Wearable, perfect neutrals

In contrast to last month’s work, which was entirely punchy and hot (literally, it was the hothouse collection) this month’s work is understated and subdued. In a good way.

When I go shopping for yarn for myself, I tend to match what I like to wear. I wear earth tones, naturals and neutrals, I like deep dark blues, light sweet mints, and tones like rust, rose, moss and that colour you see when the papery bark on a birch tree is peeling off.

“A neutral palette is universally appropriate.” – ― Lucy Parker, Battle Royal

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I’ve been using art therapy as a way to balance out some of the challenges life has thrown our way lately, and while I knew I would enjoy it, I didn’t think overmuch about how it would impact my dyeing.

This collection, in a way, reflects what I’ve learned. I’ve added a toning “underpainting” to these yarns, and used a limited palette to create my fades. I’ve gone with “less is more” when it came to colour. This is quite a departure from dyeing to match my photography, where I use as many colours as it takes to recreate the tones in the inspiration image.

As a result, I found these calming to make, not just a joy to develop, but relaxing to look at. I hope you’ll find them as easy to style, and to wear, as I’m imagining they’ll be.

“Color helps to express light, not the physical phenomenon, but the only light that really exists, that in the artist’s brain.”
– Henri Matisse

“Color! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams.”
– Paul Gauguin

I agree :) you?