These Things Keep Happening
Somehow, despite all my firm intentions to work on only one (or, you know, two) big projects at a time, something snuck up on me the other day. I really couldn’t help it. It started as a swatch. A simple little swatch. Then there was a period of graph paper experimentation and a bit of shameless arithmetic. Then came the creeping realization that what I had was an idea, not a swatch, and that the idea had tremendous potential. The sort of potential that results in books around these parts.
Now of course it’s in the early stages. More specifically, the yarn-finding stage. But I’ve actually already made rather a good start in that department. Now I’m hunting for the perfect yellow (and maybe a bit of green and a pink too) to round these out. So if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be browsing yarn companies’ websites. Somebody’s got to do it.
wheee!!! Your patterns are like crack. 🙂
But, you know, legal. And much more reasonably priced!
Loving this assortment of colors……
It’s always funny to me how much the colors change from book to book. This is the group for the book I’m finishing up, and it’s totally different from how the next one is leaning. Love them both, but still completely opposite ends of the spectrum.
Ya know, I’d be more than happy to play with that blue and whatever chart you come up with 🙂
Very gracious of you! Very gracious indeed!
Add a yellow-y green in there and a grown-up-pink, and I’m sold.
Yup, greenish yellow has been found. I’m thinking an emerald green, a nice deep purple, and some sort of garnet red would be nice too.
Exciting! Can I, may I, please… test or something?
I’ve just completed one of a pair of Vanessa antiopa socks. I made a disastrous yarn choice so will likely never wear them but I thoroughly enjoyed the knitting – it was such a quick and fun knit. I’ll make the other when I have to go to town on Tuesday, they are ideal for ferry knitting.
PS Deep Purple is so exactly “me” (hint, hint)
But of course, I’m always happy to have your help!
And I love how ferries lend themselves to knitting. Every time I go to Washington, there are *always* folks knitting on the ferry. It just seems so suited to the task…
Hope the socks grow on you with time!