I am still going through the yarn suggestion comments. So much pretty. But wanted to share.
Me, email to Gordon: Do you think this is pretty?
Gordon, email back:
No, it looks like it might have been nice yarn that somebody put in a box in the garage and forgot about it. Years later their descendants opened the box only to discover that age and some foreign substance had ruined it.
Well, I thought it was pretty.
My thoughts run the same. It looks like someone stored in a box with something that rusted when water got in it and the rust drip down all over it soaking the brown one completely and then the brown one dripped on the other once pristine blue ones.
Okay I thought they are pretty but after Gordon’s comment I remember pulling out fabric that had been ruined by motor oil and rainwater that looked like that. If you don’t have that association it’s still pretty in a sunrise/sunset way
I would have said it has a rusting look to it or rusted coloring. But Gordon is word smith. ???
The color changes kind of do look like stains.
I thought, “Poop. And mustard.”
And there seems to be a funky spider sampling the poop on the middle skein.
I can’t unsee the fecal eating arachnid now ? good thing I love spiders. The jumping spiders around here are fuzzy so that fits.
OMG. I saw spider like too in the middle. ?
Was going to say something than the spider comment happened. Now I can’ unseen the spider. ?
LOL, I thought about the same thing about the poo. But more like that either a dog or cat go a hold of the material and ran through the house unraveling it dragging it through all kinds of stuff. Poo, mud, mustard, etc. But Ilona, if you really like it, make it into something, it may look better once completed. Happy knitting.
I love color but Gordon is right. It looks like something rusted and it bleed on the beautiful blue and brown yarn . But I do love the blues they are lovely. Good hunting .
I think it depends on what you are making, but I like the colors, even the rustic yarn.
But it will look different when made into something! Artistic vision is needed 🙂 Just don’t make something for Gordon with that yarn 😉
Gotta side with Gordon on this one. Underlying colors are nice, but those splotches look like mistakes. You’d probably make something, wear it for a while then put it away, then a year or so later go to wear it but then think there’s something on it that you can’t clean off, so you throw it away. Only to come across the rest of the yarn a month later and remember that the splotches were by design.
Or at least, that’s what would happen to me. So, yeah, I wouldn’t get it.
Yeah, I’m going to go with Gordon on this one. The bright colors are not well served by the random injections of yellow, brown, and on the brown yarn – black.
I’m splitting the difference—I think the blue is lovely. When you knit with those skeins, the Fecal Spider (gotta love the BDH’s descriptions), will disappear.
The brown reminds me of someone’s 1970’s loud brown flowered couch, which got shoved in the basement for the kids to play on.
I’m going to both agree and disagree. I can understand Gordon and others comments, can see the imagery. However, I think the color palettes were quite striking. The ‘blobs’ that show currently will look different when knitted. There will be a blending.
Honestly, I think it depends on what this is used for. Needs to be a larger item. I don’t think this works as well for smaller items – which is what you see in the photo. (Not good for mittens and such)
I think the blues are particularly stunning – so rich. Reminded me of a peacock.
The browns would make a rich, dramatic scarf against a solid carmel coat. I’m picturing wool coat, mid-length. Smashing.
Whatever paired with, these need a solid color block as contrast. They will ‘pop’. I say go for it.
Team Gordon on this
Well, I agree with Ilona, as I think they are pretty, rusty or not.
Yeah. What they said.
Sorry Ilona, but I’m another one with Gordon on this – the extra colours do remind me of something I’d rather not have close to my body…. 🙁
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I think they are pretty, they would make a lovely color fade if you wanted a larger project. Just because it looks one way in a skein doesn’t mean it will look that way in a project. Sometimes I will look at what people on Ravelry have made out of a certain color just to see how it knits up.
Another one on Gordon’s team, sorry.
But I visited the website of the picture you posted some days ago and now I want a aaaaall the wool! The colors are gorgeous and even have pretty names! ?
I was honestly expecting a poopocalypse story to go along with that photo.
Aww ?. I actually thought the one on the right and one on the left looked really cool and dashing. Totally see them as a huge scarf that looks more like a blanket than anything else haha
I think it’s aesthetically pleasing, in an Edvard Munch type of way. I’d love a jumper or a blanket with all that sort of kaleidoscopic colour play (I know nothing about yarn, it’s probably not a jumper type thread).
I thought it was a picture of yarn with old spaghetti sauce spilled on it ??
Or poop honestly
Gordon sounds like my Hubby. What do they know? Philistines! 🙂
I see a sweater that looks like a fall field or blue water with foliage. I get his view point, but I think it’s going to make some lovely things. I love gradient colors.
I think it is beautiful and unique, and that it would make a beautiful and unique item, such as a sweater. The trick would be to keep the pattern simple to take it vantage of the color variation. A complicated pattern would turn this into a Rorschach nightmare
Or a Jackson Pollock one.
??????
I have quit asking my husband if he likes a particular yarn. I had a kettle dyed dark brown and said “isn’t this pretty?”. He said “it looks like someone wiped their butt with it.”
Fine. I’ll make the sweater for myself.
Except it had a red undertone and I look like my face is made of an old apple in reds… But he doesn’t. When it had a pale yellow thru dark orange pattern on it, he thought it was beautiful… And said” I don’t know why you ask me things like that. We both know you have a better idea of what is going to be pretty than I do. ”
So I don’t ask anymore. I just pick what I like as I have the” pretty” imagination in this family.
By the way, I like the yarn.
so sorry, but I am with Gordon an this one 😉
the first thing that came to mind was that I was wondering how yarn could be rusting 🙂
Pretty.
Those types of handpaints aren’t for everyone, and as mentioned they’ll look totally different knit up.
If they please you, get them.
BTW, your post about knitting gave me a bad case of startitis. I’m looking at All The Patterns. This one came across my fb feed this morning. Looks like an easy knit that I can do some stash busting with. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/inga-10
And I now have an absurd desire to knit this star dishcloth. I don’t even knit dishcloths. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stars-forever-dishcloth
I love that scarf. Love it!! The pattern at the edge takes it from common to stunning.
I bet the yarn on the far left would knit up gorgeously in this pattern.
Now I have scarf envy ??
I really like the brown one. I think the spots will work into the yarn pattern and create an interesting effect, though I would use a tighter pattern (not lace). I’m not as fond of the blue with brown (but that is my personal preference), though I know it is a very popular color combination currently- quite a few of my pattern books (I crochet) favor blues and browns together. I am drawn to colors when choosing yarn but ultimately its the feel of the yarn that wins me over and those look soft.
Honestly it doesn’t matter what anyone thinks. If you like the yarn then its pretty 🙂
That’s how you know its true love.
Ok. My taste is all in my mouth, but I really liked it. I can think of at least three ways to work the yarn up that would really look great. Loved the range of colors.
**instaling font meant to signify humor/laughing/irony** So, after his comment how long did it take to contact a divorce lawyer? [People please don’t yell at me. I just think it is funny that they can have a conversation like this and last week or so folks were worried about divorce, also, I liked the yarn in the previous post more, I love jewel tones.
Very pretty. Except for the rust, ink, and mustard that’s on it.
Think you can fundvariegated yarns more evenly dyed that would give you greater pleasure
Sorry Ilona, I don’t like it.
Try purple ?
Classic guy comment better than it’s nice dear…leave them to chain saws I say……
I thought it was pretty. But now I’ve read what Gordon said and I can’t unsee it.
I know, right? That and the spider poo did me in. I laughed and laughed.
I love it. Everything looks different knit up. See if you can find something knit up with those colors on Ravelry. I recently bought 2 skeins of stunning yarn to make hubby’s grandmother a shawl and it ended up looking like camo with blue spots knit up.
Pretty, but I always like to look at knit swatches too. You would definitely want to use the yarn with smoothing larger. I do like the blues better, but I like blue. I agree with Juni regarding opinions. If it isn’t for Gordon, then it should be all your call. Happy crafting with whatever you decide.
It’s pretty!!!
And I bet it’s soft. It would make nice socks I think.
I think they’re all lovely!! And would be so much fun to see how the project unfolds as you knit.
Oh my gosh, never trust a man’s answers to a question like that. I don’t even ask my women friends their opinions if I don’t care and it won’t make a difference anyway. If I really, really like something, I don’t want to know if someone else doesn’t like it. It may kill my buzz unnecessarily ;p. Oh, and I think that once you knit something people can really see the beauty.
I think it’s pretty.
I love the blues.
I like them, especially the blue. It won’t look the same once you knit/crochet. If you like it, get it!
Don’t ask Gordon for opinions on yarn. It’s rather obvious he hasn’t a knitters eye to see the potential in yarn. “Freckled” yarn is very much in vogue these days, and yarn in the skein is frequently not the same yarn when knitted up. All the skeins you pictured are beautiful and have the potential to be lovely projects. The challenge is to match the yarn to a project that will do it justice. I’m finding that as I knit more and more, I’m finally able to pair the right yarn with the right project. If you truly love the yarn, then print that picture and keep it in front of you as you browse patterns on Ravelry. I’m confident you’ll find just the right pattern and it’ll all fall into place.
You’re an optimist. It’s nice to read happy thoughts. ??♂️
I think they are beautiful colors and would be gorgeous as a scarf or shawl, or whatever you wanted to make.