Greenery

Photo credit Color Palettes

Each of the past several years I have shared the Pantone colour of the year.  I do this largely for myself so I better understand why certain colours are easier to find in retail stores, yarn shops and everywhere else.

For 2017 this colour is Greenery, a colour according to Pantone that can be used through all four seasons of the year.  Here's the description of the colour by the head of Pantone:

And if you are curious how well this colour pairs with other colours, pop over here to see what Pantone suggests.

Knowing this colour is "in" for 2017 I knit a scarf as a Xmas gift in it.  The pattern is Birch Trees by Julia Marsh, found here.

The pattern is relatively clear to see

You can see my iPad underneath the scarf on the left side

A discontinued 70% merino and 30% baby alpaca cabled yarn from Cascade called Cloud was used.   The photo below, although not in the Greenery colour, shows the texture of the yarn better than any photo I tried to take of it.  As you can see rather than being plied it is braided.

Photo credit to Webs

The idea to knit this scarf came from my Minneapolis knit buddy, Susan.  (I need knit buddies wherever I spend a decent amount of time.  On the farm it is Mom!)  Susan had made herself a lovely version of this scarf using colours that perfectly suit her colouring and wardrobe.  That item was so inspiring I had to make a version of my own.

This would make a wonderful first lace project because the pattern repeats every four rows, plus it gets one in the practice of counting stitches.  The scarf now lives in Portland, Oregon where for most of the year it will be far too warm to use, but during those few really chilly days it will be a welcome source of coziness.