{"id":6023,"date":"2023-04-06T23:01:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T23:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=6023"},"modified":"2023-05-02T11:41:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T11:41:22","slug":"knit-a-baby-book-with-swatches-you-already-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/knit-a-baby-book-with-swatches-you-already-have\/","title":{"rendered":"First Way to Make a Baby Book from Swatches you already have; a recipe pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6023\" class=\"elementor elementor-6023\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6bd413 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6bd413\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2df1358\" data-id=\"2df1358\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0c885 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"ef0c885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tI think it might be a great way to re-use gauge swatches as well.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">merryterry commenting on Book for Baby on Ravely<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=I+think+it+might+be+a+great+way+to+re-use+gauge+swatches+as+well.+%E2%80%94+merryterry+commenting+on+Book+for+Baby+on+Ravely&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.christineguestdesigns.com%2Fblog%2Fblog%2Fknit-a-baby-book-with-swatches-you-already-have%2F\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81c2ce8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81c2ce8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a64b66\" data-id=\"7a64b66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250d69b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"250d69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>YES!<\/p><p>I&#8217;ve thought of two ways to use ups gauge swatches that you already have in baby books, Here is the first way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dea76e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dea76e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a77e91\" data-id=\"3a77e91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eab7fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8eab7fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choose Gauge Swatches and New Cover<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cce87a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cce87a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0725b4b\" data-id=\"0725b4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee06a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee06a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Choose Swatches and yarn for the cover with the same (easy) laundry needs<\/li><li>Choose swatches made from safe things to chew on<\/li><li>Have fun arranging your swatches<strong><em> in natural light.<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75568e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b75568e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617b87c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"617b87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135719024.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6980\" alt=\"Stack of Swatches ready to be knit into a baby book\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135719024.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135719024.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135719024.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3d2aeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3d2aeb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2281733\" data-id=\"2281733\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fcec0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fcec0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Design your swatch Arrangement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8573c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8573c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-345c4d3\" data-id=\"345c4d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4563e82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4563e82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArrange your chosen swatches in a stack.\u00a0 Think about how the colors flow, some hide behind others, and what effects look cute peeking through lace.\u00a0 \n\n<br>The edges that can be attached are:<ul>\n \t<li> live stitches\n<li> a signature of double pages with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/directions-for-assembly-tab-braid\/\">assembly tab braid in the middle<\/a><li> picot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/mary-thomass-picot-cast-on\/\">cast on<\/a> <li>Picot bind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/introducing-a-bind-off-like-mary-thomas-picot-cast-on\/\">off<\/a> <li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/introducing-a-bind-off-like-mary-thomas-picot-cast-on\/\">picot edging,<\/a> <li> a crocheted edging <li> bound off edges.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\">Measure how long and wide the cover edge needs to be to cover all of the swatches with about .25 inch, .5 cm extra in both dimensions.\u00a0 Some of your rectangles will be different sizes, some of your swatches will not be rectangles!\u00a0 The book cover will give unity to the project.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebfa49b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebfa49b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f9768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99f9768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135823440.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6981\" alt=\"measuring the baby book cover against the swatch stack for depth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135823440.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135823440.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135823440.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Swatch stack<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edbb639 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edbb639\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fd11b9\" data-id=\"9fd11b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d617b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d617b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Knit the first Cover and Hinge<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a111d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0a111d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fb804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76fb804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cast on enough stitches to be the height of the book cover.\u00a0 Knit the cover long enough to cover all of the swatches in the stack.\u00a0 Use a balanced, non-curling stitch like garter or ribbing.\u00a0 Work about .5 inches, 1 cm in reverse stockinette to be your hinge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8290a6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8290a6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e6b2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4e6b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Add the Pages in by Knitting them Off Together with the Book Cover<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9629e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9629e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc736db\" data-id=\"bc736db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c713f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73c713f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hold the first swatch up to the binding and see how many stitches on each side need to be worked before connecting it.\u00a0 The spine of the book will be worked in garter stitch.\u00a0 Hold the page behind the cover stitches, place the live stitches on a needle; or hold the stable loops available, or the flat edge of the bound off or crochet swatch that you can pick up and knit a stitch in.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d061ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d061ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_150252398-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6989\" alt=\"counting how many stitches the cover needs on either side of the swatch page\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_150252398-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_150252398-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_150252398-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec99a81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec99a81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faadcb0\" data-id=\"faadcb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a84d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a84d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Knit off the cover stitches with the page stitches across, then work the cover stitches alone.\u00a0 \u00a0Which brings up the important question of how to make the stitches come out evenly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc0c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebc0c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_150402553-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6990\" alt=\"knitting off the page stitches with the cover stitches\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_150402553-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_150402553-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_150402553-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-328f4cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"328f4cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7995cce\" data-id=\"7995cce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978b56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"978b56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Make the Swatch Stitches Come Out Evenly<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f74b2fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f74b2fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45be518\" data-id=\"45be518\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285ca53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"285ca53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If there are more stitches in the page fabric than in the cover fabric, then knit off 2 or more of the swatch stitches with the spine stitches.\u00a0 If there are fewer stitches in the page fabric than in the cover fabric, then knit a spine stitch alone between knit together stitches.\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/the-why-of-the-magic-formula-for-increases-and-decreases\/\">The magic formula<\/a> can help.<\/p><p>You can alwasy distribute the skips or doubled up stitches evenly as you join them,\u00a0 checking for warped and stretched parts as you go.\u00a0 Ah, the bold life!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Knit to the end, turn.<\/p><p>Knit back, turn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e918330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e918330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230429_002759922-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6993\" alt=\"knitting off the page stitches with the cover stitches with live stitches\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230429_002759922-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230429_002759922-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230429_002759922-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6da43a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6da43a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eb841b\" data-id=\"5eb841b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56946bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56946bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Connect the next page until all of the pages are added.\u00a0 If you have a particularly thick page, or did use a double signature page, you may need to work a row of garter stitch without connecting more pages to the spine.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6eaef9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6eaef9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3c8c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb3c8c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49a49e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d49a49e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135649422.PORTRAIT-1200-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6978\" alt=\"an open signature of double pages\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135649422.PORTRAIT-1200-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135649422.PORTRAIT-1200-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135649422.PORTRAIT-1200-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_135649422.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63ca11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b63ca11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a0b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77a0b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145529179-1200-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6982\" alt=\"measuring cover edge stitches around the signature\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145529179-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145529179-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145529179-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf8280 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cf8280\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4563d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4563d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145756449-1200-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6985\" alt=\"knitting off the swatch page with the cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145756449-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145756449-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145756449-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828a96d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"828a96d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478ff7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"478ff7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145903737-1200-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6988\" alt=\"A view of the join\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145903737-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145903737-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230428_145903737-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8398583 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8398583\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01acd29\" data-id=\"01acd29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a7ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03a7ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once all of the pages have been added, work a turning hinge in reverse stockinette the same number of rows as were worked on the opposite cover.\u00a0 Work the second cover the same number of rows as the first, bind off in pattern<\/p><p>If you have some very pretty swatches you&#8217;d like to display as the covers, you could just Knit on\u00a0 a spine.\u00a0 I&#8217;d make it the same length as those cover swatches in that case, not have an overhang.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51defee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51defee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230429_004225980-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7002\" alt=\"view of the folded book cover and spine (partially completed)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230429_004225980-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230429_004225980-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PXL_20230429_004225980-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6190dd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6190dd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-951a51f\" data-id=\"951a51f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cc2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05cc2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finishing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f5009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06f5009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throw the book in the washing machine, then weave in the ends.\u00a0 (Or the other order if that is how you roll)\u00a0 You could embroider the middles of the page for more excitement.\u00a0 You could knit or crochet some edgings too.<\/p><p>I&#8217;d love to hear how cute your books came out, how the family liked the toy, and if your space got more tidy when you were done.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>If you took up swatching as a result,<strong><em> I totally want to hear about it!<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to use existing swatches to make a baby book by knitting on a cover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[455,449,25,456],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-patterns","category-free-pattern","category-technique","category-toys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>First Way to Make a Baby Book from Swatches you already have; a recipe pattern - Christine Guest Designs Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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