Swatching

Seems like that Backyard Leaves scarf is one popular scarf! Thank you to everyone who left comments about their own experiences or someone elses. I particularly liked the link that Stacy (who is also knitting a Backyard Leaves Scarf) provided that showed a before and after blocking shot of the scarf. It will be interesting to see if I see a similar transformation.

Believe it or not, I'm getting a little bored with my smaller projects. So I decided to do a little swatching for something a bit bigger in scope than a scarf.

Jo Sharp DK Wool on 3.5 mm (above) and 3.75 mm (below)

The bottom swatch is actually the first one I did -- I felt the guage I got was rather iffy, but didn't want to rip it out until I had seen what a slightly smaller needle would bring. Lately, when I use my AddiTurbos, it seems like I'm a bit loosey-goosier when it comes to gauge than I used to be. The one needle size down turned out to do the trick perfectly. Yes, I know, I did not knit a 4" x 4" swatch, but since I find these things can be a little dishonest with multicolors and textures, I figured that this was good enough to start with and I would let the project be a bit of a swatch.

Any guesses as to what I might be swatching for? One small hint, as mentioned in the caption to the picture. This is Jo Sharp DK Wool, procured a couple of years ago. With the exception of one of the colors (which I had to substitute because I could not get enough in the required color), it is exactly the yarn called for in a specific pattern. Oh, and the finished product won't be for me.