>>I love animal prints, when I can find good ones -- both natural colors and occasionally rainbow ones. Rainbow zebra, and less often other patterns, is a subtle nod to the QUILTBAG community.<<
Oo! Rainbows are fun :D And something like the asexual colours would be pretty easy to turn into zebra stripes too, if I wanted.
>>All very true. You can make a tiger/zebra type stripe pattern with just a basic stitch and increases/decreases freestyle working to create the long pointed shapes stacked together.<<
That doesn't sound too complicated.
>>Look at the fibercrafts you wear most often -- sweaters, cardigans, hats, scarves, etc. -- and hold those against your yarn stash to see what would look good with them. Then think about which types of things you wear together.<<
That is excellent advice.
>>I am a fan of monochrome shades of one color, with maybe an accent stripe or square, where most of the variation comes in stitch texture. There's a whole category of "sampler" afghans or scarves that showcase different stitches, although they tend to use more colors. But I'm used to thinking of texture as a substitute for color in low-vision fashion. They look amazing in monochrome.<<
Those are awesome ideas. I think some of the coloured samplers are my favourite, but I can see how they would be a great way to use up a lot of my yarns that are very similar in tone and colour too. You have a seemingly endless supply of awesome ideas. :D :D
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Date: 2023-02-11 06:09 pm (UTC)Oo! Rainbows are fun :D And something like the asexual colours would be pretty easy to turn into zebra stripes too, if I wanted.
>>All very true. You can make a tiger/zebra type stripe pattern with just a basic stitch and increases/decreases freestyle working to create the long pointed shapes stacked together.<<
That doesn't sound too complicated.
>>Look at the fibercrafts you wear most often -- sweaters, cardigans, hats, scarves, etc. -- and hold those against your yarn stash to see what would look good with them. Then think about which types of things you wear together.<<
That is excellent advice.
>>I am a fan of monochrome shades of one color, with maybe an accent stripe or square, where most of the variation comes in stitch texture. There's a whole category of "sampler" afghans or scarves that showcase different stitches, although they tend to use more colors. But I'm used to thinking of texture as a substitute for color in low-vision fashion. They look amazing in monochrome.<<
Those are awesome ideas. I think some of the coloured samplers are my favourite, but I can see how they would be a great way to use up a lot of my yarns that are very similar in tone and colour too. You have a seemingly endless supply of awesome ideas. :D :D