Sometimes people choose yarn colours based on the colour name and expect two colours with the same name to match perfectly or be exactly the same.
\nThat's perfectly understandable, but in the world of yarn, it's not always that simple.
\nI recently received an order from a customer who had chosen two yarns in the colour \u201cchocolate\u201d because she thought they would match perfectly. One of them was to be used as a trailing yarn, so the colour match is particularly important.
\nAnd this is where it gets interesting.
\nEven though the colours have the same name, they can be very different. The yarn qualities are different, the materials absorb colour differently and the structure of the yarn also plays a role.
\nA glossy kid silk will reflect light differently than a matte merino wool. A woolly quality may appear deeper in colour, while a smoother thread may appear lighter - even though they are both called \u201cchocolate\u201d.
\nThat doesn't mean they can't be used together. But it does mean that they are not necessarily \u201cperfectly identical\u201d.
\nIn this little colour collection, I've found several Drops yarns together that all have the same name and yet look different. It's a good reminder that the colour name is only a guide, not a guarantee of identical colours \ud83d\ude09
\nWhen choosing yarn for the same project, especially when knitting together, it's a good idea to consider the yarn you're using:
\n\ud83c\udfa8 see the colours next to each other
\n\ud83e\uddf6 consider the material
\n\ud83d\udca1 and think about how they play together in light.
\nYou are always welcome to write to us before ordering if there are colours you want to see together in advance. We will be happy to send you pictures!
\n...and admittedly, all that chocolate talk can make you a little sweet tooth \ud83c\udf6b <\/p>\n
The following colours have been selected for the images in this article:
\nDrops Baby Merino no. 52, Drops Karisma no. 04, Drops Merino Extra Fine no. 49, Drops Loves You 7 no. 37,
\nDrops Brushed Alpaca Silk no. 38, Drops Kid Silk no. 35 and Drops Fabel no. 912<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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