Going for a walk here, is like traveling a century or so back in time.
Apart from going for short walks, enjoying the garden, worrying about the climate and the pandemic, and generally doing what I need to do, I’ve also done some knitting. My blue Panel Debate cardigan is nearly finished and I’m knitting swatches and prototypes for a pair of fingerless mitts.
The yarn I originally had in mind for them didn’t behave as I thought it would. Looking for an alternative, I found several skeins in my stash that were meant for something else, but will be just perfect for my mitts.
I want to make a single colour and a 2-colour version. It is hard to capture the colours exactly. There is an off-white undyed cream, a dusty blue and a warm cherry red. What shall I do? Cream and blue for the 2-colour version, and red for the single-colour one?
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How do you feel about this pattern?
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tori-mittens-2
Thank you! The pattern you mention is lovely, but this time I’m designing my own.
What lovely photos, Marijke! Don’t we all love the signs of spring? And yet you’re right, we must meet the challenge to be “good ancestors.” I hope we are up to it.
Oh, and I’d go with the blue and cream! Love the red on it’s own!
Thank you – I’ve really enjoyed crouching down in the garden and looking at the flowers close-up through the lens of my camera. And thanks for the colour feedback!
Lovely pictures! Spring is on its way here in Stockholm also but less advanced. I have some of the small yellow flowers in my little garden. The Swedish name is vintergäck. The verb gäcka is somewhat old-fashioned and rarely used nowadays, it means fool or play a trick on.
I share your concern. We had a heat record for February yesterday, 17C.
Regarding the yarns, I think I prefer the white and blue combo and red on its own. Blue and white look so crisp together and red can always pull off a solo.
I love learning new words, and I’ll try to remember vintergäck. It looks like it’s related to our word ‘gek’ (foolish). And 17 degrees in Stockholm in this time of year, oh my! Thanks, also for your thoughts about the colours!
And now I’m wondering whether “gÄck” and “gek” are related to the English word “joke”.
Could very well be.
Hi Marijke,
Beautiful pictures of the spring flowers . I’m worried about the high temperatures as well. Climate change is a major problem and it concerns all of us.
As far as the yarns……I defenitely prefer the blue/ white combination!
Heleen
Thank you for you kind comment, for worries shared, and for your input about the yarns!
Your crocus pictures have made my heart happy today! Spring is almost within touching distance now!
As for your colours question, I like the blue and cream together and the red on its own. Blue and cream happens to be one of my favourite combinations too! Donna
So far, everybody is unanimous on the blue and cream. Thank you! Long ago, I did some language research at a school in Darlington (not so very far away from you, I think) and one of the teachers was wondering whether the plural shouldn’t be croci ?.
Blue and cream together – red by itself.
Thanks! Looking at the reactions so far, that’s probably what it’s going to be.