Years ago I attended a seminar with Jinny Beyer. I always loved how she used color. Some of the very first quilts I remember seeing at the Houston Quilt Festival in the late 70’s or early 80’s. I remember from one of Jinny’s lectures how she said you could take any two colors of fabric, completely different colors, and place other colors between them and make those colors work together. She gave example after example and had many swatches for us to use to experiment with. I couldn’t wait to leave there and go home and play with my fabrics. That’s kinda how I feel with this fade project. It’s so fun to see the yarns work together.
Fade Socks
I wish that first fade (after the toe) had been better because the other two have been amazing . . if I do say so myself! You’re seeing four different yarn colors.
Tomorrow I’ll knit a few more rows with color #4, then I’ll add in #5 and, depending on how much knitting time I get tomorrow, I could finish these. Cannot wait to get them done!
Joyce in Oregon says
Judy, these socks are amazing! I gave away all my yarn remnants last year, but now I’ll start saving them again.
justquiltin says
These just keep getting better and getter looking.
jatshaw says
It’s fun to see your progress on these. Isn’t it interesting how you can see things better in a photo?
Kay Sorensen says
When you did the fade what did you use as the progression of rows as you changed colors?
Nelle Coursey says
These are turning out absolutely beautiful! You can’t tell the fade is not supposed to be like it is here. I love it. I think you did an outstanding job! I have yet to make even one sock! But I am going to do it yet!! LOL
patti says
if you remember “blooming 9-patch” from your quilting days, i saw several that “faded” almost invisibly while others were just plain clunky looking. i do think you learned a better technique as you went, it’s always fun to add a new tool to your belt. p.s. kinda nice to see a reference to jinny beyer!