This Tuesday the Global Nomad Handwarmers went live and they are the perfect complement to the Global Nomad cowl. If you are signed up to the newsletter you’ll have received an exclusive discount code for the whole Dream Big Collection and this quick to knit handwarmer pattern is currently 50% off until the end of today so get them now and get your hands warm!
With this colour combination, a more muted palette seemed a little more seasonally appropriate rather than the bright sunshine yellow of the original cowl. The great thing about both of these projects is they make use of partial skeins in your stash, so this lends itself to endless colourplay. There’s lots of great tools out there for helping you decided which colours would work best from Pinterest to photography apps like Instagram. One trick that might be handy to know is to take a picture of the colours you’ve chosen and then use the black and white filter on your phones camera options. If the colours of each yarn still pop next to each other, you’re going to have a strong contrast.
There’s a website to help you choose colours that is endlessly inspiring. Have you discovered the Colourlovers website yet? Here’s a quick demonstration of the kind of fun you can have. First, let’s look at the inspiration from the Global Nomad cowl.
This is a bright palette and it was easy to pick out 4 contrasting colours that would work well with the help of the colour palette maker on Colourlovers. However, then comes the question of how to pair this accessory with the rest of your wardrobe. This is where the pattern maker comes in really handy because you can play around with the amount of each colour that takes the lead. Here are two examples of the bright palette with different percentages used:
It’s now really easy to see that you don’t have to go with JUST brights to make an impact. The one on the right, ‘All about the grey’ is the perfect way of introducing some of this season’s brights without being too overwhelming.
So if a more muted palette is your thing…
This got quite addictive and I found myself back at Meadow Yarns, looking through their beautiful selection of Madelinetosh DK and thinking about more projects…
So what colours will you be choosing from your stash and adding to your winter wardrobe? Have any plans for some new purchases? Come tell us in the Curious Handmade Ravelry group!
If all this chatter about choosing colours from stash has reminded you that your stash soon needs to be ready for all that Holiday knitting you planned to be super organised with this year, don’t panic! KnitVent 2014 is coming and it’s brimming with tips and tricks to help get you organised for the Holidays, feeling festive and the kind of Christmas knitting patterns that you’ll enjoy knitting as much as gifting. Are you ready to get your #giftingzen on?
