Love how the Penguono is coming along! I would do each sleeve in a bright colour (turquoise and lemon yellow or fuschia and lemon yellow), but that is me and not Mark. The more I think about it, the more I realize I am going to have to make my own one day...
I try to have a general idea before I start a project or colour placement, etc., but I definitely have no problem amending the plan once things are underway and I can see & feel more concretely what is happening. And if that requires more yarn? Oh well.
I had to order 3 more skeins of yarn for my Houses of Reykjavik HKAL Icelandscape shawl. I decided to do an extra stripe at the end so I finish with the cobalt blue instead of the baby blue. Which required an extra cobalt skein. I was already going to be short of the baby blue and the green will likely be 0.5-1 g short too, so I threw in one of those. It was really helpful for Stephen to add approximate yardage requirements for the last two sections of the pattern. My tiny yarn/jewelry scale that masses to +/- 0.1g is my favourite tool after my yarn winder.
I would certainly not by new yarn - you can be as creative with what you have. I know I am on that point different from you. I have the same attitude about buying wool as I have with buying food. I hate to throw food away, and I don't like it when I don't use all my wool. but I don't want to spoil your fun. people are all very different and the world would be a boring place if we were all the same. Good luck with all your projects! I love your challenge with the making-history-women-dolls.
Your project is looking so good. I'm enjoying playing with the 24 colours in my Botanical Yarn advent for a Houses of Reykjavik shawl
Love how the Penguono is coming along! I would do each sleeve in a bright colour (turquoise and lemon yellow or fuschia and lemon yellow), but that is me and not Mark. The more I think about it, the more I realize I am going to have to make my own one day...
I try to have a general idea before I start a project or colour placement, etc., but I definitely have no problem amending the plan once things are underway and I can see & feel more concretely what is happening. And if that requires more yarn? Oh well.
I had to order 3 more skeins of yarn for my Houses of Reykjavik HKAL Icelandscape shawl. I decided to do an extra stripe at the end so I finish with the cobalt blue instead of the baby blue. Which required an extra cobalt skein. I was already going to be short of the baby blue and the green will likely be 0.5-1 g short too, so I threw in one of those. It was really helpful for Stephen to add approximate yardage requirements for the last two sections of the pattern. My tiny yarn/jewelry scale that masses to +/- 0.1g is my favourite tool after my yarn winder.
It’s looking really good!
I would certainly not by new yarn - you can be as creative with what you have. I know I am on that point different from you. I have the same attitude about buying wool as I have with buying food. I hate to throw food away, and I don't like it when I don't use all my wool. but I don't want to spoil your fun. people are all very different and the world would be a boring place if we were all the same. Good luck with all your projects! I love your challenge with the making-history-women-dolls.