Blog — swatch

I (and maybe you too) love seeing perfect swatches. They could be in your LYS (local yarn store) or on Instagram, but they’re always pleasing to look at. It would follow then that we, as crafters, strive to make the perfect swatch…anytime we do swatch. A perfect square that represents what the project will be, which of course will also be perfect.But let’s be real. That’s not how it works - nor should it.I recently thought I made a mistake in a swatch for the upcoming fall collection. It’s a colorwork design and I was following my sketches to make...

Figuring out your process, in any creative endeavor, can be frustrating. Especially when it feels like it works…but just not quite how you want. Maybe it’s slower than you’d like or it seems disjointed or you feel that you have to go backwards in order to keep moving forward. I had the same issue with my design process. It took me a few months to finally figure out, but I have learned (not too painfully, but slightly begrudgingly) that I do, in fact, need to swatch before starting a design or pattern.I had been hitting…process blocks recently. Work flow just...