainder of the swatch is knit 3 rows MC, 3 rows CC, finishing with 10 rows MC

Selvedge Swatch

Garter stitch swatch knit to compare methods of creating a selvedge. Knit using Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran (colour 300102) on 5 mm (US 8) Crystal Palace bamboo DPNs.



1. Slip last stitch purlwise with yarn in front AND knit first stitch through the back loop. This creates a distinctive chain edge with each chain quite open.

2. Slip first stitch purlwise with yarn in front. This also creates a chain along the edge, but the chain is more compact than #1 and the edge is less prominent.



3. Knit last stitch through the back loop AND slip first stitch purlwise without moving the yarn to the front. Makes a clear series of slanted loops around the edge of the fabric.

4. Slip first stitch purlwise without moving the yarn to the front. Looks very much like #3 except the selvedge is flatter (meaning, less bulky).



5. Slip first stitch knitwise. Gives a wrapped edge stitch similar to #4, except the wrap is more horizontal.

6. Just knit. The classic knot-like plain garter selvedge.