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For me, colour and texture rule and most of the inspiration feeding my imagination comes from the natural world. I see knitting as art, as viable as any other, and no matter what the tool or preferred palette, in human hands, magic happens. Jane Email: jane@janethornley.com
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Friday, February 08, 2008CULTURE FUSION WRAP POSTED TODAY
The Jane Thornley Dictionary of Non-Existent Words cites 'fushion' as a meld between fashion+fusion=fushion, a perfect handle for this cross-cultural celebration of indigenous colors mixed with the world's most favorite embellishment: beads! The colors in this version are earthy, a mix of charcoal, silver, copper and rusty red. The look crackles with tribal adventure, exotic locales, and a sense of individuality.
Colors of Inspiration
But, supposing you do not feel like going tribal? Supposing, instead, your fancy leans to a ropey-colored, beach-hued, wrap knit in linen, cotton or hemp and that you're imagining your i-cords dangling with shells? Or, maybe you're leaning towards a pretty, wedding party confection gleaming in soft cream silks (Tilli Tomas? Alchemy? Fiesta Pearl Drops?) with little freshwater pearls dangling on your i-cords? Fact is, this pattern craves to be whatever you want, something uniquely yours and festooned with your collection of beaded treasures. The directions do list every yarn I used, which are mainly Tilli Tomas's Burnt Pepper black beaded silk, Great Adriondack's Surprise in Leopard and an assorthment of bits and pieces to coordinate with the colors. Of course, I use ribbon because I can't help myself. My group on Ravelry are considering launching a knitalong with this pattern and challenging creativity by free-ranging the basic pattern into some individual little beauty. More detail to follow in next week's posting. Find the pattern here: http://www.janethornley.com/patterns_sale.html .
Stitches are my basic recipe of seed, drop and simple open work with the i-cord embellishments.
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