Friday, 13 November 2009

From a feast to an orgy of colours


WIP: Fair Isle jacket
Originally uploaded by
Asplund

Why have I been so afraid of playing with colours before, usually restricting myself to two or possibly three in a project? This yarn makes a difference, of course; there's no such thing as an ugly combination, at least not with this array of colours.

It's both fun and useful seeing how the colours "react" to each other; also, I'm certain all the combinations will make this jacket great for future reference.

Perhaps I'm overdoing it, testing so many things in one project, but this is so exciting and rewarding I don't mind! Still, there are quite a few things in the composition of shades and shapes to try to keep it together in spite of all the variation. However, I will have to write about how I have planned the patterns (and how I have been revising my plans) some other time. Got to knit!

6 comments:

Mel said...

Fair Isle projects are perfect for going wild with colours.

Anonymous said...

A beautiful combination of colours, Asplund. I always consider Fair Isle projects as works of art.
Ron in Mexico

Yarndude said...

Wow, I can't believe how quickly you're knitting this! It looks fantastic.

Asplund said...

Thank you, guys!

knitwick said...

I love the colors!! They really work well together.

Asplund said...

Thank you!