Clamshell Wrap - Part Four!

may/jan/aug/apr
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Clamshell wrap, possible combinations
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I do like this combination but i'm not sure there will be enough for a decent size wrap with just four skeins - there's 459 yards per skein and from looking at the project details on Ravelry i will need approximately 2,109 yards, mind you that's only 200-odd yards short, i could use some of the toning mini-skeins maybe? That might also help to break up the variegated colours?
I will have to have a think!
I have more combinations to photograph, i got my friends at it whent hey came round at the weekend and we came up with quite a nice scheme, but i have run out of blogging time this morning! It's time to go and do some more painting of the van interior, today is coat number two, let's see if i can get more on the wood than my arms today!! :oD

Clamshell Wrap - Part Three!

This is quite a popular choice

apr/jan/may/mar/aug
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Clamshell wrap, possible combinations
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It has flashes of colour in the blue/green and yet it's still quite neutral, is it tooo dull though??

Clamshell Wrap - Part Two!

Here we have December 07, March 07, June 08, March 08 and September 07

dec/mar/jun/sept/mar
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Clamshell wrap, possible combinations
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Noooooooo!! Way too colourful, this definitely resembles clown vomit which is the look i am steering away from!!

Clamshell Wrap - Part One!

Here we have (from left to right)
May 08, March 08, Mint Choc Ice, January 08 and Delicate

may/mar/mint/jan/delicate
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Clamshell wrap, possible combinations
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I'm unsure about the pink in Delicate, it's quite overpowering

my yarn yard stash!!

my yarn yard stash!!
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In preparation for the Clamshell Wrap, a photo of my entire Yarn Yard stash. This is a good two years worth of purchases and Club yarns, which i had to stop last year with much regret :o(
The plan is to knit one of these, using only YY sock yarn, i had wanted to just use Club yarns but i think i will have to open it out to the stash in order to get the best combination of colours. I want it to be colourful, but i also want it to remain quite neutral so that i'm not limited as to when i can wear it ;o)

The following posts will chart my progress over the past two weeks of picking out combinations and knitting up the swatches. I currently have 15 swatches and am now working on picking out at least 5 that will work together - the combinations that i chose while the yarns were still in the skein looked totally different when they were balled up and different again when they were swatched, it's been a fascinating process for me so far.