city blocks, blocks of dark and light, city of lights. as with all those kaffe things (this one is actually called "striped blocks" or something), you have to save a lot of applicable stash. i did that for some time, but then had to put out a call on artisan sex change. i'm off to a decent start!
of course with a project like this you want balance; textures, colors. not too much of any one thing too close to its own like. but for me, i also feel like it's "cheating" to put things that i got from the same source or at the same time -- no matter how different they are -- near each other. it's "cheating" to use all the yarn C. gave me, or to put two of the yarns that D. swapped me for right next to each other, or to use too many yarns that i bought in the same day in the same row. for me, the piece has to be balanced with my memories of time and source as well as color and texture and weight.
at this point, i HAVE a lot of yarn waiting to use, but i have used each of those colors at least once already. to go on to the next row of small blocks, i'd want to be introducing at least six yarns that i had not used yet. for these small blocks, i knit only between twenty and thirty stitches in any one color! and although i am keeping to the original color scheme -- medium to dark jewel tones and neutrals -- i've eased up considerably on weights. i try to keep it at about manos-weight, but there's plenty of places i've gone lighter.
anybody want to throw me a few scraps? just e mail me. i'll let you know where to send it. i haven't got much swappable stash in return, but i'll do your tarot cards or something.
i plan to line the back with black mohair, to cover up all the switches in colors. plus, the softness. i'm so looking forward to this, even knitting it makes me feel like a queen.