Roman stitch, Roman rib stitch

Today is the first day of my class, which I'm kind of nervous about, not because of the coursework or it will be the first time that I have stepped foot in a classroom in 12 years, but traffic will be bad that time of day, so I've decided to bike from where I work to where the class is being held and I'm in terrible shape. And it's cold outside, and rainy (I know, Seattle is known for such weather). So if you don't hear from me in a while, it's because I'm still trying to bike up a hill in downtown Seattle.

So today, or last night really, I got back to knitting swatches. I think this is where I left off ...

The Roman stitch is quite blah, but the Roman rib, I can get excited about. It has a beautiful texture, kind of smock-like, very easy to remember. Would be lovely as the bust portion of an empire waist top.