We are very lucky in our little country town that we have a shop that sells wool, and very lucky that the owner of this shop is happy to order in any colours that I need/want/love! So while I had decided a little while ago to join in this project, I've been waiting for the wool to come in and now it has.
These are my colours. These colours call to me all the time. Very different to Julie's bright and cheery colours, which are gorgeous, but these are my colours and the colours I will love to work with. I'm using Australian 8 ply wool by Cleckheaton 'Country' and Shepherd 'Colour 4 Me'. They are just so scrum-diddly-umptious that I can't wait to get started!!
This year was my year for focusing on finishing all those unfinished projects I have piling up, finishing one a month (which reminds me that August is almost over and I've not been working on one of those projects, opps!) and here I am starting something brand, spanking new, but there you go, that's just the kind of girl I am!! Oh, and while I'm confessing to new projects I'm knitting my hubby a scarf too ...
Any confessions of the crafty kind you want to get off your chest?
Have a lovely day, Trudy
I recognise those colours! I buy mine from Wondoflex - they have a magnificent range - I'm particularly fond of that olivey green - and I think it looks smashing next to the blues. Yum! It's that glorious landscape of yours - those are the colours you look at every day.
ReplyDeleteYay! So glad you are getting started - it really has been so much fun to work on so far. I'm loving the fact that you are not using the bright colours. I do love the brights myself but had a strange urge to make the blanket in creams and beiges just to see what it would look like. Obviously I then used the brights anyway :-) this blanket is all about making me happy! Should be called my selfish blanket!! Looking forward to seeing your lovely stripes!
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I've got good vibes for your blanket, go for it! nice to be excited about a new project. Heather x
ReplyDeleteOh, you and i share the same colour love in wool, i just love all the autumny (autumnal if you wanna be posh), colours and all the slightly more sedate shades,, and loooovin the scarfy too, oh i do love a bit of garter..x
ReplyDeleteI love the colours you're using. I always get drawn back to flowery shades but want to try something different next time. xx
ReplyDeleteI think the colours are perfect together! Can't wait to see the finished creation! Ada :)
ReplyDeleteI love that yarn! The colours are beautiful. I always prefer muted shades - it stops it looking too rainbow-y! I like the scarf you are knitting - I very much want to knit a striped scarf with all the yarn left over from my crochet-cushion-which-is-nearly-finished. xx
ReplyDeleteHad I known, I wouldn't have been able to keep my eyes scrunched tight or fingers in my ears either. Sometimes a blanket just has to be crafted. (in case you needed some kind of PERMISSION!)
ReplyDeleteHiya, my cousin wants me to make a throw for her in these colours but I'm having a hard time replicating it. Anyhoo, I appreciate it was a long time ago but is there any chance you could remember the names of the colours you used? Many thanks :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful colour fest! I'd love to know the names of the colours you've used. Can you possibly email them to me, or put up here? Cheers, heather (Brisbane)
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