Yarn Information:
This potholder was crocheted using two different brands of yarn: Peaches & Creme and Lily Sugar 'n Cream. Both are worsted weight cotton yarns. All together, there are seven different yarns used. Five are ombre colors; two are solid. The colors used are as follows:
- The purple variegated yarn is "lilac ombre" - Peaches & Creme
- The pink variegated yarn is "strawberry cream" - Peaches & Creme
- The orange variegated yarn is "orange sherbet" - Peaches & Creme
- The yellow variegated yarn is "daisy ombre" - Peaches & Creme
- The green variegated yarn is "key lime pie" - Lily Sugar 'n Cream.
- The solid yellow yarn used in the edging is "yellow" - Peaches & Creme
- The solid white yarn is "white" - Peaches & Creme. (This yarn is missing in the photo above. I only used a small amount of it in the potholder.)
Project Details:
This project looks more complex than it actually is. The ombre yarns contribute to the illusion. The color changes in the potholder are reasonably simple; the body of the potholder consists of stripes worked in afghan stitch (AKA Tunisian simple stitch.)
Afghan stitch is interesting to use with variegated yarns. When you're working with variegated yarns, the color used for the forward pass usually ends up being different than the color used on the return pass. You can even switch colors between the forward and return passes, as I did for the transition rows.
The result is a project that holds your attention. You anticipate each stitch, and before you know it the potholder is complete.
Color Patterning:
The colors in this potholder are crocheted in a modified rainbow:
- Purple
- Blended rows of purple and pink
- Pink
- Blended rows of pink and orange
- Orange
- Blended rows of orange and yellow
- Yellow
- Blended rows of yellow and green
- Green
- Surrounded by an edging of solid yellow,
- With a solid white slip stitch accent.
You would think, with this variety of colors, that there would be little or no chance of color flashing or color pooling. That was the idea, but it didn't work out as expected. Since each of these yarns includes a light color - most of them have white, but a couple have pale yellow or off-white - these light colors were susceptible to pooling, as you can see in the photos above. Look for the areas where there are several blotches of white stacked on top of each other - that's the effect I'm referring to, known as "pooling."
I think the pooling, in this case, adds to the watercolor effect overall.
