Damn it! I Think I Need to Swatch! 🤦

I'm currently working on a sweater project using some mystery yarn my Mom's friend had given me.  It was a very nice berry colour and there were a lot of it.  However, there was no label to be found.  I toyed with the idea with doing the burn test with a small bit of the yarn but, I didn't feel confident enough that it would tell me what I really need to know about the characteristics of the yarn.  I think I really needed to make a swatch and actually wash it. 🤦😭

What to do, what to do??? 🤔😢  I really didn't want to just make a square switch because what would I do with it after it's done??

Fortunately, Hubby managed to fix my spare Sirka Counter (it was frozen for the past year or so).  But because he added a drop of silicone oil to it, I was worried that it would eventually leak out.  So, as I was searching the web to see how to "fix" it, I came across a Sirka cozy pattern for it.  Eureka! 🎉🙌  I had found my "swatch'.

I found the pattern a little confusing so, I just used it as a guideline and just made small adjustments to it to fit my Sirka.  In just a few hours, violá! my Sirka cozy was born:

 Front

 Back

Unwashed

Washed

Whoo hoo! 🎉🙌  It didn't shrink or felt!  I can safely throw my sweater in the washer and dryer!  I think it's polyester (not the greatest option but, easy to take care of!). 🤔🙌