The train is leaving Comfort Station and heading to Over the Top Color. You know me – I am the one wearing the boring classic colors in mundane traditional styling. I decided to branch out and try some actual color for a change. A friend of mine was wearing a bright melon top at work and everyone loved it. I thought I’d give it a whirl.
The yarn is a ribbon type from Berroco called Linus. It is a mish mash of fibers (50% Acrylic, 20% Linen, 18% Nylon [Polyamide], 12% Rayon), machine washable, 159 yds to 50 gms and knits up at worsted gauge (19 sts to 4″). The above picture looks prettier than it looks in real life. There are whitish, washed-out areas that don’t show up in the picture, but I guess it’s okay.
The colors are all named for birds – this is Macaw. My friend, Kathy, also bought this yarn in a gorgeous blue (Skimmer) and a pattern booklet with a darling short sleeved summer sweater called Harbour. Kathy made the adorable gray bunny in the picture — we did a knit swap!
I am making a cute, free pattern knit in the same yarn, called Maderia. The one in the picture looks like it is a dark denim blue but in actuality the color is Blackbird, which is black — go figure!
It should be a swingy, bright summer top, and fun to wear. It is straight stockinette in the round so it is a great take-along project. Can’t really go wrong…???
