{"id":2060,"date":"2014-11-06T16:40:17","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T16:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annetarsia.com\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2014-11-07T18:47:18","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T18:47:18","slug":"nancys-colorplay-bag-more-than-just-inspiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartonriveryarn.com\/annetarsia\/2014\/11\/nancys-colorplay-bag-more-than-just-inspiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy’s ColorPlay bag – more than just inspiring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Intarsia allows knitters to put color wherever they wish on their knitted fabric.\u00a0 Sounds great, but can be a bit scary.\u00a0 What if it doesn’t look good?\u00a0 That is in our head, and in actuality, it is very hard to make big enough mistakes to notice. \u00a0 Yeah, yeah, I know, Bad Christmas sweaters are the intarsia poster child.\u00a0 But the reason they are is that they are so unusual.\u00a0 You have to really go over the top to gather that type of attention.<\/p>\n

For “Annetarsia Knits”<\/a>, I asked Nancy Powell Thompson to do a section on playing with color, because she loves to do it. That is her secret, actually, it’s that simple.\u00a0 Nancy does lots and lots of knitting, trying things, not worrying about what will happen and analyzing what does.\u00a0 She likes practical swatches, as I do, and makes bags.\u00a0 She sent me several of them, wrote about what she felt worked and didn’t work, and her results are in Chapter 1 on pages 22-24.<\/p>\n

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The actual pattern for the bag was cut for space when the book ran long,\u00a0 as there wasn’t any critical information in the pattern that had to do with the topic.\u00a0 But last month I took a few random bags with me to Stitches East.\u00a0 Village Yarn and Fiber displayed them in their booth.\u00a0 When I stopped by at lunch to see how things were going, I got a breathless report.\u00a0 Everyone wanted to buy the bags!\u00a0 Apparently, they could have sold them all several times over.\u00a0 When knitters found out the bags weren’t for sale, they wanted the pattern.\u00a0 Well, that was a pleasant surprise!<\/p>\n

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\"10Bill-6335\"<\/a> \"10.5Bill-6338\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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I love a problem that can be solved this easily.\u00a0 The pattern had already been tech-edited, we had photos. So I contacted Nancy with the happy news, and we discussed\u00a0 what we wanted to do.\u00a0 I suggested this would be a great opportunity to raise funds for a cause, and Nancy suggested Doctors without Borders.\u00a0 This is a group that I support throughout the year, so I was enthusiastic.<\/p>\n

So, tomorrow the pattern for “Nancy’s ColorPlay bag”<\/a> will be released, and proceeds will be directed to Doctors without Borders<\/a>.\u00a0 The pattern cost will be low, only $2.\u00a0 So, if you feel inclined to send more funds to this group which has been swamped with crisis after crisis around the world (do YOU want to deal with Ebola?), click here<\/a> to send them more!\u00a0 Check out Stephanie Pearl-McPhee’s blog,<\/a> and learn about what the Yarn Harlots “Knitters without Borders” have accomplished in aiding the organization.\u00a0 Let’s add some color to their mix!<\/p>\n

Update on Nov. 7th:<\/p>\n

The pattern is available now.\u00a0 Buy the pattern on Ravelry,\u00a0 HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n

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