Swatch Card Wizard


	Need to organize that pile of swatches you've been collecting? The Swatch Card Wizard will let you enter important information about a swatch and generate a printable card that will put critical information at your fingertips when you need it most.

Click here to see a sample card... or just fill in the information below to create your own.

Note that all fields are optional. However, the more information you enter, the more information you'll have available to you on your swatch card. The wizard will simply skip the calculations that can't be performed due to missing information. If you just want to calculate basic gauge and yardage information, enter the fields marked *.

After you complete the form, click the Preview button to render the card. You can then use your browser's Print or Save features as you would for any other web page. In order to print a full size card, you may need to maximize your browser window.

Yarn Information

Hints

Manufacturer:

Who makes the yarn? Ex: Chester Farms

Yarn:

What's the name of the yarn? Ex: Cestari

Color:

What's the color and/or dye lot? Ex: Green Heather Lot 3-002

Purchased from:

Where'd you buy it? Ex: TKGA Northeast Fiber Market, 2004

Price:

per

What'd you pay for it and how was is packaged? Ex: $7.99 per skein

Weight:

What's the weight per retail unit? Ex: 4 oz.

Yardage:

How many yards per retail unit? Ex: 290 yd.

Wraps per inch:

How many wraps per inch? Ex: 12

Fiber	%

What's the fiber content?

Ex: Cotton 75

Ex: Wool 25

Swatch Information

Hints

Machine:

What machine did you do your swatch on? Ex: Studio SK-155

Tension:

What were the tension mast and stitch dial settings? Ex: T 7/S 3

Swatch Description:

Describe the swatch fabric. Ex: Stockinette

Cast-on:

What kind of cast-on did you use? Ex: Double e-wrap

Bind-off:

What kind of bind-off did you use? Ex: Backstitch

Finish:

How'd you finish the swatch? Ex: Cold wash, dry flat and block

* Size:

stitches X rows

How many stitches did you cast on and how many rows did you knit? Ex: 30 stitches x 50 rows

Measurements

Hints

* Weight:

How much does the swatch weigh? Ex: 18 g.

* Stitch gauge:

over

What's your stitch gauge? Ex: 16 over 10 cm.

* Row gauge:

over

What's your row gauge? Ex: 24 over 10 cm.

Options

Hints

Preferred units:

You can enter measurements as imperial or metric; the wizard will then calculate measurements in both systems. The choice you make here will determine which one appears first on the swatch card.

* Yardage estimate:

st X r

Check this box to estimate the yardage required to knit a piece of the specified size. You must enter the weight and size of the swatch.

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