Do not adjust your brightness control. This pink really is this shocking. In fact, it is probably even brighter than it looks here. I bought it very cheaply at a local boot fair. It weighs just under 300g and seems to be a 4 ply acrylic.
I like rescuing unloved yarn. It's only later that I think about what to do with it. I rarely knit with 4 ply yarn and, when I do, it is usually something delicate for a baby. This is too bright for that. So, I could combine it with another yarn for a speckled effect. Or I could knit with two strands to make it roughly equal to a double knit yarn.
I have no works in progress at the moment. I think I will use this pink shocker next. This afternoon, I watched a version of "Jane Eyre" that I hadn't seen before. Probably because there are already so many versions of this story, the director spiced it up a little by using flashbacks which don't appear in the original novel. My eyes were, therefore, fully occupied. But my hands whiled away a couple of hours by rolling this yarn into smaller balls.
Now I am ready, just as soon as I decide what to do with it. Any suggestions would be very welcome!
It could be a challenge! We're waiting to see.
ReplyDelete...so am I !
DeleteYes, that would be the brightest pink yarn I've ever seen, Una! lol A friend had some quite hideous orange which she bought in an op shop (thrift shop. She ended up making a granny square rug by crocheting a few rounds of the orange and then using some rows of white to frame each square...it looked great.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's amazing how a different colour stripe can make something more acceptable.
DeleteMy immediate thought was 'you'd always be able to spot that in a crowd', so maybe hats and scarves? Many little girls love bright pinks, in my experience.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a possibility.
DeleteI like what you said about rescuing unloved yarn. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure whatever you decide it will be lovely.
I happen to like bright colors and am drawn to them. I would probably wear a hat or scarf in that color. A pop of color, you know, can jazz up black or white.
Babies love bright hats, that would make quite a few of them.
ReplyDeleteGood luck,
Meredith
I think I would combine it with another, more neutral colour. It would still be bright, but not quite SO bright! And if you have an excess of a rather drab colour, use it up with this!
ReplyDeletea bargain! How about a crochet shawl? There are some lovely 4 ply patterns, you could alternate with a lighter yarn to distract from brightness?
ReplyDeleteEek! A 4 ply shawl would take me the rest of 2016. I'm not the fastest crocheter!
DeleteIt will be exciting to see what you make! I was thinking that hat or scarf could be nice in the bright color.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what you do with it! It certainly is bright, but I have to say, I love it!
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