If you have a great pattern, and you want to make a really nice sweater or blanket for your next project, it can be really hard to find the same dye lot, and the right yarn for your project. Here is a way to do it, with the available yarn that is at the shop!
Hit the sale racks first! Your first stop should be the sale area, as you can often find a clearance on the entire line of yarn in a certain style. It is a great way to find a good start to a project, and get a bunch of colors that are all the same contrasting value of color. For instance, if you are knitting a baby blanket, you want a nice soft wool, and the colors should all be bright and warm, or cool and neutral. Never neutral and bright or cool and warm. The coloration should be mixed to the decor of the home it is going to, so if your project is going to sit in a red room, you do not want to knit cool and neutral. You will go bright and warm!
This is an easy way to think, and if you are finding a great value on natural wool, cotton or silk, buy the entire lot! Do not hesitate, or you will really detest yourself later on. You can always return the yarn if you need to, but often, I find that one lime green ball of yarn, can be worked into my neutral brown pattern, as an accent, and makes a very nice contrast around the neck, wrists, and bottoms of any front or back. Again, this is bright and warm!
Here are some analogies to give you some inspiration on color:
Blue, mint green, lavender and tan, ecru and cremes
Moss green, olives, red, orange, and burgundy
Silver gray, white, brown, tan, and heather pinks
Yellow, blues and reds with a variety of bluish purples and greens
Do not be afraid to mix colors, and you can find enough yarn to complete any project, and it will be your own!
Hit the sale racks first! Your first stop should be the sale area, as you can often find a clearance on the entire line of yarn in a certain style. It is a great way to find a good start to a project, and get a bunch of colors that are all the same contrasting value of color. For instance, if you are knitting a baby blanket, you want a nice soft wool, and the colors should all be bright and warm, or cool and neutral. Never neutral and bright or cool and warm. The coloration should be mixed to the decor of the home it is going to, so if your project is going to sit in a red room, you do not want to knit cool and neutral. You will go bright and warm!
This is an easy way to think, and if you are finding a great value on natural wool, cotton or silk, buy the entire lot! Do not hesitate, or you will really detest yourself later on. You can always return the yarn if you need to, but often, I find that one lime green ball of yarn, can be worked into my neutral brown pattern, as an accent, and makes a very nice contrast around the neck, wrists, and bottoms of any front or back. Again, this is bright and warm!
Here are some analogies to give you some inspiration on color:
Blue, mint green, lavender and tan, ecru and cremes
Moss green, olives, red, orange, and burgundy
Silver gray, white, brown, tan, and heather pinks
Yellow, blues and reds with a variety of bluish purples and greens
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