CH 182: Playing with colour: Designing Hundred Acre Wood

Welcome to our second session of Camp Curious! I start off today's episode by recapping my visit to Pomfest Birthday Celebrations for Pom Pom magazine last weekend...it was such a lovely occasion I couldn't resist. I also talk about all the ways that colour influences the design process, some sources of colour inspiration, and how colour requirements made the design process for the Hundred Acre Wood Shawl especially interesting, challenging and rewarding. Show Sponsors: Alongside an eclectic yarn range, which includes Hazel Knits, Icelandic Lopi & CoopKnits, we stock a carefully chosen selection of needles and notions. We’ve also recently launched ‘hand dyed by meadowyarn’, our very own in-house, hand-dyed yarn range. Working in our tiny dye studio, nestled in the Suffolk countryside, we are able to indulge our love of colour, producing complex tonal, kettle-dyed shades across a range of weights and bases. With regular updates our collections evolve and grow, inspired by the landscape and people around us. AYS is a wool boutique specializing in hand dyed yarns and luxury fibres from around the world. You’ll always find a well curated collection of yarns and colors on the shelves and a friendly knowledgeable staff on hand. Some of our favorite brands include Hedgehog Fibres, SweetGeorgia Yarn, Julie Asselin, Shibui Knits and The Fibre Co. You can find A Yarn Story on Walcot Street in Bath or online at www.ayarnstory.co.uk What's in the WIP: Starting Point Joji Locatelli Confetti by Veera Välimäki Voolenvine Yarn Yarn Ink Show Links: Garthenor Organic Wool Biches & Bûches Atelier Rauwork The little garden pattern by Junko Okamoto Moeke Yarns Heritage La Bien Aimee Snowmelt Shawl Laine Magazine Hey Mama Wolf Yarn The Wool Kitchen Julie Asselin Sprite’s Fen Shawl Viola Yarns Camp Curious: The Big Participation Thread on Ravelry Speckled Fade by Stephen West Find your Fade by Andrea Mowry Mary Jane Mucklestone Curious Handmade episode on Colour Theory and Knitting MakeLight.com Insight Tool Hundred Acre Wood Shawl Little Skein in the Big Wool Westknits Boyland Knitworks Little Bobbins Podcast Dingo Dyeworks Podcast