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A great way to colour plan your next rug is by taking a trip to the local yarn shop. Oh my, the feast your eyes will devour. I was in the store visiting Charlene who works occasionally at Have A Yarn in Mahone Bay and I was struck by the colour combinations you can find in a skein of yarn. Funky socks seem to be popular right now and the various selections are amazing. I started snapping pictures and there was no end to the possibilities so I recommend you check it out. I’m sure every yarn store is similar so you don’t have to catch a plane to Mahone Bay, maybe you can even look on line for variegated yarns.
I had the same feeling when I crossed the threshold at Have A Yarn as I get when I come to work in my studio. So much colour and warmth from the wool! It feels like roomful of hugs.
I can knit, do the occasional dishcloth and many moons ago, I knit a baby blanket for my little Shaney. I struggled with tension problems, trying to keep it from taking on an hour glass shape, too tight, too loose and repeat. Sometimes my tension would get so tight I couldn’t scoop the wool off the needle and then it would be so loose my needle would fall out so I got frustrated. I did a few misshapen scarves and then hung up my needles, turning to cross stitch for a while. That was an eye crossing experience and slow as molasses flowing uphill, so I jumped to needle point. When hooking came along I lost all interest in other crafts, this was the one, fitting like a custom made jacket so I never looked back.
Like I said, I do make the odd dishcloth, and odd would be a good word to describe the finished product. When I drop a stitch I find it very difficult to pick it back up. I can’t seem to isolate where I went wrong. So I leave the hole and move on….I call it a thumb space to make it legit.
So check out the yarns, maybe it will inspire you as it did me. I’m going to give knitting another chance and make a hat, one of those ones you wash to felt, but that’s another story for another day!
Check out Have A Yarn, another great reason to come to Mahone Bay! http://www.haveayarn.ca/
I had the same feeling when I crossed the threshold at Have A Yarn as I get when I come to work in my studio. So much colour and warmth from the wool! It feels like roomful of hugs.
I can knit, do the occasional dishcloth and many moons ago, I knit a baby blanket for my little Shaney. I struggled with tension problems, trying to keep it from taking on an hour glass shape, too tight, too loose and repeat. Sometimes my tension would get so tight I couldn’t scoop the wool off the needle and then it would be so loose my needle would fall out so I got frustrated. I did a few misshapen scarves and then hung up my needles, turning to cross stitch for a while. That was an eye crossing experience and slow as molasses flowing uphill, so I jumped to needle point. When hooking came along I lost all interest in other crafts, this was the one, fitting like a custom made jacket so I never looked back.
Like I said, I do make the odd dishcloth, and odd would be a good word to describe the finished product. When I drop a stitch I find it very difficult to pick it back up. I can’t seem to isolate where I went wrong. So I leave the hole and move on….I call it a thumb space to make it legit.
So check out the yarns, maybe it will inspire you as it did me. I’m going to give knitting another chance and make a hat, one of those ones you wash to felt, but that’s another story for another day!
Check out Have A Yarn, another great reason to come to Mahone Bay! http://www.haveayarn.ca/
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