Thursday, July 9, 2009

luminary panel colors: Lucy and Priscilla


If you've ever had the great fortune to meet and take a class with Lucy Neatby, you will know that she likes bright, bold colors -


in her hair. So I just had to do a colorway called "Lucy's hot pink hair" .... a bright fuchsia with a bit of orange added for depth.



While I haven't met Priscilla Gibson-Roberts, I've always pictured her more on the subdued side, based on her designs. The skeins I did in her honor are mostly navy blue with a bit of burnt orange, and some neat things happen where the colors meet:




These two colors also represent the two kinds of sock yarns I carry right now. The top one is a 100% superwash merino with a slightly tighter twist that the one below, which is a blend of 80% superwash merino and 20% nylon. Both yarns are very soft and a delight to knit with.
All Luminary Panel Colors will be launched at the Sock Summit, and will be for sale (if anyone is interested) to everybody afterwards.

7 comments:

  1. Oh, The Spinning Room will be interested!!! Don't you worry!

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  2. You better believe I'll get some Lucy Neatby for my feet! I have four of her DVD's and they were among the best knitting instructional items I've ever purchased. Besides, that yarn is beautiful!

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  3. The orange/pink is one of my favourite combinations ever!

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  4. Wow! A yarn dyed in 'Lucy' colours, what an honour! It looks scrumptious BTW. I will try to ensure that my hair is up to the mark for the Sock Summit. I have plans!

    See you soon and happy stitches,
    Lucy Neatby

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  5. While I'm a huge fan of Lucy's, she and I differ on our choice of colors. The colors for Priscilla Gibson-Roberts are lovely!

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  6. Please give details on how to order Lucy's Hair yarn. You gifted me that wonderful turquoise when I saw you in Portland (big hug) and I'm thinking some of Lucy's pink would make an electric colorwork project with it.

    LynnH in Lansing, MI

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