Feb 24 2008
Kind of Orange
I recently (well, within the last few years…) came around to orange. It wasn’t that I didn’t like the color, but it was like I didn’t completely understand it. I didn’t know how to make it work for me. Now, I feel like I have harnessed the power of orange… first, I painted my bathroom orange (and a light orange-yellow) for the first round of Project Spectrum in 2006… then, I actually started to knit with orange too. I think the key was just finding the right shade… kind of red, but kind of orange too.
Phyllo Yoked Pullover
… and many thanks to Elizabeth at ADKD, who made this sweater possible! After my last post on this pullover, Elizabeth wrote to me and said that her LYS had a large amount of Silky Tweed still in stock, and that this color was available. She bought three hanks for me and sent them over! I was so thrilled! Now I don’t have to worry about running short!
Phyllo is miles of stockinette in the round, and that is what I need and want right now. I love working on it. The texture of the yarn makes it something very special.
Printed Silk Cardigan
My sister’s cardigan is coming along swimmingly. I completed the first sleeve, and I am currently working on the body pieces. I have just gotten to the first rounds of waist decreasing. For size 5 needles and DK weight yarn, this project does knit up rather quickly. The yarn is Frog Tree Pima Silk, and while a tad splitty, it has a beautiful drape. I am working on it every chance I get to ensure that it is complete by her birthday next month. I hope I make it!
Funny thing about this particular shade of orange: it is hot right now. It must have been on the color forecast for Spring 2008. I am seeing it everywhere… but that is okay by me, because I love it 
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The weekend highlight was a meetup with friends that I have not seen in too long! Stacey came to town and we all got together for brunch at the coffee shop. It was a great time to catch up, do a little knitting, and show off some completed projects.
me, Stacey, Jolene + baby Joe, Jody, Coleen
I love that orange Silky Tweed! I used a few skeins of that in the big blanket I made last year and that color absolutely MADE the project. Nice Project Spectrum update!!
I have such a hard time seeing the orange in that Silky Tweed! It just keeps looking like bricks to me. I, personally ADORE the color orange. Oh, guess what, I didn’t mention it tonight but I think I have a project spectrum project in mind!
Nice to see you today stranger!
The shade you are using for your Phyllo Yoke will look great on you!
I’m an orange lover too! As I was looking for yarn for a sweater at the yarn store last weekend, I was constantly attracted to the various shades of orange… it’s a good thing my boyfriend was there to remind me that I already have an orange sweater, and a sweater’s worth of Silky Tweed in a beautiful orange-ish yellow too!
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Those sweaters are beautiful! I’ve been a little apprehensive myself about orange, but I’m coming around… Especially when it comes to all the “natural” shades of orange, that are almost brown, but not really. I also like orange that’s “skin colored”, although it freaks me out a little…
that silky tweed is just lovely all knit up!
I’m loving your painted cardigan!
It was so much fun to get together and catch up!
The orange is beautiful. Like you, I have begun to appreciate orange this past year. Now, I find the color empowering and sunny. Orange tulips are my favorite. That tweedy yarn looks wonderful and going by what you have knitted, it looks like it knits up really well.
I have to say Baby Joe is the sweetest FO there.
I hear you when it comes to orange, and that is a great shade.
Beautiful!! I finally added my newest project to Project Spectrum. Thanks for organizing it!
Oh, that’s a gorgeous color. I love Silky Tweed.
My son went through a CRAZY orange phase for literally 2.5 years, beginning when he was 18 months and insisted on only wearing this one particular orange shirt. Before we knew it, he had a whole orange wardrobe and we even painted one of the walls of his bedroom orange when we moved to a new house so that he would feel comfortable. Although he has moved on to yellow (again, after 2.5 years!), I now have an affection for the color orange as a result.
YUM silky tweed. I’ve really come around to orange in the last few years, too. I used to just admire it from afar, but lately I’m loving knitting with it & wearing it, too!
I like those orange sweaters! Can’t wait to see the Printed Silk Cardigan - the Pima Silk looks like a great substitue!
I just completed a Phyllo Yoked Pullover and I’ve worn it quite a bit - it’s a great sweater.
Those red-orange sweaters are looking fabulous! I tend to veer away from oranges, but the brownish rusty oranges are pretty fabulous…I should try to incorporate more orange into my life!
That silky tweed looks so pretty. I have an aversion to orange too, because I do not think it looks good with my complexion. However, that brick-orange color is very very nice.
Hey! I’m currently using same yarn same color. I love it. Cheers!
I love that shade of orange, can’t wait to see the FO.
I’m not really into orange, but I like the shades you’ve chosen. As you indicated, I think it’s because they’re mixed with another color, which takes some of the intensity out of the shade. I’ll be interested to see how these colors look on you and your sister.
Yay meetups! Glad we had our own online meetup, too
I love orange - especially the ones that you’ve picked. Yay for a fun meetup!
i LOVE that shade of orange… orange is one of my faves in general, but this shade in particular is so rich and wearable and luscious. it’s so nice to see it in spring! xo
I’ve been planning to make a phyllo using the same yarn! can’t wait to see how yours comes out. and how many skeins it takes you.
I love that rusty color you’ve got - mine’s a greenish yellow (or maybe a yellowish green) and now I’ve gotten a little bit of colorway envy…
I too like orange but it has to be just the right shade. I still can’t get around to wearing it but I do like it for certain things….
Your sister’s cardigan looks like it’s going to be very soft and drapey! No wonder you’re working on it every chance you get!
I love your orange bathroom! I painted my craft room orange…DH affectionately nick-named it “The Pumpkinarium”. Not sure how to leave the link in the comments, but there are pictures on my blog, tagged for easy finding.
I have yet to find the perfect orange for a sweater, but I’m always on the lookout. The red-orange you showed here was lovely.
Oh I love the EL Silky Tweed, and that color is gorgeous - like a terra cotta or something!