Sort of pink and sort of orange – I call it pomegranate-colored yarn.
This yarn is from Woolarina – the handspun and hand-dyed yarn line of two great girls: Paula and Kate. I bought it last October at the DC Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair.
Since it is kind of pink and kind of orange, I figured I would start this project in the latter part of March and extend it into April, keeping with the Project Spectrum color themes.
I saw this pattern in the new Knitting To Go deck, and really liked the simple lines and construction. I thought it would look great in a wool (รก la KnitPicks) but I decided to dig in the stash and see if any of my yarns would work. The Woolarina merino laceweight crossed my mind… I swatched at the Columbia Knit Night (fun Monday night!) and finally got gauge when I went up a few needle sizes.
About three inches into the back of the body, and I am really liking the results. It will be a great airy sweater for spring and summer – over camisoles and tanks, and will transition well into the cooler temperatures.
Although the temperatures dipped back down and things are still pretty chilly here in Maryland, the flowers and trees are starting to bloom, and the promise that spring is right aroung the corner!
So… why not celebrate spring?
The National Cherry Blossom Festival begins this weekend on the National Mall in Washington, DC!
I was talking to my girl, Heather on the phone, and we thought it would be fun to have an informal knitter meetup at the Festival!
Sunday, April 9th
2:00 pm at the Washington Monument
(See the PDF Map for Directions)
Come for some knitting, socializing, and fresh spring air!
Perhaps we could bring some blankets and find a grassy knoll to sit and knit upon? Please email me if you are interested in meeting up for the afternoon, or if you have further suggestions (like a rain location? just in case!) It would be great to see all of you there!
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The April Project Spectrum Postcard Swap is about three times the size of the March swap! So, if you have not received your postcard pal’s name yet, it will be on the way shortly! I hope to get all of the emails out by this weekend. |
In the meantime, I wanted to share with you some of the new project ideas that have spun off from the original Project Spectrum idea. I just love to see these crafters taking the idea and running with it!
- Zarah is taking names for her Project Spectrum Hand-dyed Yarn Swap! If you love to dye your own yarn, and send fun mail packages, this swap is definitely for you! Sign up over at her blog – and make it quick – The deadline is tomorrow (24th)!
- Webfrau has taken Project Spectrum into the digital realm with her new project on the Digital Scrapbook Place. If you like scrapbooking and web design and art, you have to check out this great idea! More details on her blog.
- Lynne started Project: Colorswap, a Secret-Pal style swap where all items in the package match the month’s color. Although sign-ups are already closed, it will be fun to watch what the recipients make and swap with each other!
- Mama-E rolled out some of her new hand-dyed sock yarns… and look at that! There is a colorway named after yours truly! It is yellow and orange – perfect for April! (She is taking orders!)
Mama-E was kind enough to send me a lovely hank of the eponymous colorway, and although it is a little early for the yellow/orange extravaganza, you can see how beautifully this yarn is knitting up! I am doing a simple lace eyelet cuff on this sock, and with this yarn, it looks like a HONEYCOMB! So, that is what I will call them. Yum!
Have a wonderful Thursday!
Wow… I’m just DROOLING looking at that fruity colored yarn! Honestly… who can stop by this blog and not just SMILE from looking at all the colors???? And the socks aren’t looking too shabby either!
The sweater pattern looks lovely & the yarn is gorgeous – a lighter spring/summer sweater will be great! Wish I could join you all on Sunday afternoon – what could be better than cherry blossoms & knitting.
How neat to see all ways that Project Spectrum is morphing across blogland.
I really like sweaters with hoodies on them! I am curious if it is an easy pattern to knit. The color of yarn your using for it is a really nice color too.
I HAVE to get some of that yellow yarn! Yellow sock yarn is hard to come by, especially that pretty!
One of these days I’ll make it to Columbia Knit Night! I keep trying!
I love the pomegranate colorway and the airy sweater will is fabulous and it will look sweet over a tank.
I wish I could meet up with you on the 9th but I’ll be at the red sox/orioles game. BTW, my friend painted this years cherry blossom festival picture, so it was nice to see it on your blog.
The honeycomb sock is really luscious…nice choice.
That sweater is going to be lovely. Thanks for Project Spectrum! I’ve been having a blast. xoxo.
So funny! I’ve got some beautiful pink and orange roving I was thinking of spinning up on the edges of March and April. Great minds think alike! Having such fun with PS! Thank you Lolly for an inspired idea.
I am so glad that Project Spectrum is exploding everywhere-it is such fun to see everyones ideas and projects. The cherry blossoms are gorgeous-wish more than anything I could be there with you all, knitting along….oh well, I will be knitting vicariously at least!
xo,
-T
hey sister… I am so in for knitting on the mall! And I so need that sock pattern. Gorgeous…. love the way it is knitting up.
I can’t wait to see the finished sweater. I really like that pattern.
i’ve been avoiding this whole project spectrum thing (even though i love love love the idea) because i’m a sucker for great colors, and i knew if i joined i’d spend too much on new pretty yarns… and don’t you know, i just rushed right over and bought some of that lollygirl colorway because i HAVE TO HAVE IT! stop posting so many beautiful colors!! (just kidding… i love the colors, somedays i just stare at your page for 10 minutes absorbing the prettiness since it is still so gray and brown and yuck here in NJ)
Oh Lolly is pretty!!!
The pomegranate yarn is perfect for you! It will make a beautiful summer top. Thanks for mentioning the yarn swap – I think it will be a lot of fun.
On my monitor, that pomegranate yarn looks a lot like the Knitpicks Rhubarb I’m using for Starburst, and I agree it’s the perfect transition color from March to April!
You know, I used to have a thing for pomegranates when I was about your age…had a small collection, used the see them everywhere. Funny.
What an awesome post, Lolly. So much beautiful color, and I love you sweater! It is going to be gorgeous!
I.love.the.pomegranate! Such a beautiful color and how perfect for Project Spectrum. It must be so pretty in MD with the trees in blossom. Yay Spring!
Are the cherry blossoms out? We have daffodils on the verge. They should bloom just in time for April!!
Oh, I love your honeycomb sock – maybe you need to knit a little bee to attach to the cuff.
I ADORE the pomegranate yarn. FABULOUS color. Now I want to find some fabric in that color. I’m on a quest!
Love the pomegranate! Have fun at the Cherry Blossom Festival! It sounds like fun!
Wowie! Love it love it all – wow – I may have to go over to mama and get me some of that yarn! woo!
yay for cherries!
mmmmm!! Look at all the yummie yarn! : D
Your pomegranate yarn is beautiful!! It’s going to make such a gorgeous sweater- that pattern looks so versatile and pretty. And your honeycomb sock is fantastic! Such a perfect colorway for April. I’ve been scrambling to find some orange and yellow to work with for next month- I think I’ve finally got a few prospects.
I love seeing the explosion of colors on your blog- it’s so inspiring! I bet the cherry blossoms are gorgeous- I wish I could be there!! I’ll be knitting with you guys in spirit from way across the Pacific. 
Take care, Lolly! 
Love ya, c.
Ooh, I was there when you couldn’t put that laceweight down. I’m glad you’re making ushc a cute desing with it, it’s going to look great! Wow, I can’t believe that you’re so famous that you had a colorway named after you, it’s awesome. I hope I can join you on the Mall and won’t still be knee high in boxes!
The pomegranate yarn is very lovely it will make a fantastic hoodie.
Amanda
Celebrating Spring?!? Well, not here anyway…. It was freezing cold this morning – 7 (about 19 F) this morning, and it snowed yesterday.. Will this ever end?!? According to the calendar it is spring, but not in reality… And on sunday, we have to set the clocks to summertime – it is all a joke? Anyway, I just bought a ticket to Ireland….
What lovely orangey red yarn. That pattern is very pretty too. It will show off that yarn well. I think Mama-E’s colorways are gorgeous. Her April sock yarn is so lovely.
ooh! that is *such* a pretty color! What a beautiful pattern for it, too!
The sweater will be beautiful and that color! Love the sock yarn and what a cool pattern for it.
please post copious picks of the cherry blossoms — i always *loved* going when i was in school and really miss it! have fun!
wow! you have so many projects going lately i feel like i can’t keep up!
thanks for reminding me about the cherry blossom festival. i’m sure they’ll be having it at the brooklyn botanical gardens soon! i can’t wait for spring!
wow, that top will look fabulous in that pomegranate-ish colored yarn!
and how cool are your honeycomb socks! i can’t help but think of the fluorescent orange and yellow safety vests every time i see orange and yellow together, but i definitely dig the honeycomb
and can i just say i am in love with those cherry blossom trees? love it! makes me wish i had spring break like a lot of the high school kids so i could go to japan and see the cherry blossoms. *sigh* just another thing on my to-do list…
happy knitting, lolly! and kudos to you, too; your project spectrum brainchild is totally awesome. everywhere i look in blogland, it seems, there are project spectrum-related things. quite a successful spectacle to be had by the eyes.
I love the explosion of color. Project Spectrum continues to motivate me everytime I see all these colors, I just love them. The pomegranate colored yarn is just perfect for you, is it not? And that sweater pattern is a great idea for the cooler evenings and as you say a transition into the fall months too. What is the Knitting To Go Deck?
Lolly, you have inspired me! I have a ton of beautiful laceweight and no idea what to do with it and I have Knitting to Go…so! Voila! I can’t decide now between marroon, purple, or green. But thanks!
Your post is a wonderfully cheery explosion of color! Thanks, it brightened up a very dreary New England Day
That sweater will be gorgeous – I love the open drape!
Congrats on your lifestyle change Lolly! You look marvelous :::best billy crystal doing fernando lamas voice:::
What a lovely sweater for the pomegranate yarn! It will be lovely for spring and summer. It’s a good vivid “beachy” color. I am finished with my shawl,…Yipeeee! XXOO
My knitting nerv itch when I come visit here. I will try to post my Spectrum project (assemblages) next week and then add them to your flickr group too!
I am so psyched for April because ORANGE is my favorite color!! I adore that sock yarn in your namesake – and such a lovely honeycomb stitch! Are you using a pattern? Have a great weekend Lolly
Gorgeous yarn. That is going to make one fabulous sweater.
Woolarina is definitely on my list of post-stashbusting must-haves.
Digging through my stash for some yellow and orange already!
I’m going to miss the blossoming/knitting action on Sunday. Not happy about that at all.
How I adore that honeycomb color yarn! I know I keep telling you how much I am adoring Project Spectrum, but I can’t help it. It is perhaps one of the few things that is actually making me feel spring-like up here in Maine (where the grass is still dead and brown).
The pomegranate colored yarn makes me want to shop (and eat) for some reason. I do not need more sock yarn but, I know I will be getting more after seeing your pretty colors.
The knitting card pattern looks really nice. I’m having a thing about cowl necks (is it a cowl neck?), although it’s a pity that the weather’s warming up now!
That cardigan is perfect for Spring and do I even need to say how gorgeous the color is? Fab.
That sweater is going to be so cute – and I love the color yarn – very springy!!
love that sweater… it is going to look lovely.
That yellow sock yarn is such fun…..
hi Lolly,
i’m writing in case you didn’t get my firs email – regarding the postcard swap:
i have to pull out of it. i didn’t realize that i was going to be actually signed up rather than get information about it, and i have some major deadlines coming up.
i’m very sorry for that. i already told me pal and apologized to her too.
please let me know you got this message,
sorry again,
michal
So many lovely yarns!! I love that pomegranate color.
That is the yummiest yarn I have seen in a long time! I think my green yarn obsession is becoming a pink/orange obsession.
I wish I could come!!!! I have to work though
MDS&W though!! WOOT!