Three interesting search terms people used to find this blog recently:
1) “having a life while having a boyfriend”
2) “the good that won’t come out” (I like that phrase. I found out this is a Rilo Kiley song)
3) “forced to wear panties photo” (gross.)
So do you think that this coat, Flicca, in this yarn, Hyacinth Violet Lopi, would be nice? (I hear purple is the new black this season.) Or would it be too bright and loud and tacky? Will I be one of those people very obviously wearing a handknit? Give me your thoughts, Gentle Readers. This is the same yarn I made a purse out of for my sister, and I have a huge pile of it left. The color in the Fabric Place link is truer than the color in my photo–it’s kind of a saturated lavender/periwinkle. I think if it were heathered, I’d have no hesitation, but I just feel like it’s so unrelentingly, cheerfully purple. I’ve been mulling this over for ages! I actually have some blue-flecked white tweed I was thinking of using for this coat, but I like the texture of the Lopi better when knit to gauge–the tweed seems kind of thin and loose, the Lopi seems squishy and warm. There’s someone else knitting a purple Flicca, but hers is a much darker shade.
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September 18, 2007 at 12:06 pm
chrispy
The purple that is in this season is a dark saturated plum color. I think the color you have is too pale to look in, if that is what you are trying to do.
I can’t comment on the yarn and coat together because I am biased against purple, but I do pay close attention to color predictions.
September 18, 2007 at 12:31 pm
orata
I found the Pantone Fall 2007 color report linked at:
http://www.herfablife.com/tags/fall-2007
Here’s a site that shows the colors without linking to a PDF:
http://www.thebudgetfashionista.com/archives/fashion_week_fall_2007/pantone_colors.php
“Dusk,” Pantone 17-3812 seems like a similar color to what I have… what do you think?
September 18, 2007 at 12:41 pm
chrispy
yes that is the pdf that I saw this spring. I seem to have blocked out the dusk color. It is probably because even though I look good in fall colors dusk is not one of them.