my shade cards from bendigo arrived:
i am looking for a wool for the wrap and i dont want to do the usual black but it needs to go with jeans, and brown,black and berry corduroys for winter, so it cant be pastel or blue and i am just not a green person (i had my colour chart done ages ago and apparently i am a 'winter' ?!).
none of the plain solid colours grab me but i really want to buy bendigo for this one firstly because it is really nice wool and secondly because its so damn cheap. i need about 900grams and from bendigo that will cost me around $50. when i made trents jo sharp jumper about three quarters that amount of wool cost me $120!
so i am thinking that an earthy, muted,mottled colour might be the go, that will keep the wrap soft and flowy but wont make me look like a marshmallow (or a grape, thanks trent) and will go with lots of things.
hence i am tending towards their rustic range, and the colour that grabs me is agate, or colour number 903:
this photo doesnt do it justice but it is a greyish purple with flecks of reddish brown ...its so hard to tell tho with only two strands, i would like to see some knitted up but if i order before feb 23 i get 10% discount and im not going to waste that on only one ball!
anyone seen this colour knitted up before? opinions most welcome!
k xx
4 comments:
Oh Bendigo Shade cards! I thought they looked familiar as soon as I opened this post.
You're not wrong about the great value. How they stay so cheap, I don't know, but the quality is wonderful.
I think you're right about the agate. A good choice! the only thing I would say is that if you plan to wear the wrap against your skin, Rustic can feel A LITTLE scratchy. I do love it. It's one of my favourites, but it's not an entirely soft and smooth yarn. It does wear well though.
I love rustic. My not-a-hoodie was rustic, I've knitted in the purple 993 and also whatever number 905 is. They are absolutely be-yew-tiful colours. So heathery.
Oh and also a really bright red one too. I don't think it's the one on the card now though. Dunno.
Highly recommend.
ah yes, the not-hoodie. that was very nice. i have knitted some little squares once with the red tweed and i remember it being very nice quality. i am going to wear something under the wrap anyway so i think im going to bite the bullet and give the rustic a go! fingers crossed.
Love the colour. The rustic has a nice depth to it.
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