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Clara
queen bee
USA
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 Posted - 03/07/2012 : 7:19:16 PM
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With Alice Starmore's books coming back into print, Mary Jane Mucklestone's Fair Isle book wooing countless new knitters into the colorwork fold, and folks like Jared Flood tempting us with succulent colorways, I do think we're headed toward a colorwork revival. (If it ever went away? That's another arguable statement.)
Not everybody has the same comfort level with choosing colors. I'll say right up front that I don't. I either get far too conservative (to the point where the colors aren't even distinct enough from one another) or I choose something GHASTLY and regret every stitch.
Which is why I was so interested in Gail Callahan's new Color Grid. It's a super simple cheater tool for picking colors guaranteed to work harmoniously. Here's the review.
Clara
Your friendly Knitter's Review publisher
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4krnatv
New Pal
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Posted - 03/08/2012 : 06:15:39 AM
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Hello,
Thanks for writing about this knitting helper. It sounds like what I really need to strike out and make a unique choice of my own. Otherwise, trying to pick colors is just too daunting. Like all great inventions, it is so clever , yet incredibly simple to use. I hope she sells a ton of them! |
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donnawatk
Seriously Hooked
659 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 06:53:37 AM
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Thanks for the heads up Clara. I am one of those people that can't put colors together. I just can't see it. I buy kits and hope they tell you what order to put the colors. Donna
PS I ordered my color grid. |
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marfa
Permanent Resident
USA
1875 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 07:45:45 AM
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How do.
I love the idea of this & the portability of it, instead of the books that I love & that sit on my shelf vs. going w/me to a festival or my LYS. I have knitting & quilting pals who are color-masters (you KR Babes know of whom I speak!) & they are amazing. Not me, baby bear!
Thanks, Clara. I will be ordering/buying this soon.
Martha
http://marfasmewsings.blogspot.com |
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Luann
Permanent Resident
USA
2610 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 07:51:44 AM
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Love this! I was just wishing for something like it yesterday when I was staring at a quilting project I am trying to work the nerve up to start. (I just learned to sew, I have never made anything patchwork.) Little Luann wants me to make him a space quilt, and who am I to say no? So I've collected lots of cool space-themed fabrics. Trouble is, now that I am investigating what makes an attractive quilt, I discover that it's all about the background fabrics and complementary colors. I am ordering this gadget today, thanks!
Luann
Knit and let knit!
http://www.luannocracy.blogspot.com |
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NutmegOwl
Gabber Extraordinaire
561 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 08:17:47 AM
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This is exactly what I was looking for - to help me come up with the right tones to decorate rooms in Owl Manor! Something about a much larger canvas than a knitting project is more intimidating ... Merci, Miz C.!
As to the fuchsia ... definitely a message there (ducks below desk)
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Nutmeg Owl
Quaecumque sunt vera
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smonakey
New Pal
USA
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Posted - 03/08/2012 : 08:31:09 AM
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| I'm so color impaired that I can't help but wonder where this thing has been so far in my knitting life? Thank you so much for reviewing this - I'm off to order as soon as I'm done posting here. |
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technikat
Gabber Extraordinaire
592 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 10:29:50 AM
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I'm with Clara. I love fuschia! This handy little device sure sounds useful. I'll get it the next time I have a webs order.
My FOs
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Shalee
Permanent Resident
USA
2021 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 11:42:09 AM
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I, like smonakey, am totally color challenged. I did buy the Knitting Daily Workshop DVD, A Knitter's Guide to Color with Laura Bryant. That helped me understand color much better, but I think this new tool may be very useful for me. For the price I can't go wrong.
Sharon in NW PA
I always wanted my own library but I didn't realize it would be all knitting books!
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Jeanine
Chatty Knitter
248 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2012 : 08:59:10 AM
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| I've just ordered two. Wish I'd had it when I made a multi-coloured pinwheel with a staggeringly discordant pale stripe amongst the darks. Every time I see the pic on Ravelry, I blush. |
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One Stitch at a Time
Chatty Knitter
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Posted - 03/09/2012 : 10:12:08 AM
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I hope to pick one up this weekend. My being color challenged is well documented. My husband is color blind and has warned me many times that the color paint I've chosen for a wall is not right and I wouldn't be happy - and he's always been right.
I have always stayed with "safe" colors when choosing yarn. I not only hope that the color grid will help me to more confidently coordinate colors, but will open up a new world of color options, even becoming a fan of colors I have never particularly liked.
Thanks, Clara! |
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dothead
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
492 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2012 : 12:15:16 PM
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I should probably get one of these. I tend to mix colors that probably shouldn't be mixed and then I wonder why people want to put sunglasses on when they see me coming toward them.
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Luann
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 03/11/2012 : 12:56:11 PM
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I got mine yesterday (from Webs) and am not disappointed. Spent too long playing around with it last night, it's slightly addictive. I can see that my inclination to use either too many or too few colors will be nicely challenged by this simple tool.
Thanks for another great find, Clara!
Knit and let knit!
http://www.luannocracy.blogspot.com |
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marfa
Permanent Resident
USA
1875 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2012 : 08:08:44 AM
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How do.
Good luck, Luann, w/quilting - you will get hooked, just know that in advance, sweetie.
Great idea, Miz Owl, re decorating - this is another great use for this great tool.
Martha
http://marfasmewsings.blogspot.com |
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donnawatk
Seriously Hooked
659 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2012 : 03:27:14 AM
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| Hey I just got a two for one. I'm learning how to quilt this will help me with the colors and my knitting.It was fun going to the mail box for this one. Donna |
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Phillida
New Pal
USA
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Posted - 03/21/2012 : 10:42:00 AM
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I must be the only dissenter. I just got mine. I put the large hole on the brightest
clearest red and got bright greens for my color spark. No thank you. I'd already
made a pair of bright red socks with gold, black, and royal purple accents--gorgeous.
Putting yarns together around you on the floor works very well. I think I overpaid
manyfold for a shiny piece of colored cardboard that is very little help.
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Gail Callahan's Color Grid
