Posessed
One of my very favourite games to play is matchy, matchy with all of the skeins of sock yarn hanging on the sock wall of colour in the dye barn.
I like seeing compliments and contrasts who wants to be fast tonal friends and how they all play together. If there is a specific project that has my attention or the attention of the knitter brain at large, well then all the better.
So… this evening I spent an hour putting together colour trios for our current obsession, the affection of colour. Here’s a few of them. I only used what was hanging there and we are a bit short since we are working on restocking the wall with the brand new larger skeins.
Tumbleweed, Aurora Borealis and Aubergenuis.
Jengu, My Blue Heaven and Twilight.
Manly Yes but I like it to, Morticia and Smoke on the Water.
Falcon’s Eye, Smokey mountain Morn. and Smoke on the Water.
Blue Moonstone, Thraven Fledge and Thraven.
Winter Solstice, Stormy Weather and Black Onyx.
Bleck, Thraven Fledge and Stephen Philip.
China Rose, Briar Rose and Brick.
Winter Solstice, Cozy,Fierce, Dirty Orange and Copperline.
Bleck, Cozy,Fierce, Dirty Orange and Copperline.
China Rose, Grimms Willow Wren and Jade.
China Rose, Chestnutty and Bittersweet.
Just Jack, Rauen Fledge and Spinel.
Midsummer’s Night, Aurora Borealis and Sapphire.
Ocroid, Deep Unrelenting Grey and Pallas Athena.
Rose Quartz, Happy Go Lucky and Mustang Sally
Oregon Red Clover, Coppertree, Chestnutty.
Saffron Jungle, Rauen Fledge and Meet Joe Brown.
Oregon Red Clover, Dark Shadows and Stumptown.
EOS, Smoke on the Water and Grawk.
So much colour and so little time… I brewed up a whole bunch of new shaded solids today that we plan on having up by Friday. There’s a smokey beige and pale marine green that I’m so excited to see that, I think after I post this, it’s off to the barn to rinse them out.
Sweet dreams!
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Thank you for posting these! I have a difficult time combining colors, these photos are very helpful. I will be coming back to this page.
Pretty! I will take anything with a rose in it. Hehe. I am thinking a lettuce knit combo for spring too. Or all shades of purple!
So many color combos so little time. Where does the time go?
You know, Tina, you’re not making it any easier to resist. I love the combo with Grimm’s Willow Wren for one of my friends. I already have a skein of Saffron Jungle so that’s a possibility for me. On the other hand, I started and frogged 3 shawls that began with a stockinette or garter stitch triangle-bored me to tears. I have the pattern so resistance may be futile!
Cheers and red wine, Hazel.
What a great idea for inventory reduction!
thanks for the inspiration.
I always knew you were a dangerous woman, but this!
Ooh – I love colour combos. I often sort my yarn this way just to see who likes who. I’ve got my Colour Affection well on its way. It grows really fast.
Thanks for further colour inspiration. I didn’t see any Pond Scum though – maybe it was missing from your colour wall at the time…
Blessings,
Naomi
You.are.KILLING.me! Just sayin’.
Lovely combinations. But you’re missing… Blecker…
Damn. It.!!!! I must have copperline, cozy fierce dirty orange, and bleck in silky! MUST. HAVE.
Order on it’s way.
Tamara
Oh man…just when I think I may be recovering from this virus all these beautiful colors appear on the blog….as Mya said “You are killing me”!! What fun!!
I love the way your brain works, and I’m envious of your sense of colour. My favourite combinations are the ones that I never would have thought to put together (like Ocroid, Deep Unrelenting Grey and Pallas Athena), but you did and dang! Spectacular! You have a heckuva gift. Luckily, we benefit, too.
Rose Quartz, Happy Go Lucky and Mustang Sally is my favorite color combo! Love this shade!
Annabella MErlin
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