Monday, April 23, 2012

Color Lovers - 3KCBWDAY1

Hello!  It's Knit and Crochet Blog Week 2012!  This week will feature topics related to knitting and crochet from various bloggers around the world.

Today's topic is Color!

As I looked over my stash I realized that I really like all of the colors.

I love using bright primary colors for baby blankets!

My WIP LEGO Baby Blanket 

I love crocheting blanket squares in as many colors as possible!

Vanna's Choice Spring Ahead Swap

I love buying yarn in so many colors it makes my head spin!


Look at all of the pretty colors!

While, I have only been knitting and crocheting for about 4 years,  I have noticed some trends in my yarn purchases.  I tend to buy saturated colors.  No pastels for me.  I don't look good in pastels so why make something that I can never wear?   I also noticed that I do buy a lot of green yarn.  Green is my favorite color, so why should't I buy my favorite color.

I love this yarn!

But I also love Orange!  I made my first socks in a lovely peachy orange yarn that was great to work with and the socks are so comfy.

Don't these look like a sunset?
So what does it all mean? Why do I like color so much?  I think it's because there is color everywhere.  I remember in art class our teacher telling us that the clouds are not white, in fact they are everything but white.  At that moment I really started to look at colors in a new way.  I notice the undertones, the highlights and the shades that make every color unique, that is why I like color so much.

Yes, I may like bright and saturated colors but really I am just trying to capture a bit of the world around me and bring it inside when I knit or crochet.

This was taken in Washington at a Tulip Festival
Who doesn't love a rainbow?  Or a field of flowers?  Or bright blue skies?  Or breathtaking sunsets?

So I use what I love and I love colors that make me happy.  Because there can always be a little more happiness in the world!

<3 Heather

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9 comments:

  1. I love what your art teacher told you about clouds. So often we get in a one-dimensional color world and forget about all the variety. I can't wait to see what that tulip photo inspires!

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    1. We had a little art project that went with it where we had to paint a winter scene and it really did make a difference when you mixed red, blue, yellow and black with the white and made the sky and snow. I am into photography now and I really do look at the sky and the landscape and you just see the colors beneath the main color.

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  2. your green yarn is very pretty would make great socks or a shawl

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    1. I do plan on making socks with it, I think I have the Devil's Snare socks planned for the yarn. Shawls aren't really my thing as I hate wearing stuff around my neck.

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  3. that lego blanket is wonderful, i love the colours you've chosen. have a colourful monday xxx

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  4. Yay - another orange lover ;) And yep, you should absolutely buy your favourite colours! I love that green yarn

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  5. I love saturated colors, too, and find them hard to resist whenever I visit my LYS!

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  6. I like the lego blanket. Great design to use!

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  7. What an interesting tidbit about clouds. I need to remember that and be more open about them.
    Me too; I'm so not a pastel person.

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