My beads have arrived and now I need to choose my yarn and bead combination for the Dark of the Morning KAL! I cannot knit them all…. Maybe two? No not enough time! I have set up the beads and yarn and I am going to contemplate the colours for a day or so!
Feel free to chime in with your thoughts – I am always willing to hear other points of view! I love certain colours and sometimes that blinds me to other options.
The KAL will really start cooking this weekend. I’ll work out the chart and start knitting so that everything is perfect (or as perfect as this imperfect knitter can make it!) for the Feb 4th release of the first chart. I’ll also take some time to tidy up the schematic so that it is easier to read.
We have snow, about 4 inches and very cold temperatures – which means the snow will stay for a little while – at least until this weekend when it is supposed to start raining!
Cold is relative to what you are used to and we are used to mild cold and flowers and grey! I like grey, grey blues, grey greens and grey skies!
Winter snows do add a serene beauty to our landscape that I do enjoy. The air is quieter, sounds are muted and the light is very bright, reflecting off the white surfaces and diffusing over everything. The diffused light softens the edges of everything in its path. I like this. The light changes the colours of everything as well. These changes fascinate me.
Beads in your knitting can do some of the things that snow accomplishes. They catch and diffuse the light: they highlight lines in your knitting and colours in your yarn: and sometimes they just add weight to the knitting. Which just improves the project, without changing the overall look – this usually means that your beads were a little too subtle – I have a couple of projects like that! I learn with each one I knit.
The last Retreat Project is now done – Well maybe – I am still debating whether or not to add another small ruffle on the edge – in the Kersti this time – very narrow – just to highlight the edge further! But the thought of picking up the 380 stitches necessary to do so is holding me back! LOL!!
Happy Knitting
Lynette
mountain colors bearfoot -lilac – with light green beads
Noted, bearfoot is already ahead! LOL!
Lynette
Archangel with gold mirrored, Bearfoot with green lilac mirrored or blackcurrant with gunmetal coloured beads would be my picks…Bearfoot is most matching Dark of the Morning I would say….but the other two combo’s are equally beautiful I would say… Not sure this helps you!
Greetz, Josien
this is the fun part!
Thank-you for the sharing!
Lynette
Tosh Blackcurrent gunmetal mirrored. Doesn’t anyone go to bed. Guess that is how you get all those samples knit.!!!! Love the bearfoot as well. Really tough choices!!
Ria
I think the bottom row of beads stands out the best, on each yarn.,
Lynne
i ilke the blackcurrent with the pink beads.
Sandra