Yarn Choice - Part I, Color
As you’ve probably discovered through personal knitting, the choice of yarn can make or break a design. But the color, too, has a definite impact.
#13 Side Lace Vest from Noro Knitting Magazine, Issue 16
Don’t get me wrong, I love everything about this design. I love the simplicity of the knitting: two rectangles with some simple lace and ribbing. I love the fact that it laces up the sides, making it easy to wear and versatile enough layer in any season. I like that the back is slightly longer than the front. It’s great for beginner lace knitters.
But what I wish is that it were in a solid, not a gradient, as I had envisioned. Don’t get me wrong, I really adore Noro’s yarns and they are known for their fantastic gradients, but this one would really shine in a solid.
Original swatch for Side Lace Vest
Original submission sketch
So why isn’t it a solid? When you work with a publication, you rarely get a choice of the yarn and rarer still do you get a choice of color. In over 60 instances of working with books or magazines, I can count on less than one hand when I was given that option.
I still love it, though, and intend to make one soon.
