Color Knitting chapter 10
Experimenting with Color
When you’re shopping for a knitting project, you will often find
that you like the design or shaping of a garment but not the
suggested color combination. On the other hand, you may see a
color combination you love, but the sweater may not be one you
like. You may also have to choose new colors out of necessity: The
yarn shop may not stock the colors the pattern specifies, or those
colors may be discontinued. In any case, it’s a good idea to
experiment with color arrangements first, so that you are sure
your choice works. See how different the same design can look
in varied colorways?TIP
Tweeds and Variegated Yarns
Not every knitter is an expert on color, and some are
downright scared of putting strong colors together in the
same piece, for fear that their finished product will be
loud or unattractive. For the color-wary, tweeds and varie-
gated yarns can be a good entry into color knitting. Some
tweeds are simply two colors of yarn plied together to
form one yarn. Another type of tweed is made by spinning
flecks of color onto a strand of a single color. Variegated
yarns are produced by dying yarn in more than one color
at varied intervals. The good thing about working with
variegated yarn—especially for a beginner—is that you
don’t have to keep changing yarns to make your knitting
colorful.