Heap of Knitted and Crochet Swatches

Squares and circles of hand-knitted and crocheted fabric cover the surface edge to edge, each swatch showing a different stitch. Cable knits twist in cream and yellow, garter and stockinette rows run in solid red, teal, and slate blue, and a few swatches carry bold zigzag stripes in rainbow colors. Crocheted granny squares stand out with their round centers of tightly packed petals in purple, orange, green, and blue, bordered by a plain contrasting frame. Small embroidered flowers, daisies with yellow centers and clustered blossoms in pink and lilac, decorate several of the plainer squares. A coiled rope of knitting sits near one corner like a leftover ball of yarn flattened into a spiral. The colors range from muted heathered grays to saturated primary tones, and every swatch overlaps its neighbor at a slight angle, so no two textures ever line up edge to edge.