I went through a period of non-knitting, or more exactly, rather reluctant knitting last month. Mostly we just had houseguests and I was feeling overwhelmed and all too easily slipped into a semi-stupor in the evenings.
That has changed. I am entranced with my current knitting project, a cardigan, purchased as a kit from L'atelier in 2008. The back consists of a simple stripe sequence.
I love the colors and the squence of the stripes in the top photo. They make me happy. This is my variation on the original however. The kit came with the black yarn shown in the second photo and I did not like it at all. I found the black far too demanding a partner with the more muted blues and greens so I ripped it back and banished that yarn. Luckily I had a couple of skeins of the glittery red left over from some ancient project. Of course, this completely changes the spirit of the knitted fabric.
As I look at the photos I see that the black really isn't as bad as my reaction warranted, but I respect my reaction. These colors, with less contrast make me much happier and I look forward to knitting time sitting next to G in the evenings. Hopefully by the time I finish this the weather will have turned a little cooler as well. And the reds make the sweater very autumn-appropriate. Whereas the original colorway was named "April Showers" I'm thinking of naming this something like "September Garden".
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2 responses to “Knitting the colors of the September Garden”
The black looks fine to me but I like the red much better. September Garden is a perfect name and knitting time in the evenings with G sounds peaceful.
I am ready for September, my favorite month of the year, though not as beautiful here in Northern California as it is in New York.
I’ve scarcely knit at all in the last 6 weeks, unusual for me. I’ve got a project I need to get back to, but need an hour at my LYS to help me through a tricky patch. It’s so comforting, as the fall approaches, to have a satisfying combo of pattern and yarn, and I hope to join you in this soon. Meanwhile, keep enjoying this fresh combo — lovely.