plucking them off the shelf based on how much they appeal to me

Whenever I go on a trip I like to take a bit of knitting with me.  The perfect plane knitting project involves something:
1)  small enough to fit in my carry-on
2)  that is complicated enough to keep my attention 
3)  AND not so difficult that I have to bring along a reference book 

This fits the bill perfectly.  It's another completed square for the Lizard Ridge Afghan.  I did half of this on the way to Palm Springs and the other half on the way back.   It had me concentrating enough that I could almost completely block out the 2 men sitting across the aisle from each other in front of me who were loudly discussing the next million dollar sports car they each planned to buy.... and how the latest shade of red on the new corvette was clearly superior to the orange undertone of last year's red. 

For the next square I am going to jump into a pool of muted gray/blue and yellow/brown.

One of the most enjoyable aspects of this project is getting to see how each colorway of the yarn stripes.  I have not selected my colors based on an overall color scheme.  That would require too much thinking.  I am just plucking them off the shelf based on how much they appeal to me.  I will follow that same principle when I lay them all out and decide which square should go next to which in the assembly process.  Unless I decide at the last minute to pull out the color wheel and go with the split-complementary color scheme.  

Comments

[Joan Clarke]

Love the colors in the first photo...the muted colors are equally lovely.

[Janet Ghio]

That first square is just gorgeous--love the colors!

[Caroline Berk]

Carol, You got me started on this. I have finished two rectangles although not easily. This is my first excursion into short rows and picking up the wraps as well as working with yarns that are thick and thin. The colors make it worth it. Some day, far in the future perhaps, someone will have a colorful afghan.

[SusanS]

My problem is this: I see the first photo and think, "yes, these are my colors! From here on to the rest of my life I am only going to wear and buy things with that palette: juicy, vibrant and delicious."

Then I scroll down and see the bluesy grey, brown with flecks of peach and *immediately* begin to two-time the hot pinkish orange, rust and burple.

I'm color's bitch, helplessly wanton and slutty. Add some coconut rum to that and it gets really ugly.

[lee]

I love the colours so pretty and soft looking

[Judy H.]

Love the colorful square. Love the next two yarn choices.

[Domenico]

Followed the links all the way through, and my goodness that is painfully pretty. I'm afraid if I approach my mum on adding another "hobby" she may punch me... not really. She is more a karate chop to the gut lind of gal.

[Leslie J. Moran]

This is such a huge undertaking, but a great way to pass the cold winter nights. Loving your choices.