One of my favourite pages on my website has always been the colourways page (let's get real, isn't the colourways page the best part about any yarn website?) In my website re-vamp project I knew that I wanted to tackle this page and take it up a notch. I think that these new photo's show off all of the colourways better, and overall, the whole thing is just makes me so happy.
And speaking of awesome rainbows of colour... introducing my new and improved TFA Palettes! The Palettes are essentially the Baby Shane Blanket kits, just re-named to promote more inventive uses. In the past, I've grabbed a Baby Shane Blanket kit several times, intending to use the yarn other projects. This, this and this all borrowed from the kits. They include the perfect amount of yarn to knit just about any awesome, colourful, baby blanket pattern, but I also love the idea of scooping up your favorite Palette and using the yarns to knit several smaller projects (maybe a few striped kid sweaters? Hats or mitts for everyone on your Christmas list?) I view them as a way to try out 8 different colours of TFA yarn, without having to dish out the dough for 8 full skeins.
All of the above Palettes have been refreshed (with the exception of the Pastel Palette which was just perfect as is!) Some of my old Baby Blanket kits featured discontinued colourways, and since I've introduced new colourways since I made the original kits a lot of my best colours were MIA. Now, every single one of my colourways is featured in a kit (with the exception of Natural, Charcoal and Atlantic, but don't worry, I'm working on a "neutrals" Palette that will include those gems, I just need that 8th neutral!)
Because I'm so excited about these new Palettes I plan on working them into an upcoming colour driven KAL! Stay tuned for all the details. I haven't worked it all out just yet, but I'm thinking that the general idea will be to challenge yourself with a colour project. You don't need to buy a Palette to participate, I know that lots of you have great TFA stashes to work from, however, I'm thinking there should be a prize for most inventive use of a TFA Palette. I'm considering tackling a rainbow sweater myself!
Because I'm so excited about these new Palettes I plan on working them into an upcoming colour driven KAL! Stay tuned for all the details. I haven't worked it all out just yet, but I'm thinking that the general idea will be to challenge yourself with a colour project. You don't need to buy a Palette to participate, I know that lots of you have great TFA stashes to work from, however, I'm thinking there should be a prize for most inventive use of a TFA Palette. I'm considering tackling a rainbow sweater myself!
Seeing that beautiful page just made my day a hundred times better!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the new website :-) I can't wait to try our the new orange label. I've promised myself that after I finish my 2 WIP socks and my WIP sweater I'll treat myself.
ReplyDeleteThe colors are gorgeous, and that Jewel palette just sings to me!
ReplyDeleteI love the new colour board. Much more shop able, to me, as I like to see things in the skein.
ReplyDeleteAlso liking the idea of smaller skein kits to try a variety of colours.
IN. LOVE. with that Sky palette, it's all of my favourites!
ReplyDeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteI could see a maritime mix of natural, charcoal, stormy, dove, shadow, sand (or spruce), frost, and atlantic!
Oooh I love the rusty palette, and love that a rainbow palette was added! And, a neutral palette would be awesome as well! So many beautiful combinations to choose from!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the palettes idea! especially since I'm pretty addicted to fair isle, but the exchequer doesn't always agree::-B Thanks Tanis! http://bronwenreads.wordpress.com
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteThese colors made my day! I've always loved the colors of your yarn, but these new palettes are amazing. I think I need one of each...
ReplyDeleteit all looks so clean and stunning, colours are just popping out at me! especially 'forest'. i know how much work it takes to revamp a site - nice work!!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE all your colors and your new photos are superb! They make me wish for more knitting time (to finish current projects) so I'll have a good excuse to buy more yarn. I'm working on a blanket project so it'll be a bit.
ReplyDeleteIs there anything better than checking out a blog post that featured nothing but tonnes of photos of beautiful yarn in a million colourways?! That's got to make any knitters day! The palettes are awesome, but the hard part will being choosing!
ReplyDeleteAll the colors on this page make me very happy:D Ooh Jewel, oh my Rusty, aww Sweet... I can't decide, they're all so gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteOhhh...a KAL - Fun!
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