Are you ready for our Happy Harvest knit-along? The fun kicks off next Saturday, September 14, so you have a few more days to get the pattern and yarn (and if you have to start a little late, don't worry about it!). Elizabeth wrote about her inspiration and color choices for the Happy Harvest poncho… Continue reading Happy Harvest Knit-along: Color Choice and Inspiration
Category: color
Color ways for the Marne Cardigan
The Marne Cardigan from the Berroco #399 Brielle was one of the most fun projects to design from the Fall 2018 collection. I had long dreamed of a perfect cropped tweed jacket in the style of the iconic Chanel jackets. Brielle is a worsted weight yarn with a brushed wool/alpaca blend and cotton/poly strand plied together… Continue reading Color ways for the Marne Cardigan
Color Inspiration for the Stanza Coat
We love working with Julia Farwell-Clay on projects for the Berroco Portfolio series! Julia did the incredibly lovely Teeter Totter shawl from Portfolio Volume 2, and we did a blog post showing some alternative color choices for that gorgeous shawl. She's got another great piece for Berroco Portfolio 4, the Stanza Coat, which uses four… Continue reading Color Inspiration for the Stanza Coat
Designing Marquita Colorways
Are you a knitter who makes the pattern in the yarn shade shown? Or do you like coming up with your own color ways when you choose your next knit? I have (almost) always gone out on my own, choosing colors based on things that are inspiring me in the moment and not always based… Continue reading Designing Marquita Colorways
Making Giveaway Winner- and some thoughts on Colors
Congratulations to Three Pretty Posies on winning the Making + Remix Light giveaway. Our contest has ended, but you can still get copies of the Making Dots issue from Making Magazine.com When I originally proposed the idea, I had swatched in the shade Almond. I was picturing it as being a perfect spring/summer piece in pale… Continue reading Making Giveaway Winner- and some thoughts on Colors
Ostro Shawl Colorways
The Ostro Shawl is knit in three shades of Berroco Fiora® using a modular construction. Each "shell" is knit individually, but the following shells are attached as you go, so there is minimal finishing. Our sample is knit up in 3 beautiful cool tonal blues. If the blues aren't your thing, Fiora comes in 17 stunning melange colors—I've put… Continue reading Ostro Shawl Colorways
Greenery! Pantone Color of the year
What is the Pantone Color of the Year? From the Pantone website: "a color snapshot of what we see taking place in our global culture that serves as an expression of a mood and an attitude". Pantone draws on information collected all over the world, looking at runways and street style, advertising trends, you name it!… Continue reading Greenery! Pantone Color of the year
Pantone Colors
Trend forecasting is billion dollar global industry that influences not just the clothes we wear, but the colors of cars, what books get published, even what food we eat. Pantone is an agency that specializes in color analysis. Each season they publish a list of what is on trend according to their forecasters. I wish I had… Continue reading Pantone Colors
Knitter Style: Banner Pullover in Ultra Alpaca Chunky
Ellen Mason has a fabulous design sense that always knocks my socks off. She has a knack for clever twists on classic concepts that feel both familiar and completely new at the same time. The result is wearable designs that blend seamlessly into an everyday wardrobe, but there is always a whimsical element that keeps the… Continue reading Knitter Style: Banner Pullover in Ultra Alpaca Chunky
Amy’s Thread: Fishbones!
I am in love with the Fishbones pattern by Mary Jane Muckelstone for Portfolio Vol. 1, and I'm not the only one. Some of you have been knitting this pattern in multiples. A new hat is a great way to liven up the a winter wardrobe. Fishbones is a whimsical hat worked in the round with a traditional… Continue reading Amy’s Thread: Fishbones!