Color Trends 2015

All of us crocheters follow trends whether we realize it or not. We follow it because we are continuously buying yarn throughout each season. Have you ever noticed the store shelves are packed with specific colors during each season? And I think we have all experienced the evasive skein of yarn in the color we need, but cannot find at the local yarn shop. It all boils down to the color trend for the season.

With the color trend information available to us, maybe we can start planning ahead this year.  Planning can be painful, but this time it will be exciting.  We can make a list of all the yarn we need and the colors we desire and plan to purchase MORE YARN when the colors are available!  Yes, I said it. We now have a better excuse to buy MORE YARN! Your loved ones jaws will drop when you tell them why you need to buy more yarn now verses later. What counter argument can they give us to this logic?

According to the Pantone Color Institute, the new colors for Spring of 2015 are:

• Aquamarine
• Scuba Blue
• Lucite Green
• Classic Blue
• Toasted Almond
• Strawberry Ice
• Tangerine
• Custard
• Marsala
• Glacier Gray 

Check out the Pantone Color Institute website to see samples of these colors. They have also announced the 2015 color of the year, Marsala! 

Using buttons with your crochet

In February, we had a lovely presentation from The Button Room.  Naturally, it got me thinking of buttons and crocheting: sewing on buttons, creating button holes and actually crocheting buttons.  So many options!

Here are a few resources to use if you're looking for ideas or help with incorporating buttons into your crocheted pieces.

COTL Ravelry 101 Lesson #1 - Creating & Personalizing Your Account

Our group seems to be a mixture of those who love Ravelry and those who just don't understand the fuss.  I used to be one of those who just didn't get it but after hearing everyone rave and hopping on from time to time, it's now one of my very favorite places to be on the web and I don't know how I could not have it in my arsenal of crochet tools.

So Melanie and I have created a series for our group called Ravelry 101.

Every month, we will highlight another way Ravelry will become your new best friend.  From the crocheter who has never been on the site to the experienced Raveler, you'll find tips for everyone.  There will be a short version of this in our newsletter but we'll put the longer, more detailed version up on our blog.

If there's something you'd like us to cover, let us know!  Leave a comment here and we'll put it on our "to cover" list.

Enjoy!