>>like my plaid cloth I wove from handspun Navajo Churro<<
They are fascinating, and very climate resilient. So many European breeds do very badly in hot weather.
>>I've got a range of alpaca colors since I bought 14 fleeces from someone who kept them as pets, so I've got white, black, deep brown and fawn.<<
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>>I haven't done much knitted colorwork to be honest, I'm a very slow knitter but maybe one of my next few projects will be colorwork.<<
When you've got all those natural colors to work with, it's worth considering -- even if you just do something simple like stripes or block-patchwork. It doesn't have to be as fancy as Fair Isle to look good.
I like the play of natural colors. Plus if you're using a neutral palette in a room or outfit, creating patterns or colorblocks gives it more visual interest. Much as I love bright colors, not everything needs to be dyed to look good.
Re: Go you!
They are fascinating, and very climate resilient. So many European breeds do very badly in hot weather.
>>I've got a range of alpaca colors since I bought 14 fleeces from someone who kept them as pets, so I've got white, black, deep brown and fawn.<<
\o/
>>I haven't done much knitted colorwork to be honest, I'm a very slow knitter but maybe one of my next few projects will be colorwork.<<
When you've got all those natural colors to work with, it's worth considering -- even if you just do something simple like stripes or block-patchwork. It doesn't have to be as fancy as Fair Isle to look good.
Stripes:
https://www.barenakedwools.com/cdn/shop/products/RuffStripesLap838_1500x2000_97dca235-0607-4014-83ed-c1f636f4ebf3.jpg?v=1723053324&width=1500
Simple knit colorblocking:
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/76/9e/25/769e258abfed2a4b10109376b37342d0.jpg
Crochet colorblocking with different stitches:
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/bc/a0/a0/bca0a08f433ae32d29b49a6b233562f8.jpg
I like the play of natural colors. Plus if you're using a neutral palette in a room or outfit, creating patterns or colorblocks gives it more visual interest. Much as I love bright colors, not everything needs to be dyed to look good.