Pantone’s color of the year is Tangerine Tango.
Which is not a bad color at all. I do like the orange-y-ness of it, without being Carrot Top orange; the cool undertones totally make it a relatively wearable color. But so far, 2012 has felt red to me. Not burgundy, not mauve, but red.
This Etsy treasury got it started and now I’m a little obsessed. Like I was with purple last year. Purple is still awesome. But I’ve got red on my mind.
Thankfully my red yarn bin is relatively full, though there may just be a lot of yarns in a reddish color (including orange, burgundy, or mauve) lumped in there. Right now I’m waffling on the fifteen skeins of Ultra Alpaca Light I bought in Oceanic Mix for my Larch cardigan, possibly exchanging them for the same yarn in Cardinal. By the way, Maria of Subway Knits and I have discussed doing a Larch KAL—anyone else interested? We could make a Thing out of it!
What colors are speaking to you so far this year?
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For my wardrobe I think I’m having a mustard yellow year. I might be down for making a Larch KAL a thing, since that default photo is totally inspiring.
I love the color of Amy’s original Larch. Sarah from knityorkcity also used a nice golden color for her Larch, in a different yarn base.
Thanks, Amy! I love the mustard color that’s in the pattern photos, too. Mine is Madeline Tosh Pashmina in glazed pecan 🙂