Wednesday, May 16, 2012

WiP Wednesday

So my poor I.B. Footsie sock is dying of neglect. Why? Shortly after purchasing my shiny awesome Signature needle, I cast on for a Color Affection/Affliction/Infection shawl. It’s kind of perfect mindless or multitasking knitting (reading! I love my e-reader!), so it’s been getting my knitting time.

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I like it, and I’m going to keep going. But I’ve definitely come to the conclusion that I should probably have thought about my yarn choices a little more. The blue and purple are both pretty much the same value, and don’t contrast as much as I’d like.

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Do you see it? How about now?

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And yeah, if I’d really thought about it and not been in such a hurry to pick yarn before I went to Maryland, I would have caught it.

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Yeah. Don’t be like me. Take your time picking your yarns for Color Affection. THEN you can enjoy the hell out of knitting it. You’re welcome.

3 comments:

Peggy said...

I went with light gray, purple, and a golden yellow specifically because I wanted high color contrast...like ka-POW!!! Of course, I haven't gotten to the stripy part yet, but you should have heard the 'Oooo's at knitting when I pulled out the yellow...

Jenn said...

It is pretty, but it's amazing how the black & white photo helps clarify the value differences (or lack thereof). I am seeing so many of these shawls - it sounds like fun!

Hev said...

I am sorry, but I love the colors you choose. I like the play of similar values in colors. I think it is beautiful.