That's what I'm going to try and do this weekend- find time to cast on some stitches and knit more than two rows. That has been my pattern for the past two months- knit two rows, get distracted by obsessing over part of the reno, pick up sock 24 hours later, knit 2 rows, repeat. So last night I picked a very-unlike-me color. I figure that something out of my norm might distract me enough from all that's going on, and coerce my creative side into taking over. So I picked the color that really caught my eye when I unpacked my first Madelinetosh Tosh Sock shipment last month. The color is so unlike my usual color choices. Any guesses which one it is?
This past week has been a time a making decisions and firming up plans before flooring goes in, which won't allow anything else to get done for a week. Lighting and electric decision are made, ducts hung, paint is up. You might remember that I initially decided on a Rich Cream (by Benjamin Moore) color for the walls of the store. After living with the samples on the walls for a week, I decided that the yellow-tinged cream with the mustard/olive tinged tile made for walls that were too warm. If I was striving for a space that would allow the natural light to show the true color of yarn, I should choose a less warm color for the paint, since the tile was already warm.
So I instead went with a color I'd call Oatmeal on the walls. You can kind of see the color in this picture, though there's just one coat on the walls. I'm more comfortable with this choice, as I don't feel like the space screams YELLOW. And, to me, this paint will allow the colors in the skeins to really be the focus. I also like that this neutral color is present in much of the terrazzo floor, so it all ties together.
I say tomato, cherry, or candlewick.
Posted by: ElizabethD | June 10, 2011 at 07:18 PM
I'd guess Hollyhock.
Posted by: Donna | June 10, 2011 at 08:14 PM
Amber Trinket
Posted by: Debby | June 10, 2011 at 09:00 PM
I'll go with Caravan.
Posted by: Sue | June 11, 2011 at 01:29 AM
I guessed tomato also even before I looked at the comments.
Posted by: mary | June 11, 2011 at 09:45 AM
I'm wondering if you picked "Black Velvet".
Posted by: Melissa | June 11, 2011 at 02:35 PM
Could it be Oxblood?
Posted by: Natalie | June 11, 2011 at 05:48 PM
I'm guessing Caravan or Tomato....by the way, LOVE the oatmeal color on the walls! When was the Fort Wayne Sock Summit scheduled again? :)
Posted by: April | June 12, 2011 at 06:13 PM
April- HA! I could never inflict a Sock Summit type event on myself- I'd likely die from exhaustion. I don't know how Stephanie and Tina do it- they are rock stars to take on something that big. That's why I fund it... So I canhelp without doing all that work! Ha!
And several of you have guessed the color correctly...
Posted by: Allison | June 12, 2011 at 07:18 PM