Here at Knit with attitude colour is one of the most debated topics. So instead of doing a fibre or brand feature, I thought I would do little colour ones instead. So this post bypasses projects and specific yarn weights and lets us just love colour. Hopefully if you have a favourite colour in mind, or just looking for that right shade, this will give you some inspiration. Did you know you can search our website by colour as well?
I’m starting in classic rainbow order with red! Reds can range from bright scarlets, to dark burgundies. Red dips its toe in to oranges, as well as pinks and purples, giving us a whole sumptuous range to play with. Red is a colour of passion, of danger and of course wine!
So here we have them my pick of the reds. For more details of each brand look below. Or if you would like to search out your own red, follow this link to the red section of our website: RED.
Clockwise from top left:
The Fibre Co – Terra in Madder – Aran 100g – 40% Alpaca, 40% Merino, 20% Silk. Terra is an aran weight single ply yarn with a rustic look and incredibly soft handle and bounce. The blend of alpaca, merino and silk noil is kettle dyed.
Fyberspates – Cumulus in 900 Pilar Box – Lace 25g – 74% Baby Suri Alpaca, 26% Mulberry Silk. Cumulus is a deliciously soft, heavy lace weight baby alpaca yarn with a wonderful halo.
Garnsurr – Pan in Hørningen – DK 100g – 70% Buck Moahir, 30% Dallasheep. Garnsurr is a social integration project for refugee women. Enabling women through learning the language and the wonderful creative art of hand dyeing.
Växbo Lin – Lingarn in Red – 4ply 100g – 100% Linen. This 100% natural pure linen yarn, traditionally grown and spun in Sweden, is certified with the Swedish Good Environmental Choice label (Bra Miljöval) because of its durability and environmentally friendly processing.
Du Store Alpakka – Alpakka Tweed in Red 120 – Aran 50g – 50% Alpaca, 30% Merino, 20% Donegal. A tweed blend which is sturdy yet soft against the skin. In a classic aran weight it is perfect for those winter favourites.
Kettle Yarn – Beyul in Monk’s Robe – 4ply 100g – 20% Baby Yak, 20% Silk, 60% Merino. Kettle Yarn’s BEYUL combines the best of 3 fibres – the gentle halo of high quality Yak down, a subtle shimmer from silk, and the bouncy goodness of the softest superwash Merino.
Stolen Stitches – Nua in Angry Monkey – Sport 50g – 60% Merino, 20% Yak, 20% Linen. Nua is a lightweight blend of merino, yak, and linen, in a gorgeous range of colours with a natural tweed effect.
The Fibre Co. – Luma in Sherry – DK 50g – 50% Merino, 25% Cotton, 15% Linen and 10% Silk. A classic DK weight yarn. Plant-based fibres mixed with silk and wool provide a built-in layer of warmth in winter yet lightness when required in warmer temperatures.
Fyberspates – Scrumptious 4ply in Cherry- 4ply/Sport 100g – 55% Superwash Merino, 45% Silk. This 4-ply merino and silk blend yarn is a must for your favourite projects, and with its tight twist and superb stitch definition it will show off techniques like cables and lace spectacularly.
Black Elephant – Merino Singles in Moulin Rouge- 4ply 100g – 100% Superwash Merino. Handdyed Merino Singles from Black Elephant in a gorgeous array of deep speckles and solids.
John Arbon – Knit by Numbers in KBN19 – DK 100g – 100% Merino. An exciting range of double knit organically farmed Merino, spun in a colour palette that aims to provide knitters with the precise shade they require.
Lopi – Léttlopi in Crimson Red 9434 – Worsted 50g – 100% Icelandic New Wool. A sturdy, proper pure wool yarn in a worsted weight that sits between the UK DK and Aran. It is made in 100% Icelandic New Wool and comes in a wide range of gorgeous solid and heather colours.
Susan Crawford – Fenella in Baked Cherry – 2ply 25g – 100% Pure British Wool. A 2 ply yarn that knits up to that elusive vintage ‘3 ply’ tension, grown, spun, dyed and finished in Britain.
G-uld – alpaca in KWA01 – 4ply 50g – 100% Alpaca. Naturally dyed and oh so soft alpaca yarn from G-uld.
Hillesvåg – Sølje in Burgunder 2104 – 100g 4ply – 100% Norwegian Pelsullgarn. Traditionally spun by the family owned mill Hillesvåg, in lustrous Norwegian Pelt wool, Sølje is an 4Ply weight yarn in a colour palette which richness is unlike anything else.
Expect the rest of the rainbow to be covered shortly!
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