I love rainbows. All. The. Colors. I’ve had an idea rattling around about making a new rainbow….one that embraces all the lovely transition areas between the main colors. So I took Tropical Rainbow, and mixed each of the colors half and half with their neighbors. Tertiary is the result of that experiment……a new rainbow of red-orange, orange-yellow, yellow-green, green-blue, blue-violet, and violet-red.
The fiber is lovely Romney Roving, an all USA product…grown by Michigan Sheep and small mill processed. It is such a fun fiber to spin. Let the twist into the drafting zone to produce an airier, more matte yarn; or smooth as you go for a shinier worsted style. You can’t go wrong.
We were due for some stripes in the Sock Club, and this color was fantastic for it. In the sample, each color stripes about 8 rows on a 64 stitch tube. The yarn is Safari, a blend of Corriedale wool and Nylon.
Barbara Johnson has designed a sock pattern based on this size of stripe, you can download it from Ravelry for free. (Shown on Journey. Safari is a slightly thicker yarn, so you may need to adjust the pattern.)
Another pattern idea is Entrelac. Check out this scarf by IowaKnitter.
Today is the last day to sign up to receive April’s Tiger Club. We’ll be exploring the weather a bit with this one, plus it is a new fiber blend AND a new sock yarn.
