Purples and blues are some of my favorite colors to work with. If I really believed what they say about color I may be worried. If your favorite color is purple, so they say, you are probably a 14 year old girl and living in a fantasy. Blue? I'm not quite sure but Navy Blue is a color that you can hide behind. Maybe it means you're dignified and regal? A combination of the two probably means I want to hide and be a princess in a fantasy life. Hmm. I don't think so.
After that I like pastels. Then I like deep rich colors. Now, is there any color I left out? To tell the truth, I really like to work with all colors.
And since April's birthstone is a diamond it's appropriate to have an "all color" project. Diamonds, as you know, refract all colors. At least my diamond ring does. I enjoy holding it up to the light and watching the colors swirl and sparkle. I have no idea what my ring is worth but just because it refracts all those colors I think it the best. I don't know what makes a diamond valuable and I really don't care; I like mine.
This scarf is a project from the past and I only show it to let you see what inspired me to change my pattern for Chuggy's surprise-which is no longer a surprise. (I figured that I would rather make something that someone liked rather than surprise her with something that she didn't like. Besides, surprises are over rated.)
I started out making a cardigan sweater in a straight stockinette stitch. Since I knew I wouldn't want a sweater that accented "broadness" in the wrong place, I didn't think she would either. Off it came from the needles. Next, I thought maybe a shawl would be better and thus tried my hand at this pattern stitch which is the same in the scarf above as well as in my Jaywalker socks from yesterday.
Yes, I liked it much better but would she wear or even need a shawl in a sunny California desert? There was only one way to find out. After a call to the desert I found out a shawl she would like but I could tell that a cardigan sweater would be much more appreciated.
Hmm. Now to see if I can find a pattern that works with this design. Dare I make one up? Kind of a leap in the dark and into unknown territory. I like a challenge. What do you think?
5 comments:
You are inspiration to me to get back to my finishing up tasks. I was going to call them chores, but think that word is too strong. I have several "almosts" to finish. Perhaps you'll get to see Chuggy and the last half of her family next week. I know they'll be in Moses Lake for a while and then points west and north.
I really like that zig-zag pattern. I can see it in short sleeves of a sweater. Make the rest of the sweater as you normally do (maybe solid color) and use the zig zag in the sleeves and bottom border.
So glad you posted again! Now I can say thank you for the mugs and know that you will see it. So...thank you. By the by I'm glad that you enjoyed the avacados also!
I really like the last picture the best. The yarn really sets off the triangles/diamonds well. Maybe a short sleeve sweater???pullover type?
I don't know, I probably get more use out of a cardigan but that is being maybe a tad too practical. Thanks. The yarn is beautiful. lots of love
Chuggy Pepper
Now I know what you really want! Can you be a little more general? Short sleeved, long sleeved, cardigan, pullover. That about covers all the sweater choices there are. So what you really want is for me to make it any way I want. How about a shawl? Well, what will end up happening is that I will just knit and see what becomes of it. I guess it will be a surprise after all.
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