Rules for Choosing
Colors:
Step one...Dump
all your fair isle yarns into a pile on the floor.
Step two...Make
some rules. Note: Rules can be ANYTHING. They are simply ways to
eliminate some of the ten thousand possibilities :-) One of my ongoing
rules is to use up bits and pieces even if there is only enough
for one row in that color.
Step three...Take
out the yarns that do not fit your rules. For instance, in my short
sleeved sweater I only used heathered yarns - no solid colors, whereas
in the one I am working on now, I am using ONLY solid colors.
Step four...Divide
the yarn into two groups - lights vs darks OR one color family against
another...or whatever YOU want.
Step five...Have
fun arranging each of the groups into the order you want to use
them...I always put them into rainbow order, but that is just MY
rule...
Step six...Cast
on and go for it!
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