Those of you who are familiar with my work will know how much I love working with colour; experimenting with unusual colour palettes, taking risks with different combinations & always testing the boundaries of what’s considered the norm in regard to ‘what goes with what.’ All those old sayings like, ‘blue & green should never seen’ ‘contrasts must never sit side by side’ are just that, old sayings, & I take little notice of them… hence I’m always on the lookout for yarns that incorporate unusual & interesting colour combinations.
Recently there’s been a trend for gorgeous variegated yarns with striking & long colour changes, of which Noro & Mini Mochi, to name a couple, being particular favourites of mine. So, imagine my delight when I found ‘California’ by Cleackheaton (100% wool) at my local yarn store… I purchased some balls right away but must admit, after initially making some headbands & a beanie a while back, a couple of which sold quickly, I allowed them to sit idle in my stash for some time until I remembered I still had some left over somewhere.
I had in mind to make a bag… & perhaps I was feeling a little lazy that day… Aussie summers have a habit of doing that… but instead of going through my stash looking for colour combos, I asked myself if working with just the ‘California’ would work & decided to give it a try … the colours are rich & bright just like our Aussie summers… Oh, but the black is extra… here’s the result & there was enough to make another headband… not bad for working with just one yarn type eh?…
‘Fern’ & ‘Bouvardia’ by Moda Vera (both wool, acrylic blends) are also great finds but I still need to think about those & what I’d like to do with them.
Absolutely 🙂
The blue & green saying is one from my school days… Art Teachers had strict rules in those days… but of course red & green is another one… poor o’l green seems to get a bad rap… meh!! let’s just prove them wrong & find our own colour combos..
I always thought it was red and green should never be seen, odd. Blue and green look lovely together 🙂
Thank you, Fleurbelge, what a lovely compliment… all the best to you too
Very nice , creative ! Lovelly colors. Freeform can be somwhat heavy and too much…
With you it is allways at the ame time artistic ,vreative, wild but allways in balance and we can wear yur models!
Happy new year
Fleurbelge