I notice all the pictures I’ve posted so far show green knitting. That’s because, a couple of years ago, I was suddenly attracted to the color green. I have a strong affinity for the cool colors - blue has always been my favorite. And, for the last 20 years or so I’ve worn an awful lot of purple. In a yarn shop I instantly zeroed in on the purple yarn. Then, all of a sudden, I didn’t care so much for purple and I wanted green.

Above is a basket of yarn to make the Elizabeth Zimmermann sampler-type ski sweater.

And below, my mom is modeling a green shawl in Koigu. (It’s “Susan” from Stahman’s Shawls and Scarves.) (I know, it still needs to be blocked.)

Color preferences are interesting things. I have a dear friend who absolutely detests green. She loves plants and leaves and summertime, but still can’t stand to have anything else green. Then I know some others who are so conservative in their color choices - their clothes all come from a very limited palette of neutrals. Then again, there are people who choose to paint their houses in some pretty ghastly colors.

I used to wear a purple shirt almost every day. Talk about being in a color rut! My flirtation with green was very exciting - I felt almost daring choosing green yarn. The world even looked a bit different, and I felt more free, more creative.

I’ve noticed that my attraction to green has started to wane. I’ve come through to the other side of my green period - but I’ve changed. For one thing, I now have a lot of really cool green items to wear, and I’m ready to experiment with other colors - perhaps orange will be next.