A confession … I’m not very good with color. I’m a “plain jane” knitter. If it’s not a single color, I tend to choose 3 shades of blue to be safe.
With that being said, our most recent pillow project (Make it Your Way Diagonal Pillow) cried for some color. I went to my stash and found a few cones of Yeoman Tibet. But what colors worked?
Many years ago, at a seminar, I remember the demonstrator (I think it was Michael Becker) suggested the following method to choose colors.
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Yeoman Tibet – 3 ply – Wool, Silk and Nylon![]() |
Playing it safe …. BORING! | ![]() |
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Add the rust color …. getting interesting…. |
Oops … the lilac just doesn’t do it! | ![]() |
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Hmmmm …. looking good! |
Random 4 row stripes …. so many possibilities!

Love the colors