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Knitting and Crochet Blog Week: Color Lovers

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Today’s topic asks bloggers to talk about their love or confusion of color. It’s funny–only a few years ago, I would have said that I always, always gravitated toward rich jewel tones, especially blue, purple, and green, and rarely knit with anything else. A quick look through my Ravelry projects proves it:

project collage

I figured this trend would continue when I started designing last year. After all, I’m the one who gets to pick the colors I want to knit with, right? Oddly enough, though, I’ve found myself using more neutrals and dark, muted tones than before. Having to think about the styling and wearability of the piece changes things.

Here’s a snapshot of some of my designs that proves it:

Designs in neutrals

Of course, I also have these, so maybe I haven’t gone as far from blue and green jewel tones as I could have, heh:

green-blue designs

A look through my yarn cabinet also shows a weakness for impulse yarn purchases in blue, green, and purple:

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yarn cabinet 2

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My WIP basket

 

swatch pile

The current swatch pile

I’m going to continue attempting to branch out, color-wise, but I’m not sure how much luck I’ll have with all this yumminess calling to me. I think if I could only knit from Madelinetosh jewel-tones for the rest of my life, I’d be perfectly happy.