Colors – 3KCBWDAY1

This is part of the third annual Knitting and Crochet Blogging Week

I have a problem with colors.  I am always second guessing myself if I need to work with more than one color.

I almost always use one color, and if I don’t then it is usually a self striping or varriegated yarn, very rarely will I mix colors.

One of the reasons I am knitting the Uncoordinated blanket is to get out of my comfort zone and just add colors randomly.It appears to me that most colors can coexist peacefully in a blanket without trying to runaway or kill each other.

I looked through my flickr stream and found some read projects most of them quite recent.  Red is powerful and very hard to photograph too.  It is a passionate color.

1. IMG_9608, 2. IMG_9551, 3. Knitted Apple, 4. Pyramid Safari Bag

Rainbows are always a big hit in our household. Who doesn’t love rainbows? They make you feel warm and fuzzy and happy inside.

1. Rainbow hat, 2. Crazy Rainbow SOcks, 3. Rainbow Socks, 4. Pencil Sleeves

I thought I didn’t knit in green a lot but I guess there is more than a fair share of green projects under my belt.

1. Flower Burst Tote, 2. Queen of Diamonds Bag, 3. Shabak Shawl, 4. Afternoon Clutch

Pink is a common color when you have a little girl who screams peeeenk peeeenk when you ask her to pick a color.  Luckily she has moved onto purple these days.

1. IMG_8590, 2. Pink poncho, 3. Pink Rosamonds, 4. Kindle Fire Cozy

Blues, of course lots of blues.  I have more blue projects than any color.  I love blue.  Blue is calming. Blue is me.  I crochet or knit in blue when I need to relax and find my peace of mind.

1. Falling Water Shawl, 2. Another Fold Me Clutch, 3. Get Well Soon Bear, 4. Marina Bag

And it also turned out I have quite a number of more than one color project.  I think the reason I don’t do a lot of multi color projects is my aversion to weaving in ends.  But I think I need to rethink that attitude because they do look gorgeous in the end.

1. IMG_9143, 2. Realized I have a shawl knitting addiction, 3. Untitled, 4. Not Folded Fold Me Clutch

 

 


25 responses to “Colors – 3KCBWDAY1”

  1. Ronnie says:

    A beautiful selection of colors! Simply gorgeous!

  2. Bev says:

    Wow, you have some lovely work! I really love your little pencil sleeves (what a great idea!) and the bags and socks are fab.

    B x

    • jessyz says:

      Thank you, the pencil sleeves always make me laugh. And it is true that once you start wearing hand knit socks you really never look at socks the same way again

  3. Jen says:

    Thanks for all the beautiful pictures of your colorful work! And it’s good to see someone who knits and crochets fairly equally. That’s my goal!

    • jessyz says:

      I first learned crochet, but I totally fell in love with knitting, I find that both have their strengths and weaknesses and it is a blessing to able to do both.

  4. Wow – I love all your photos and those pencil sleeves might just be the cutest things I’ve seen all day!

    Here’s my post on colour: http://www.craftsfromthecwtch.co.uk/2012/04/kcbw-day-1-colour-lovers.html

    I hope you have a great KCBW week!

  5. Ana BC says:

    Love your color presentation. I also find that red is hard to photograph…why??? All your projects are lovely, but those pencil sleeves caught my eye. Great to find you @ Blog week.
    Ana BC

  6. Misty says:

    Lovely projects, especially the bags! It’s fun to see the different things you have made and the color families they belong to!

  7. Kepanie says:

    You’ve really got a wonderful array of color under your belt. I love how your grouped your FOs accordingly.

    • jessyz says:

      I thought i was shy of some colors but looking through the pictures I realized I worked with most colors, although black and white are quite rare.

  8. Angela says:

    Excellent job with your photos. Your sense of color is wonderful!

  9. I love the colors in your projects… something about seeing them all laid out in color tones. Very cool start to the week!

  10. I love your color pallet! I too end up going back to the same colors over and over again. Trying to break that habit this year 🙂

  11. I love seeing the colours grouped together like that!