Did you know the new Knitty is up?

Did you know that Kristi has a research/meme thing going on? Always glad to help….

1. What is your current favorite color? Just one? The best I can do is say Autumn shades like gold, red, orange brown.
2. Had your favorite color changed over the years? I’m starting to lean away, a bit, from the oceany-blue-green colors I’ve been drawn to over the last couple of years . . . though I still love them.
3. Is your current favorite color one that is currently trendy? (Do you
see it in the fashion rags or on the clothes rack or in the linen aisle
right now? How about 5 years ago?) Um . . . I honestly have no idea.
4. What is your favorite color combination? Again, autumn shades like gold, red, orange brown.
5. Is that combination a popular one? (Is it use in prints you see in
the stores and catalogs and magazines now? How about 5 years ago?) Does it ever actually become UNpopular? (grin)
6. What is your favorite way of using color in your knitting? (Are you
a stranded knitter? Do you prefer simple stripes? Do you prefer just
accents at the hems/collars?) Well right now, of course, I’m doing “Autumn Rose,” which is all autumnal colors in stranded knitting, so clearly, I’m attached to that. But . . . stranded knitting and/or accents at hems and collars are my favorites. Not a big fan of stripes or color blocks.
7. What colors look good on you? Warm colors. I’ve got dark hair, pale skin, and yellow undertones to my skin, so autumn colors look best on me. (There’s more than one reason they’re my favorites.)
8. What colors look bad on you? Pastels, which make me looked washed out.
9. Do you wear colors that don’t look good on you just because you like them? Well, not on purpose, although some do look better on me than others. If I’m really drawn to a shade that’s not that flattering, I try to restrain myself to using it in socks.
10. What is your favorite neutral color?
black/white/ivory/tan/brown/gray – if brown or gray do you prefer cool
or warm versions of those or does it matter? And, how dark? Gray has been a favorite of mine for years–charcoal gray. (And, really, gray flannel–I don’t know what it is, but I love gray wool.) And Brown–warm shades of brown. I avoid black whenever possible, rarely wear white and the others are too light against my skin.
11. Is there a sweater pattern that uses more than one color that you’d
like to make, but you wish to change the colors from what is published?
If yes, which one? What do you not like about the published colors? I can’t name you one specifically, but as a rule, I almost ALWAYS play with my own color combinations when I make things. The fact that I’m using the “Autumn Rose” colors as specified in the pattern is practically unheard of for me. I honestly can’t remember the last time I used the colors given in a patter, mixing my own is one of my favorite parts. Prior to the A.R. sweater on the needles now, the Union Square Market Pullover two years ago is the closest I’ve come to using “pattern” colors in, oh, I can’t think how long!

Did you know that it’s also Booking Through Thursday?

Okay . . . picture this (really) worst-case scenario: It’s cold and
raining, your boyfriend/girlfriend has just dumped you, you’ve just
been fired, the pile of unpaid bills is sky-high, your beloved pet has
recently died, and you think you’re coming down with a cold. All you
want to do (other than hiding under the covers) is to curl up with a
good book, something warm and comforting that will make you feel better.

What do you read?

I thought this was an interesting question. Usually, for me, “comfort reading” has to meet several criteria. (1) It needs to be something I’ve ever read before and loved or something new by a tried-and-true author I can trust not to let me down in my time of need. (2) It needs to be something that will be reasonably distracting and entertaining–nothing too serious, nothing too dark, though not necessarily something all sunshine and light, either, because, (3) It needs to be something that will make me feel better. Like chicken soup when you have a cold, or a plate of stew on a cold day . . . something warm and comforting, like a big hug. So, what do I usually end up reading? Usually it’s either a fantasy book, or some YA kind of book from my childhood. Not always, mind you, but there’s something comforting about revisiting the Secret Garden, or Robin McKinley’s Beauty . . . something I KNOW I’ll enjoy and that has a good chance of making me feel all warm and cozy.

Now, did you know that I need to go pack? Or maybe I’ll just wait until the morning . . .

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