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I’m talking about colour theory in the 10,000 hours segment and how it can help knitters choose yarn for multicoloured projects.
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10,000 Hours – Colour Theory
I’m definitely not an expert on colour theory but I wanted to share a few tips that I have learnt recently that might really help you with colour choices for knitting projects.
There are some gorgeous multicoloured projects around such as Veera Valimaki’s Colour Affection shawl and of course lots of Stephen West’s shawls and garments including his new mystery shawl.
Does anyone else have as much trouble as I do choosing colour combinations for these type of projects?
Back in June I did a Colour Theory class with Amy Hendrix founder of madelinetosh and it really ignited my interest in colour theory. I have always LOVED colour on a kind of emotional and intuitive level but having even just a tiny amount of theory is proving to be invaluable.
My prompt for talking about this today is the Global Nomad pieces from the Dream Big Collection.
Back in May I released the Global Nomad Cowl and this week I released the Global Nomad Handwarmers both in grey and yellow (grello!) and both knit in madelinetosh yarn
Global Nomad Cowl was knit in madelinetosh tosh sock Composition Book Grey and Chamomile
Global Nomad Handwarmers were knit in madelinetosh tosh DK (bought recently from our sponsor Meadow Yarn shop in Charcoal and Winter Wheat
Colour theory definitions
Hue = “colour” e.g. yellow and red
Hues mixed with white are tints, those mixed with grey are tones, and those mixed with black are shades.
Value = Lightness and darkness
Trick is to take a picture in greyscale on your phone. If you have an iphone there are three different B&W filters and after some research I think that the mono is best to use.
Saturation = the purity of a colour
Hues mixed with white are tints, those mixed with grey are tones, and those mixed with black are shades.
Resources mentioned:
Colour Theory with Jared – Jared Flood on the Brooklyn Tweed blog
Colourlovers – a colour community and has some fun tools.
Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Knit FM Episode 9 Hanna Fettig and Pam Allen talk about choosing colours for the Quince and Co yarn lines
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