“Painted” Scarf knit in SweetGeorgia BFL Sock (Coral Rose)
Welcome to the 6th stop of the “Palette” Blog Tour! Colourful, tonal, stippled or speckled, multi-coloured and variegated yarns are often fun to admire in the skein, but more challenging to match with a knitting pattern. We get asked all the time for advice on what to knit with our hand-dyed yarns… and Louise Zass-Bangham of Inspiration Knits has just launched two patterns that provide a great option for your beautiful hand-painted skeins!
Painted
Painted is a lovely shallow triangle scarf that uses a vintage stitch pattern to jumble up and show off the variety of colours in hand-painted and hand-dyed yarns. It’s an easy-to-intermediate knit, using 400 to 440 yards of fingering weight yarn and can be easily adapted to use up the full amount of yarn you have on hand. Here it is in a more semi-solid or tonal hand-dyed yarn, such as our SweetGeorgia BFL Sock in Coral Rose:
And also here in more speckled and colourful hand-dyed yarns from Miss Babs and Rhichard Devrieze:
Fresco
Fresco is a deeper, triangle shawl knit in approximately 500 to 550 yards of either DK or worsted weight yarn for a cosier finish. Like Painted, Fresco uses the same vintage stitch pattern but on a larger scale that really opens up and shows off the variations of colour in whatever hand-dyed or hand-painted yarn you choose. Fresco is also an easy-to-intermediate knit. The vintage stitch pattern used in both designs is called the Grecian Plait Stitch from 1943 and the Mary Thomas Book of Knitting Patterns. Using a highly variegated yarn lends a modern spin, and Louise offers tips in the patterns for overcoming problems with pooling, which can happen with variegated yarns.
Fresco knit in Madelinetosh Merino DK Tannenhill
The price for each pattern is £3.50. The e-book Palette containing both designs is £4.50.
The Painted & Fresco Knitalong
Want to knit either one of Painted or Fresco? Louise is hosting a knitalong in her Ravelry group starting April 1st (today!) for both the Painted and Fresco scarf designs. Hop on over to join the KAL »
Blog Tour
And check out the other great posts on the blog tour. We’re followed by The Golden Skein who will be posting tomorrow (Thursday, April 2) and Fyberspates on Friday!
- Tuesday 24 March: Inspiration Knits
- Wednesday 25 March: Yarn in the City
- Thursday 26 March: Knitted Bliss
- Friday 27 March: Knit with Attitude
- Monday 30 March: Miss Babs
- Tuesday 31 March: Yarn & Pointy Sticks
- Wednesday 1 April: SweetGeorgia Yarns
- Thursday 2 April: The Golden Skein
- Friday 3 April: Fyberspates
“Palette” Giveaway
We have a Palette e-book (both patterns) available to giveaway to one lucky reader and blog commenter! Let me know what your favourite kind of “handpainted” yarn is… splotchy? tonal? semi-solid? nearly solid? stippled? self-striping? The possibilities are nearly endless. Please leave a comment here on the blog before the end of the day Friday, April 3, 2015 and we will pick a random winner. The download code to the e-book will be sent out to the winner after Friday! Good luck to all!
I love both Semi-solid colours & highly variegated yarns. It depends on the project :)
I love tonal and semi-solids, I think they give something interesting without making things look to busy. I usually prefer simplicity.
Lately for me its tonals…..i love shawls and clothes with tonal shifts.
I love semi-solids. They give such a beautiful glow to finished knits.
I can never decide if I like striping yarns or variegated better of handpainted. I love stripes! Colorwork without the ends to weave in!! But a shawl or hat out of variegated yarns are really also so lovely!
Tonals are probably my favorite but semi-solids and stripes are great too! It really depends on the project and the look you’re going for.
My favorite is tonal yarn, Deb is helping me pick out patterns that would work best. :) I am a new knitter and love love love your yarn !! Always happy to support a local company. Keep up the great work ladies.
Wow, I love the stitches in those patterns! As for hand-painted and hand-dyed yarns, it’s hard to pick just one favourite, right? Recently I’ve been reading about planned pooling, yet another knitting rabbit hole…anyway, back to topic, for me it all depends on the project but tonal or semi-solid would be my go to for most things. Cheers!
I’m a big fan of the tonal dyed yarns, they just create this beautiful, colorful fabric.
Love the interesting stich in the patterns Painted and Fresco.
I prefer tonal or semi-solids in deep jewel tones
And, I love the Painted Scarf. Off to add it to queue
Nearly solid is my favorite right now!
Louise has a special talent designing for variegated yarns. I am drawn to those wildly variegated skeins but usually buy tonal or semisolid ones to go in my stash because it is easier to find patterns for them.
my favorite hand dyed yarn to buy is something with lots of pretty colors, but to actually knit with, I love semi-solids and the depth and dimension they give to garments
I am drawn to hand dyed yarn like a moth to flame! It is a bit embarrassing sometimes. I love how tonal dyes can give a subtle variance in a project. And the myriad possibilities of multi-color yarns is just mind boggling! I often spend a considerable time choosing just the right pattern for a skein, to bring out all of its best qualities. These patterns are perfect!
I like every possible type of handpainted yarn, and am always captivated by multicolor yarns. Right now, i’m most attracted to semi-solid colors, with a wide range of color from the lightest to darkest shade. i think it would show off this pattern beautifully!
Honestly, I’ll take any type of hand dyed yarn, although my favourite is stippled. I love the effect it gives!
Honestly, I’ll take any type of hand dyed yarn, although my favourite is stippled. I love the effect it gives!
I love tonals! They give such life and depth to any project.
I love tonals! They give such life and depth to any project.
I generally pick really varigated skeins, then am never sure of how to use them best. I am trying to pick tonals now, they work for so many shawls, which is what I knit.
I generally pick really varigated skeins, then am never sure of how to use them best. I am trying to pick tonals now, they work for so many shawls, which is what I knit.
I enjoy kettle-dyed yarn. Please enter me in the drawing!
I enjoy kettle-dyed yarn. Please enter me in the drawing!
The semi solid is beautiful…. love me the pink/orange, rose coral…I love all the colors. Thank you for the great giveaway….
The semi solid is beautiful…. love me the pink/orange, rose coral…I love all the colors. Thank you for the great giveaway….
Love those colours! My favourites to work with right now are tonal and semi-solids because they “sing” just enough in my knitting to make it interesting and compliment the patterns!
Love those colours! My favourites to work with right now are tonal and semi-solids because they “sing” just enough in my knitting to make it interesting and compliment the patterns!
My favorite is the tonal color ways. I like the subtle mix of colors and I think it highlights the beauty of the stitch
My favorite is the tonal color ways. I like the subtle mix of colors and I think it highlights the beauty of the stitch
I love slightly variegated.
I love slightly variegated.
Usually semi-solids but also find self-striping really interesting and fun!
Usually semi-solids but also find self-striping really interesting and fun!
I enjoy self-striping, and tonals. I like variegated, too. Actually, I love all yarn.
Lmecoll on Ravelry
I enjoy self-striping, and tonals. I like variegated, too. Actually, I love all yarn.
Lmecoll on Ravelry
I love all varieties of hand painted yarn! It depends on my mood as well as the project. It is so fun to experiment with color!
I love all varieties of hand painted yarn! It depends on my mood as well as the project. It is so fun to experiment with color!
Wow! Quite the color catcher. Lately I’m into variegated and I think this would fill that need nicely. Of course, semi-solid works, too!
KnitAweigh on Ravelry
Wow! Quite the color catcher. Lately I’m into variegated and I think this would fill that need nicely. Of course, semi-solid works, too!
KnitAweigh on Ravelry
I love self striping but with spring in the air I love some vivid bright colors such as the Coral Rose, very pretty!
I love self striping but with spring in the air I love some vivid bright colors such as the Coral Rose, very pretty!
I am a self striping fan and anything variegated. I love color that changes for me so i dont have to add extra yarn :)
I am a self striping fan and anything variegated. I love color that changes for me so i dont have to add extra yarn :)
Tonal for me! I like the gentle colour changes in shawls.
Tonal for me! I like the gentle colour changes in shawls.
Handpainted, self striping, tonal, semi solid….I love them all. For me the colours are the key – I just bought a skein of Spring Garden because it was so absolutley beautiful!!
Handpainted, self striping, tonal, semi solid….I love them all. For me the colours are the key – I just bought a skein of Spring Garden because it was so absolutley beautiful!!
Ohh I have had Painted as a fave for awhile now. I love semi-tonal and the subtlety of how it knits up. yay!
Ohh I have had Painted as a fave for awhile now. I love semi-tonal and the subtlety of how it knits up. yay!
I love variegated yarns because they look beautiful. You get to see the colours change in their own way and the finished project is always an original.
I love variegated yarns because they look beautiful. You get to see the colours change in their own way and the finished project is always an original.
Beautiful pattern and yarn. I’m currently favoring tonal yarns and loving the sparkles :)
Beautiful pattern and yarn. I’m currently favoring tonal yarns and loving the sparkles :)
Lately I seem to be leaning toward semi-solids and tonals.
Lately I seem to be leaning toward semi-solids and tonals.
I am really into the gradient colours right now.
I am really into the gradient colours right now.
I absolutely love tonals and semi-solids for garments, but when it comes to shawls/scarves and other accessories I’m a little more relaxed and will venture into variegated colours. I really like how the Painted scarf shows off all the different kinds of handpainted yarns beautifully. Thanks for the giveaway!
I absolutely love tonals and semi-solids for garments, but when it comes to shawls/scarves and other accessories I’m a little more relaxed and will venture into variegated colours. I really like how the Painted scarf shows off all the different kinds of handpainted yarns beautifully. Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for entering, everybody! Our winner (by random number generator) is Dawn! Download code is on its way to you!
Thanks for entering, everybody! Our winner (by random number generator) is Dawn! Download code is on its way to you!