New yarns in Head over Heels All Stars have arrived from Stylecraft. All 6 shades have been chosen by Stylecraft Blogstars and inspired by the artist David Hockney. Earlier this year knitters and crocheter's voted in their thousands for their favourite combinations of colours to add to the yarn range. There's a post about the competition on the Stylecraft blog. I was amazed and thrilled to find out my combination was one of the winners.
Influenced by this picture on the cover of the book by Chris Stephens about the artist I chose muted shades of blue, green and a splash of pink. The picture is called 'Pool with two figures'.
Six shades from the special dk range went into my yarn combination.
Here are some details about the yarn:
75% super wash wool
25% nylon
100g ball weight
400m/437yrds
needle size 2.25mm
machine washable at 30 degrees
This is how the final 'Pool' yarn looks close up. The wool blend is durable for socks but light enough for making knitted or crochet shawls.
Below is the shawl I designed specially for Head Over Heels All Stars 'Pool'. The pattern is available from Stylecraft bricks and mortar stockists and is free with the yarn purchases.
The 6 new All Star colour combinations and designers are from top left
Saltaire by The Twisted Yarn, Ossie by Cherry Heart, Woldgate by Josie Kitten,
bottom row from the left:
Pool by (yours truly) Hand Knitted Things, Splash by Zooty Owl, Red Pots by Attic 24.
