As our neighbor warned, the hill on the far side of the pond was logged, leaving only a fringe of mostly softwoods edging the pond and clearly marking the property line. In the distance, I can see a hill that wasn't visible to me before. The next week or so should tell me if it is primarily soft or hardwood by the colors it becomes. To the visiting eye, nothing much changed around the bowl I live on, but to me there is a sparseness to the skyline, more air and of course, that hill. I kind of like the hill.
With the coming of fall came dyeing for the fall shows and of course, dyeing fall colorways. This year, there are five new colors in the merino / silk lace wt.
bittersweet . riverstone . elderberry . turquoise . northwoods
Sirena, the new dk merino / silk blend in Northwoods and Bittersweet.
And, in the Super Sock 416.. Fallen Leaves, Northwoods, and another not shown (it sold out and the new batch is still drying) Copper Pennies.
It is fun coming up with new colors. Inspiration is abundant, with nature bombarding your senses with all that seasonal color. I read about the designers using Pantone, and I remember a time using the ColorAid pack. Who needs that? Look around, take a deep breathe of fall fragrance and pretty soon…. color!
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13 responses to “fall colors, colors for fall”
The new colors are gorgeous!
Oh, so beautiful. Having been there, I can easily envision that view. Lovely! How did you do with beating the birds to the elderberries? I need to buy some of your syrup or cordial if you made some!
My goodness. So pretty. Around here, the only things turning colors are the leaves crisping to brown in the heat. Wah.
nice the way the logging turned out…you now have a hill to gaze upon!
…and your colors are beautiful, so rich and vibrant, you have captured the bittersweet and the elder..the inspiration continues…
your new colors are divine!
Very pretty colors! Yummy elderberry- both in the skein and the thought of syrup/ cordial. Need some in Tashi in Elderberry.
Love those colors, both yarn and early peek at peak.
So much fall color, so soon. I must re-adjust my time frame.
Beautiful!
what stunning colors!
At our guild meeting Saturday, we had a presentation on color theory and the speaker brought in her ColorAid packet, which was interesting to see.
LOVE the colors of your new yarns!
Oh boy, these colors are ALL right up my alley! 🙂 Maybe it’s best that you didn’t post a photo of Copper Pennies. I’d probably just cry because it was all gone. 😉
So perfectly seasonal! Do you do pinks and blues and soft greens in the spring?