Mille Colori Baby by Lang Yarns
Mille Colori Baby is a delightful merino superwash wool from Lang.
Its name meaning "a thousand colors," this fingering weight yarn dramatically self-stripes in a kaleidoscope of unsuspected tones.
The tight twist of this soft single ply is deliberately a bit uneven, to lend depth and texture.
Its name meaning "a thousand colors," this fingering weight yarn dramatically self-stripes in a kaleidoscope of unsuspected tones.
The tight twist of this soft single ply is deliberately a bit uneven, to lend depth and texture.
An exciting pattern that takes advantage of this yarn's twists and turns is the "ZickZack Scarf" by Christy Kamm. (Think zigzag meets rickrack). It's an impressive yet easy to knit scarf in the style of the great Italian designer Missoni.
The chevrons (shown below) are worked with single increases and decreases – no knots in your fingers trying to knit complicated double decreases, and no double increases where the stitches get tight and hard to work with.
The chevrons (shown below) are worked with single increases and decreases – no knots in your fingers trying to knit complicated double decreases, and no double increases where the stitches get tight and hard to work with.
Believe it or not, this ZickZack is made with only two colors of the Mille Colori! Every row, you alternate between a color A and a color B, and they both change colors at the same speed.
Giving up control of the color combinations is oddly liberating.
Kate just finished the sample at left, which we have displayed at Argyle.
Giving up control of the color combinations is oddly liberating.
Kate just finished the sample at left, which we have displayed at Argyle.
Each of the three photos below are all taken of the same scarf!
Below are photos of the designer's own version of the ZickZack.
She and Kate both used Mille Colori Baby, two balls each of the colors 51 and 52.
Check out what other folks have made with this yarn right here.
She and Kate both used Mille Colori Baby, two balls each of the colors 51 and 52.
Check out what other folks have made with this yarn right here.
© Christy Kamm
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