Playing with Color: Eucalipto — Emma Welford Designs

Imagine my surprise and delight when I was browsing Instagram earlier this week and came across this with no warning:

#makeitmonday with Eucalipto by @manosyarns! This gradient open cardi is created by mixing two colors of Lace. The end result is gorgeous! #kitterlykits #knitting #handcrafted #knitstagram

A photo posted by Kitterly (@officialkitterly) on Apr 25, 2016 at 1:07pm PDT

Yahoo! Kitterly's enthusiasm for this design, and their fun color combinations, inspired me to create another installment of the Playing with Color series.

Like the Gilt Sweater, Eucalipto mixes two colors of laceweight yarns to create a gradient effect. You can always travel back to the Gilt Playing with Color post to see those color combos as a jumping off point, and to read my original points about how to best choose colors for this type of project. TLDR for those of you not interested in reading that older post: Easy approach is choosing 2 color similar to each other, hard mode is choosing 2 different colors & seeing if they will blend.

Here are a few easy mode palettes in Manos del Uruguay Lace:

Getting a little spicier:

Supa dupa spicy!

There you have it! I hope these color palettes inspire you to pick out a fresh and exciting color combo for your very own Eucalipto. I look forward to seeing them!