Given these circumstances, I pulled out the crochet hook and the scads of Cascade that I bought for that workshop and started another Babette of sorts. When all else fails, mindlessly double crochet granny squares of varying sizes. I started thinking about which colors to use when but gave up on that after the center block. The only real method to the madness is that I'm trying to start the "next" square with the outer color of the previous one. Beyond that I'm trusting the colors to play nice together. However, no matter what it's next to, the yellow-gold on the far right center offends my sensibilities regularly.
Two more plants have been added. This first one had a tag but it's nowhere near me right now. I do recall that the tag says it attracts butterflies- and I saw one last night.
The second has no tag and I'm inclined to drive the 30 minutes back to the nursery to get it lest my garden journal be incomplete but have not yet done so.
I think butterflies might like it too. When pointed out these two plants to the kind helping guy at the nursery I referred to them as "purple." He gently suggested "Do you mean the blue ones?" Does blue = purple in gardening? Is there a secret color code that I don't know about? So much to know.
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The second one is speedwell (some ppl call it Veronica). I have noticed that purple flowers are often called blue in my gardening book.
Kaffe Fassett is one of those designers whose work I love but will never knit. It makes my brain hurt to even think about it. As for your adorable granny squares--I'll bet if you put enough of that yellow-gold, randomly placed, it will grow on you. I agreed with you at first, but the more I look at it, the more I like it. Long live granny squares!
PS- A tip for the Speedwell: Mine at least, after they are done blooming, the leaves and stems shrivel up and turn brown. Last year I thought they died but they came back this year!
Love your Veronica. It is purple. He is wrong. End of story. As for your Babette? Love it, but agree. The yellow gold stands out alot.
Pretty flowers. , no matter what color you name it. A rose, by any other name is just a sweet. That periwinkle color isright on the debarable edge between blue and purple. Like the color of a mallard's neck. Isit blue or green? The duck doesn't care. he just knows he's pretty.
Your yarn is well spun. Bravo!
And I love your granny squares - especially the size variations. The yellow does pop, so you'll want to scatter it around a lot.
I think the top one is Scabiosa. I don't know the totally purple one. No codes in gardening.
I'm with you on the golden yellow. It's not playing nice
I agree, the first pic is Scabiosa. Love the grannies, I also think that once there is a bit more of the yellow/orange it will not be quite as strong.
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