I'm pleased that this is both looking like I expected and also coming out the size I expected. I've struggled with making swatches in the past and I've decided that while I normally knit in the gauge that is given in patterns, once I try to figure out my own gauge it usually goes very wrong. The last time I made something using my own gauge (entrelac beret) it came out waaay bigger than I intended. So I've decided that instead of making a gauge and casting on based on that, I'm going to cast on what I think is right, knit for a bit and work from there. I know my technique is pretty much swatching...but it works much better for me than knitting a square and counting rows and stitches.
Anyway here's a look at my notebook I'm using for writing down my thoughts as I make up the pattern:
All I have to say is that mini-sticky notes are the best. They are perfect for adding notes and counting off rows. A full sized sticky note would cover too much space on the page and take away from my other notes. I know you must be thinking, you have a whole notebook...why use sticky notes too? But there's good reasoning behind it, I can bring the stickies for counting around with me without risking damaging my notebook and then I can add them in when I'm done. They also make it easier for me to compile my thoughts from other patterns I've done and then I can stick them in the right spot with the rest of my notes. So, as you can see, sticky notes are legit.
That's all for today. I know it's short, and for the next few days it probably will be, but I figure some is better than none and at least you can see my progress from day to day.
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