I have five balls of Patons Classic Merino in a dark peacock-y teal, and the Bee declared it absolutely perfect for the Tomten jacket. Alas, the garter stitch has been gobbling up what I had confidently decided would be plenty of yardage for a 7-year old-sized garment. And to be honest, it was getting a bit boring. I wanted a little dazzle. I dug up some worsted-weight scraps, and I went to work trying to keep it random but in a very planned way. I like how it turned out. The Bee only insisted that there be pink, and I made certain that all the stripes met her approval. From here on in, I will be sticking to the peacock. Or sticking it to the peacock.
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Wow! I would never have thought of the colors you chose together but they look awesome! Good eye! I love the random/planned look you achieved.
ReplyDeleteI really love how you have added different stripes and the colors all seem to work well together too.
ReplyDeleteI have 4 Tomtens made in different sizes for future Grandbaby but you have inspires me to start another.
ReplyDeleteI haven't even finished my first EZ project. knitter down! knitter down!!
ReplyDeleteOh well, I figured you were gonna cream me on this anyway!
Nice colors!
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